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tral California before the niiddlc of November, sometimes considerably later, 

 and not until comparatively cold weather sets in. .Mr. Belding- further states 

 that he did not note this goose as far south as San Diego County, but he was 

 informed that specimens had been taken at La Jolla, twelve miles north of 

 San Diego (Zoe iii, 1892, 100). 



88. (172c) Branta canadensis minima Ridgway. Cackling Goosi-:. 

 According to L. Belding, this is probably the most abundant of the geese 



in California in winter. They arrive the first part of October and leave in 

 April. Mr. Belding further states that he has seen this bird in San Diego 

 County and believes that it goes as far south as Hutchins Goose (Zoe ni 

 1892, 100). 



89. (174) Branta nigricans (Lawrence). Black Brant. 



Regular winter visitant along the coast. Arrives about Octoljer 1 and 

 leaves mostly in the latter part of April. According to L. Belding, scatters 

 along the coast to about 300 miles south of San Diego in winter (Zoe iii, 

 1892, 101). H. S. Swarth has found this species common in winter in the 

 kelp beds off San Pedro. J. E. Law has a male taken near Los Angeles, No- 

 vember 23, 1905, and F. S. Daggett records a pair taken by E. R. TTull near 

 Newport, Orange County, January 1, 1901 (Condor iii, 1901, 47). In the 

 winter of 1861-62, J. G. Cooper noted these birds in large numbers at San 

 Diego. They appeared in October and remained until April 20 (B., Br. & 

 Ridg., W. B. N. A. I, 1884, 473). 



90. (178) Dendrocygna bicolor (Vieillot). Fulvous Tree-duck. 

 Common in the marshes in fall and spring. A few remain through the 



summer and breed in the latter part of May and the month of June arouml 

 fresh water ponds and lakes. "While the species as a whole moves north to 

 breed and south to winter — these movements occuring in April and October — 

 a few remain throughout the year in most of the range" (Cooke, U. S. Biol. 

 Surv. Bull. 26, 1906, 83). In the Salvin-Godman collection in the British 

 ^Tuseum is an adult female taken at San Diego in December, and an adult 

 specimen taken at Washoe Lake, Nevada, in winter (Salvadori, Cat. Birds 

 Brit. Mus. xxvii, 1895, 152). 



Antonin Jay found a nest containing fourteen fresh eggs at Nigger Slough, 

 Los Angeles County, May 30, 1903, and found another nest June 7. the same 

 year, which contained thirteen eggs, incubation commenced. I found the birds 

 fairly plentiful at San Jacinto Lake, Riverside County. May 17 . 1'^. 1911 (Con- 

 dor XIII, 1911, 158). " 



91. (180) Olor columbianus (Ord). Whistling Swan. 



Regular winter visitant in limited numbers to lakes and ponds, mostly 

 near the coast. South at lea.st to Orange County. Generally arrives in Novem- 

 ber and remains until the first part of April. I have seen several birds of this 

 species that were shot near Los Angeles and have occasionally noted them in 

 small flocks on the sloughs of Los Angeles and Orange counties. 



