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years and rare at the same seasons during other years (Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., 

 ser. 4, vol. iii, 1910, 59-60). 



14. (25) Brachyramphus hypoleucus Xantus. Xantus Murrklet. 

 Fairly common on the ocean throug-hout the year. Breeds in small numbers 



on several of the Santa Barbara Islands, north at least to Anacapa. 



Howard Wright has noted this bird in summer at San Clemente Island 

 and believes that they were breeding there, although he failed to locate the 

 nests. J. G. Cooper states that he found it breeding rarely on Santa Barbara 

 Island in the 60's (Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. iv, 1868, 12). In June, 1911, I noted 

 several birds near this island and on June 15, I found an egg, the contents of 

 which had been eaten by a raven or gull. On June 5. 1910, I saw two pairs of 

 these Murrelets near the east end of Anacapa Island (Condor xii, 1910, 170) ; 

 and H. C. Burt took a slightly incubated egg on this island. May 15, 1911. 

 Another fresh egg and a set of three eggs, also fresh, were taken for ^Ir. 

 Burt in the same locality by H. B. Webster, May 29, the same year. 



15. (29) Cepphus columba Pallas. Pigeon Guillemot. 



Common resident on Santa Barbara, Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa 

 and San Miguel islands, breeding in A-Iay and June. Recorded south to San 

 Nicolas and San Clemente. 



Noted breeding on Santa Cruz Island by H. W. Menshaw in the sunmier 

 of 1875 (Ann. Rep. Ch. En. U. S. G. S., 1876, App. JJ, 278). J. Grinnell and H. 

 A. Gaylord took four slightly incubated sets of eggs on Santa Barbara Island 

 May 15, 1897 (Pub. 1, Pasadena Acad. Sci., 1897, 23) ; and I found fresh eggs 

 on San Miguel Island as late as June 23 (1910) (Condor xii. 1910, 172). On 

 June 26, 1911, I saw three birds at San Nicolas Island, where they were prob- 

 ably breeding, and J. G. Cooper recorded the species from San Clemente (Proc. 

 Cal. Acad. Sci. iv. 1869, 79). 



16. (30a) Uria troille californica (H. Bryant). California Murre. 

 Breeds on San Miguel Island in moderate numbers. South in winter at least 



to coast of Orange County. Noted by C. P. Streator as rather rare at Santa 

 Barbara in 1885 (Orn. & Ool. xi, 1886, 107). Seen once in summer by B. W. 

 Evermann near the wharf at Ventura (Auk iii, 1886, 88). W. Lee Chambers 

 found a Murre in dying condition on the beach at Santa Monica, Los Angeles 

 County, November 3, 1900 (Swarth, Condor ni, 1901, 17): and I found 

 one dead on the beach at Bay City, Orange County, March 9, 1910. 



In June, 1906, J. S. Appleton and H. C. Burt found a colony of about 

 a hundred pairs of Murres breeding on a small island about half a mile from 

 the main island of San Miguel. On June 6, they took fresh and slightly incu- 

 bated eggs. In June, 1910, I visited this colony accompanied by Mr. Appleton 

 and other members of the Cooper Ornithological Club, and we found that the 

 colony had not appreciably increased or diminished since Mr. Appleton's first 

 visit. By June 15, some of the eggs had hatched and most of the others were 

 advanced in incubation (Condor xii. 1910, 172). This is, by far, the most 

 southern breeding record for the species. 



