BIRDS OP THE PACIFIC DISTRICT. 235 



Agua Caliente. F. Stephens. March 25-28 common 

 in the tules at the spring, where perhaps breeding. 

 March 23, 1886; rather common from April 1. 



Newport Sloughs, Los Angeles County. F. E. Blais- 

 dell. December 14 to January 6, 1885, abundant in the 

 tules. 



Henshaw, 1876. Abundant in Southern California, 

 especially in fall. 



Berkeley. T. S. Palmer. December 26, 1885. Rare. 

 Its rarity is probably due to the lack of tule swamps. 



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

 Rare. 



British Colnmbia. John Faiinin. Common summer 

 resident. 



Camp Harney. Bendire. An abundant summer resi- 

 dent; a few winter here. In all marshy localities more 

 or less abundant. 



Ridgway. Truckee and Humboldt Rivers. A speci- 

 men at Pyramid Lake, December 25, 1867. 



Hoffman. The southernmost locality where this 

 species was found was in the valley immediately north 

 of Mt. Magruder. 



264. Certhia familiaris occidentalis Ridgw. CALIFOR- 

 NIA CREEPER. 



Henshaw, 1876. Breeds in the mountains of southern 

 California, where I took a young bird in the first plum- 

 age near Fort Tejon, August 2. It is not common, how- 

 ever, until late in the fall. 



Santa Cruz. Joseph Skirm. Rare. 



L. B. Big Trees, altitude 4,700 feet; rather common 

 in summer, breeding here and at Blood's, altitude 7,200 

 feet; less common at the latter locality. A nest found 

 at Big Trees, June 3, had very young birds in it; one 

 found June 9 had a full set of fresh eggs; other nests. 



