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British Columbia. John Fannin. Common summer 

 resident. 



Henshaw, 1879. By no means uncommon in western 

 Nevada, in situations similar to those frequented by the 

 species in the east. 



Ridgway. In all bushy places contiguous to water 

 this little bird was invariably to be found. Arrived at 

 Truckee Meadows, May 10, 1868. 



245. Icteria virens longicauda (Lawr.) LONG-TAILED 

 CHAT. 



San Diego. L. B. April 19, 1884, male, first seen; 

 tolerably common in mountain canons from San Diego 

 to Campo as late as May 15. The male was first seen 

 April 5, 1885, at San Diego. 



San Bernardino. F. Stephens. Tolerably common 

 summer resident of the valley. 



Marysville. W. F. Peacock. First, May 19, 1885. 



Santa Cruz. A. M. Ingersoll. Summer resident. 



San Jose. A. L. Parkhurst. First seen April 29, 

 1884; several, in song. 



Alameda and Contra Costa counties. W. E. Bryant. 

 Summer resident. 



Haywards. W. 0. Emerson. First, April 14, 1855, 

 male. 



Central California. L. B. Common summer resident 

 of dense thickets below 3,000 feet altitude; usually, if 

 not always, near water; much oftener heard than seen. 

 Stockton, April 27, 1879, first males seen. April 27, 

 1889, several males seen and heard. 



Sebastopol. F. H. Holmes. First, April 29, 1885. 



Chico. Wm. Proud. April 22, 1884, heard at 6 

 o'clock A.M. May 7, a specimen. April 21, 1885, first. 



Wilbur, Oregon. W. E. Bryant. Breeds. 



Willamette Valley. 0. B. Johnson. During summer. 



