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Rare migrant. So far noted only in the fall, as follows : Bird of the year 

 taken by J. Grinnell at Cactus Flat, 6000 feet altitude on the desert slope of the 

 San Bernardino Mountains, August 16, 1905 (Condor ix, 1907. 60). Now no. 

 7157 collection J. Grinnell. Female taken by C. B. Linton near National City, San 

 Diego County, September 29, 1906 (Condor ix, 1907, 60). Now no. 16661 col- 

 lection J. E. Thayer. Specimen picked up dead under an electric light mast in 

 the business section of San Diego, September 11, 1887, and presented to the late 

 Walter Bryant by A. M. Ingersoll (Keeler, Zoe i, 1891, 371 ). 



332. (680) Oporornis tolmiei (J. K. Townsend). Macgillivray War- 

 bler. 



Common migrant from the foothills to at least 8500 feet in the mountains. 

 Occasional to the lower country, mostly during the fall migration. Noted in 

 spring in the vicinity of Pasadena by J. Grinnell as early as April 4 (1896), 

 and by H. A. Gaylord as late as May 13 (1896). Noted in the fall by H. S. 

 Swarth near Los Angeles from September 4 (1897) (Grinnell, Pub. 2, Pasa- 

 dena Acad. Sci., 1898, 46) to October 24 (1899) (Condor ii. 1900, 91). Mr. 

 Swarth also saw a female near Los Angeles, June 4, 1898, and J. E. Law took a 

 luale near Pomona, May 22, 1901. J. Grinnell found the species common in the 

 San Bernardino Mountains, from 7500 to 8500 feet altitude, from August 19 to 

 September 3, 1905 (Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool. v, 1908, 116). F. E. Blaisdell noted 

 it in spring at F'oway, San Diego County, from March 28 (1885) to the middle 

 of May (1884) (Belding, Land Bds. Pac. Dist., 1890, 216). 



333. (681c) Geothlypis trichas arizela Oberholser. Pacific YELLOVt- 



THROAT. 



Common resident of the marshes and damp meadow lands, from the coast to 

 the base of the mountains. Breeds mainly in April and May. Extreme nesting- 

 dates are : Four eggs, fresh, taken by H. J. Lelande near Pasadena, April 7, 

 1897 (Grinnell, Pub. 2, Pasadena Acad. Sci., 1898, 46), and three eggs, fresh, 

 taken by Antonin Jay at Nigger Slough, Los Angeles County, July 9, 1905. 



334. (683a) Icteria virens longicauda Lawrence. Long-tailed Chat. 

 Common summer resident in the willow regions of the lowlands. Occurs in 



small numbers along the foothills during migrations. Arrives in April and leaves 

 mostly in September. Breeds most plentifully in late May and early June. W. M. 

 Pierce saw this species in San Antonio Canon, Los Angeles County, April 1, 1900, 

 and H. S. Swarth took an immature female at Los Angeles, October 7, 1897. Ex- 

 treme nesting records are : Three eggs taken by H. Robertson near Los Angeles, 

 May 4, 1898, and three eggs, also taken by Mr. Robertson, in the same locality, 

 June 25, the same year. 



335. (685a) Wilsonia pusilla pileolata (Pallas). Pileolated Warbler. 

 Occasional in migrations. The following specimens of this form, all taken at 



Pasadena, are in the collection of F. S. Daggett : Male taken April 29, 1897 ; 

 female taken May 1, 1896, and female taken September 22, 1896 (Grinnell, Con- 

 dor V, 1903, 80). J. Grinnell took five specimens on Santa Barbara Island, May 

 14-16, 1897 (Pub. 1, Pasadena Acad. Sci.. 1897, 8). 



