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San Bernardino. F. Stephens. — Rare winter visitant 

 to mountain. Agua Caliente, flock seen April 12, 1886; 



Ridgway. In summer abundant in all the pine 

 forests from the Sierra Nevada to the Uintah. 



Henshaw, 1879. Occurs along the whole eastern 

 slope in fall and winter and passes the summer in the 

 coniferous belt in much of its extent. 



Camp Harney. Bendire. — Common during the win- 

 ter months in the Blue Mountains. 



Hoffman. Occur during the summer in all the pine 

 forests. 



San Jose. W. 0. Emerson. — A large flock, Septem- 

 ber 17, 1886. 



155. Plectrophenax nivalis (Linn.) Snowflake. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. — Resident east of 

 the Cascades. 



Camp Harney. Bendire. — Found sparingly during 

 the winter months. 



156. Calcarius lapponicus (Linn.) Lapland Longspur. 

 Camp Harney. Bendire. — Found sparingly during 



the winter months. 



Carson. Ridgway. — Frequently detected among the 

 large flocks of horned larks during the more severe parts 

 of winter. 



157. Poocsetes gramineus confinis Baird. Western 

 Vesper Sparrow. 



San Diego. L. B. — Tolerably common in winter in 

 valleys back from the coast. 



Poway. F. E. Blaisdell. — Common in January and 

 February. 



San Bernardino. F. Stephens. — Rare transient visit- 

 ant to the valley. 



