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Agua Caliente. Several seen near the spring, prob- 

 ably winter visitants; several seen March 18 and 21, 

 1886. 



Cooper, 1870. They build at Santa Barbara and north- 

 ward, avoiding the immediate coast. 



Fresno . Gustav Eisen . — Rare here this winter (1884) ; 

 abundant in Tulare County. 



Northern San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys. L. 

 B. — Abundant summer resident, breeding in the ex- 

 tensive tule marshes. A few may be found about Stock- 

 ton during the very mildest winters. Last seen at 

 Gridley, October 6, 1884, one in female plumage. 



Newberry. We found them with young at Pit River, 

 and immense flocks swarmed in the rushes bordering 

 the Klamath Lakes. 



Fort Klamath. Lieutenant Wittich. — Summer resi- 

 dent. 



Henshaw, 1879. Abundant in all suitable localities, 

 along the eastern slope far towards the Columbia River. 



Camp Harney. Bendire. — A very common species 

 breeding abundantly amongst the tules in Malheur 

 Lake; none remain during the winter. 



Ridgway. It was abundant in the vicinity of Sacra- 

 mento and along the southeastern margin of Salt Lake; 

 it was also plentiful at all intermediate points where 

 suitable localities existed. The species was partly mi- 

 gratory, only a few examples being seen during the 

 winter at Carson. 



Hoffman. Common in all the marshy regions and 

 grassy meadows from Independence Valley southward 

 to Fort Mojave, excepting in the southern interior 

 valleys which appear too much isolated and restricted. 



