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134. Agelaius phoeniceus (Linn.) Red-winged Black- 

 bird. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. — Common resi- 

 dent. 



Cooper, 1860. During the winter at A'ancouver re- 

 maining in small flocks. 



Seattle. 0. B. Johnson. — February 16, 1884, a flock 

 of nine; February 12, cold; skating on Lake Union. 



Seattle, February 17, snowstorm; snow 18 inches 

 deep. 



Seattle, February 29, first peeping frogs heard. 



Willamette Valley. 0. B. Johnson, 1880. — Very 

 abundant in summer; breeding. 



Fort Klamath . Lieutenant Wittich . — Nesting in great 

 numbers. 



Henshaw, 1879. An abundant summer resident along 

 the eastern slope; more or less winter about Carson. 



Camp Harney. Bendire. — A very abundant summer 

 visitor; some remain through the winter. 



Hoffman. Common in nearly all the marshy dis- 

 tricts, in the northern and middle regions, being found 

 in company with the yellow-headed blackbirds. 



Ridgway. Found in all the marshy places, being es- 

 pecially numerous in the vicinity of the great lakes of 

 the interior, and along the large rivers. Specimens at 

 Truckee Reservation, May 15 and May 31. 



Central California. L. B. — Abundant in winter. 

 Gridley, October 1, 1884, first, a large flock in female 

 plumage. Stockton, October 6, 1881, first, a flock. 

 Stockton, October 1, 1883, first, a flock in female plum- 

 age only. San Diego, rare winter visitant; April 24, 

 1884, last. Southern Lower California, near Cape St. 

 Lucas, rare in winter. 



Walla Walla. J. W Williams. — Winters here. 



