"Marysville. Arrive in March (W. F. Peacock; Frank Manning). 



" Chico. First seen May 22, 1884 ( W. Proud). 



" I never saw this bird in Washington Territory {Cooper). 



" I obtained at Port Steilacoom a specimen of Progne (Suckley). 



" Colonies encountered at numerous localities among the pine-woods of the mountains, 

 where they are quite local {Henshaw). 



" Rare, east of the Sierra Nevada. In Carson it was common, while in Virginia City 

 but a single individual was seen June 18, 1868 (Bidgivay). 



" Stockton, March, common (J. J. Snyder) 



"Murphys, March and April (J. P. Snyder). 



" Sebastopol. First seen in April ; rare ; breeds (F. FL. Holmes). 



"Marysville, March; common and breeds ( W. F. Peacock). 



" Sierra Valley, June 18-21, common, breeding ; several little Martin-houses 

 recently erected for their use ; not known to do so elsewhere on the Pacific coast. 



" British Columbia. Summer resident east of Cascades (J. Fannin). 



"Camp Harney. One of the most abundant summer residents {Bendire). 



" Hoffman. Usually abundant in the vicinity of rivers, streams, and even large 

 springs. 



" Ridgway. Noticed along every portion of our route across the Great Basin, 

 especially in the vicinity of rivers or lakes, or at settlements whether great or small. 



" Cooper, 1870. In June I saw a flock of these birds busily catching young grass- 

 hoppers on the dry hillside, where these insects were swarming. 



" Salt Spring Valley (Calaveras County). Sept. 13, a few about the reservoir (L. £)." 



In the account of the birds obtained during the Death Valley Expedition, Dr. A. K. 

 Fisher writes : — " A colony of Martins was found breeding at Old Fort Tejon, in the 

 Canada de las Uras, California, June 28, 1891, by Dr. Merriam and Mr. Palmer. They 

 were nesting in Woodpeckers' holes in large oaks in front of the old fort, where three 

 were killed. Mr. Belding noted the species at Crocker's, 21 miles north-west of the 

 Yosemite Valley, in May." 



Dr. Cooper has given the following interesting note on the Purple Martin in his 

 ' Ornithology of California,' and it no doubt refers principally to P. hesperia : — " I have 

 not seen the beautiful and sociable Martins in the Colorado Valley, nor observed them 

 along the coast earlier than April 29th, when they were migrating through San 

 Francisco, perching for a few hours on lofty flag-staffs during the warm morning, but 

 disappearing when the sea breeze began to blow. They resort chiefly to the warm 

 valleys of the interior, nesting in holes of large trees from near San Diego to Puget's 

 Sound. I also found them nesting on the summits of the Coast Range, in company with 

 the IHrundo thalassina and H. bicolor, but preferring the dead tops of the loftiest red 

 woods for their domiciles. They are numerous at Sacramento in summer, and probably 

 through most of the Sierra Nevada, but retire to the south in August. 



" They have not yet attracted so much attention among our movable and busy people 



