BIRDS OF THE PACIFIC DISTRICT. 63 



Alameda and Contra Costa counties. W. E. Bryant. — 

 Tolerably common resident. 



Central California. L. B. — Common resident of the 

 valleys and foothills. I have never seen it above 4,000 

 feet, and rarely above 3,000 feet, and then not in breed- 

 ing season. It is resident and tolerably common as far 

 north as Red Bluff. 



70. Xenopicus albolarvatus (Cass.) White-headed 

 Woodpecker. 



Volcan Mountains. F. E. Blaisdell. — August 21, 

 1884; rare. [The most southern California record.] 



San Bernardino. F. Stevens. — Breeds on the high 

 mountains. 



Henshaw. Tolerably numerous in the pine woods of 

 the mountains near Fort Tejon, and also in the Mt. 

 Whitney region. 



Central California. L. B. — Common in the fir for- 

 ests of the Sierra from about 4,000 feet upward; most 

 numerous at about 5,000 feet. Rare in the tamaracks 

 (Pinus contorta) at Blood's, Summit, Sierra City and 

 Butte Creek House; a few seen at Sierra Valley, Donner 

 Lake, Lake Tahoe, and other localities on the east slope. 

 Its burrows are often within two or three feet of the 

 ground. I have seen two nests in cuts for shakes or 

 shingles, made after the tree was sawed into sections, 

 and one in a small, short stub of dogwood (Cornus nut- 

 talli). May 25, 1879, first full set of eggs taken at Big 

 Trees; June 6, 1880, first set. At Blood's, 7,200 feet 

 altitude, I have taken them as late as July 17. The 

 eggs are usually four, although I have seen five. In 

 winter it is found sparingly in the upper edge of the 

 foothills at about 3,000 feet altitude. I found it rather 

 common about Big Trees in the mild January of 1879 

 until two feet of snow fell, after which none were seen . 



