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xii, 1911, p. 180). More widespread at low levels in spring; in late summer 
visits higher altitudes, even well through Transition, at least in southern Cali- 
fornia. Winters casually in Imperial Valley (Van Rossem, Condor, xm, 1911, 
jay 1s). 
270 (456) Sayornis phoebe (Latham) 
EASTERN PHOEBE 
Status—Casual visitant; but two records: male specimen, now no. 1849 in 
the Swarth collection, on deposit in Mus. Vert. Zool., obtained at San Fernando, 
Los Angeles County, February 14, 1901 (see Swarth, Condor, 1m, 1901, p. 66) ; 
specimen, now no. 23461 Mus. Vert. Zool., taken at Moss Beach, near Pacific 
trove, Monterey County, March 7, 1913 (Brooks, Condor, xv, 1913, p. 182). 
271 (457) Sayornis sayus (Bonaparte) 
Say PHOEBE 
Synonyms—Myjiobius saya; Tyrannula saya; Sayornis pallida; Say Fly- 
catcher. 
Status—Breeds commonly in arid Upper and Lower Sonoran zones widely 
east of the Sierran divide, but only locally on the Pacifie slope. Resident on the 
southeastern deserts north through the Inyo region to Mono Lake (W. K. Fisher, 
Condor, tv, 1902, p. 11). Breeds in portions of the San Diegan district (Escon- 
dido, Elsinore, Whittier, San Bernardino, Sespe, ete..), in the southern part of 
the San Joaquin basin, and northwest as far as Paicines, San Benito County (J. 
and J. W. Mailliard, Condor, m1, 1901, p. 123) ;also in the upper Sacramento 
Valley (Townsend, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., x, 1887, p. 209). .Common winter vis- 
itant widely to the San Diegan district, even on the Santa Barbara Islands, and 
north, west of the Sierran divide and chiefly east of the humid coast belt, to the 
head of the Sacramento Valley. Recorded also, as a transient, from Shasta Val- 
ley (C. H. Merriam, N. Amer. Fauna no. 16, 1899, p. 117), Sisson (H. C. Bryant, 
Condor, xm, 1911, p. 205), and Siskiyou Mountains (M. P. Anderson and J. 
Grinnell, Proce. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1903, p. 9). Not reported at any season 
from the humid coast belt north of Sebastopol, Sonoma County. 
272 (458) Sayornis nigricans (Swainson) 
Buack PHOEBE 
Synonyms—Muscicapa semiatra; Myiobius nigricans; Tyrannula nigricans ; 
Tyrannus nigricans; Muscicapa nigricans; Sayornis nigricans semiatra; Black 
Flycatcher. 
Status—Common resident of Upper and Lower Sonoran zones west of the 
Sierran divide, south through the San Diegan district, and north through the 
San Francisco Bay region and Sacramento Valley; less common farther north 
through the humid coast belt, even to Crescent City (Ferry, Condor, x, 1908, p. 
41). Northernmost recorded breeding station: Baird, Shasta County (Town- 
send, Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., x, 1887, p. 209). Occurs in winter on portions of 
the southeastern deserts, as along the Colorado River; also on the Santa Bar- 
