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near Sacramento. Eastward of the Sierra Nevada we 

 found it only at wide intervals. It was rare about 

 Carson. A single pair was seen on the mesa be- 

 tween the Humboldt River and the west Humboldt 

 Mountains, and a few were noticed in Fairview Valley, 

 while in the neighborhood of Salt Lake City it was more 

 common. 



Cooper, 1870. I found one living near the Colorado, 

 in a burrow which it had apparently just made. 



59. Glaucidium gnoma californicum (Scl.) California 

 Pigmy Owl. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. — Common resident. 



Cooper, 1860. Only once seen. On the 1st of No- 

 vember, 1854, I observed it among a flock of sparrows, 

 which did not seem at all frightened by its presence. 



Willamette Valley. 0. B. Johnson. — Quite common. 



Newberry. I procured specimens on the Cascade 

 Mountains in Oregon. 



Camp Harney. Bendire. — Moderately abundant in 

 winter, and some unquestionably breed. 



Calaveras Big Trees. L. B. — July 4, 1882, juveniles 

 just out of the nest. It is quite common in the foothills of 

 Central California in winter, and is a rare summer resi- 

 dent of the fir forests. Mr. Charles A. Allen, of .Nicasio, 

 informed me that he had taken twenty-five specimens 

 there in one season, if I remember correctly. Mr. "Wil- 

 liam Proud shot one near Chico, February 7, 1885, 

 nearer sea level than I had previously seen it in the 

 interior of the State. 



Santa Cruz. Joseph Skirm. — May, 1881, I found a 

 nest with three eggs. Mr. Eeady also found a nest at 

 Santa Cruz. 



