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around the adjacent islands (many records). Occurs rarely also in midwinter: 
San Francisco Bay, December and January (J. Maillard, Condor, vi, 1904, 
p. 16). 
166 (284) Arenaria melanocephala (Vigors) 
Buack TURNSTONE 
Synonym—Strepsilas melanocephalus. 
Status—Common throughout the year on the more rocky and exposed por- 
tions of the seacoast the whole length of the state (many records) ; occasional on 
shores of San. Francisco and Tomales bays (J. and J. W. Mailliard, MS). 
Although observed throughout the summer, the individuals concerned are to be 
considered either as late northbound migrants, early arrivals, or possibly as non- 
breeders which do not follow the main bulk of the species to their far northern 
nesting grounds, but remain south all summer. 
167 (286.1) Haematopus frazari Brewster 
FRAZAR OYSTER-CATCHER 
Synonyms—Haematopus palliatus; Pied Oyster-catcher. 
Status—Oceurred formerly as a fairly common summer visitant along 
rocky portions of the seacoast of the San Diegan district. Recorded from defi- 
nite localities as follows: San Diego, and Santa Barbara Island, breeding, accord- 
ing to J. G. Cooper (Baird, Brewer, and Ridgway, Water Bds. N. Amer., 1, 1884, 
p. 112) ; eoast of Ventura County (Evermann, Auk, 1, 1886, p. 92). There are 
in Mus. Vert. Zool. two skins (nos. 4488, 4489), both adult females, taken by J. 
G. Cooper at San Diego, May 16, 1862, and at Santa Barbara Island, June 2, 
1863; these are probably the basis, in part at least, of Cooper’s statement as 
above. The only recent record is that of a single individual seen at Santa Cata- 
lina Island, February 12, 1910 (Osburn, Condor, xm, 1911, p. 76). While there 
are no other instances of late occurrence, there is no reason to suppose that the 
species does not exist at certain remote points along the coast of southern Cali- 
fornia, or that individuals may not wander northward from the Lower Califor- 
nian coast, where the species is known to occur regularly at the present time as 
far north as Los Coronados Islands, just south of the Mexican line. 
168 (287) Haematopus bachmani Audubon 
Buack OYSTER-CATCHER 
Synonyms—Haematopus townsendi; Haematopus ater; Haematopus niger ; 
Bachman Oyster-catcher. 
Status—Common resident on the more exposed and rocky portions of the 
seacoast and adjacent islands. Known to breed at many points, from the coast 
of Monterey County near Point Pinos (Jenkins, MS) south to San Clemente 
Island (J. G. Cooper, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., rv, 1870, pp. 79, 81)). The only 
locality of known occurrence north of the Farallon Islands and Point Reyes is 
Trinidad, Humboldt County (Mus. Vert. Zool.). 
