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Julian. N. S. Goss.— April 15, 1884. 



Henshaw, 1876. I could find no evidence that it 

 breeds in southern California; after September common 

 in the mountains; remains till into October. 



Central California. L. B. — By no means rare during 

 migrations. Instead of being a common summer resi- 

 dent of the pine forests of the Sierra as I stated in Proc. 

 Nat. Mus., 1879, I now think it a rare summer resident. 

 The only nest I have found was on June 6, 1880, at 

 Big Trees. This was on a horizontal limb of a living 

 pine, forty or fifty feet from the ground, and partly hidden 

 by foliage. It was very wide in proportion to its depth. 

 By shooting it down the eggs were destroyed. The 

 female was shot as she flew from the nest and was sent 

 to the Smithsonian Institution. A few remain in this 

 latitude as late as September 15, arriving from the south 

 about May 1. 



Henshaw, 1879. Said to occur along the eastern 

 slope but I did not meet with it. 



Ridgway. Not met with anywhere as a summer resi- 

 dent but during its autumnal migrations was very com- 

 mon on the East Humboldt Mountains. 



Baird, Brewer and Ridgway. Mr. Dall found it breed- 

 ing in Alaska. Eggs unspotted, creamy white. 



[The few notices of the species must not be taken as 

 proof of its rarity]. 



III. Empidonax wrightii Baird. Wright's Fly- 

 catcher. 

 It is very rare in north Lower California about the 

 middle of May, arriving at San Diego April 20, 1884; 

 at Stockton May 1, 1879, April 30, 1880; mostly going 

 south by September 1, but a few are at latitude 39° to 

 about the 15th. Their nests found by me in Central 

 California were in mamanita and other shrubs. It is a 



