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142. Coccothraustes vespertina (Coop.) Evening Gros- 

 beak. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. — Breeds east of the 

 Cascades; accidental west, though sometimes found an 

 Vancouver's Island. 



Dr. Cooper, 1860. Common resident of the forests. 

 January, 1854, a flock at Vancouver. 



Walla Walla. J. W. Williams.— April 5-7, 1885, about 

 fifty; April 10, next and last seen. It is rare here; does 

 not breed. These passed on north with the thistle-bird 

 (S. tristis). 



0. B. Johnson, 1880. Sometimes plentiful during the 

 spring migrations. 



L. B. — Sierra City to Sierrraville, June 18, 1885, a 

 flock. Summit, Central Pacific Railroad, July 8, a large 

 flock. Blood's, Big Tree and Carson road, altitude 7,200 

 feet, rare but regular summer resident. Mr. Blood in- 

 formed me in the summer of 1879 that several females re- 

 appeared around his corral and dwelling on July 22 or 

 23 with young. I was there July 16 and saw four adult 

 males but no females. In July, 1880, after much search- 

 ing for the nest of the only pair I found here this sea- 

 son, I concluded that it was inaccessible in a large fir 

 tree. Dr. A. C. Davenport received in March eight 

 specimens in flesh collected near Murphys by Mr. Thomas 

 Goodwin, an old resident, to whom they were novelties. 

 I have seen it in summer at several localities in Cala- 

 veras and Alpine counties, but it is rare so far south. 



Murphys. John J. Snyder. — October 8, 1885, first 

 evening grosbeak. They became common soon after. 



Santa Cruz. A. M. IngersoU. — November 5, 1885, 

 eight or ten seen, and Mr. George Ready tells me he saw 

 a large flock on San Lorenzo River, November 1. 



Sebastopol F. H. Holmes. — I shot two December 7, 

 1885. 



