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February 11; nest of two eggs April 2. In 1886, first, 

 February 19; common, March 25. A nest of this species 

 containing three eggs was found May 20. 



Central California. L. B. — Rare summer resident of 

 Tuolumne, Calaveras and Alpine counties above 4,000 

 feet; common July 1-2 north end of Butte County; 

 rather coinmon migrant through the entire region and 

 really abundant in August and September in the upper 

 Sierra. Last seen September 9, 1885, at Summit, hav- 

 ing all left during cool weather and first frost. Septem- 

 ber 21, one seen Summit 1886. I have collected a great 

 deal in the Sacramento Valley from Marysville and vicin- 

 ity northward, but have not seen it in either the Sacra- 

 mento or San Joaquin Valley in breeding time. 



Mcasio. C. A. Allen. — March 21, 1884, first seen 

 and shot. 



Willamette Valley, 0. B. Johnson. — Common sum- 

 mer resident, breeding. 



Beaverton. A. W. Anthony. — Common summer resi- 

 dent; March 28, 1884, first, not again seen for some 

 days; April 15 increasing rapidly, common, April 21. 

 May 1, first nest. In 1885, first arrived March 27; 

 common April 3; first female April 2. 



Suckley, 1860. Abundant in western portions of 

 Oregon and Washington Territories and Vancouver 

 Island. 



Cooper, 1860. Very abundant in Washington Terri- 

 tory reaching the Straits of Juan de Fuca as early as 

 March 17, 1884, when I saw them in considerable num- 

 ber. They all leave the Territory in September. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. — Very abundant 

 summer resident. Burrard Inlet, arrived April 5; com- 

 mon May 4, 1885. 



Henshaw. Probably rather local as a summer resi- 

 dent of the eastern slope. It appeared to be rather 

 numerous at Camp Bidwell in summer. 



