June, 1902. CHECK-LIST OF CALIFORNIA BIRDS 17 



62 (127) Pelecanus calif ornicus Ridgway. 



California Brown Pelican. 



Syn. — Pelecanus fuscus; Pelecanus fuscus cali/ornicus. 



Status — Common resident along our whole seacoast; not known to breed north of Los 

 Coronados Islands. 



63 (128) Fregata aquila (Linnaeus) Reichenbach. 



Man-o'-War Bird. 



Syn. — Tachypetes aqtiilus. 



Status — Rare and irregular winter visitant, north to Humboldt Bay; most frequent along 

 our southern seacoast; straggling inland (North Pasadena, Los Angeles, Santa Clara). 



64 (129) Merganser americanus (Cassin) Stejneger. 



American Merganser. 



Syn. — Mergus americanus; Mergus merganser americanus. 



Status — Fairly common locally in summer about the lakes and streams of the Sierras, 

 where it is known to breed. 



^65 (130) Merganser serrator (Linnaeus) Shaffer. 



Red-breasted Merganser. 



Syn. — Mergus serrator. 



Status — Common winter visitant along our whole seacoast ; less numerous at suitable 

 points in the interior (Owens Lake, Lake Tahoe). 



<56 (131) Lophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus) Reichenbach. 



Hooded Merganser. 



Syn. — Mergus cucullatus. 



Status — Fairly common in fell and winter on the lakes and streams of the interior. 



67 (132) Anas boschas Linnaeus, 



Mallard. 



Status — Common resident in suitable localities throughout the State; breeds at many 

 points in the interior. 



168 (135) Chaulelasmus streperus (Linnaeus) Bonaparte. 



Gadwall. 



Syn. — Anas strepera. 



Status — Fairly common resident chiefly in the interior valleys, recorded as breeding ia 

 Los Angeles County and in the Sacramento Valley. 



69 (136) Mareca penelope (Linnaeus) Selby. 



Widgeon, 



Syn. — Anas penelope. 



Status — Several specimens recorded as found in winter iu the San Francisco markets; 

 .also recorded from Hureka. 



