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(Snow on the mountains at this time). First seen March 

 11, 1885, two specimens; common March 23; singing 

 March 13; abundant summer resident. 



Alameda and Contra Costa counties. W. E. Bryant. — 

 Summer resident; tolerably common. 



Haywards. W. 0. Emerson. — Common summer resi- 

 dent. First seen April 6, 1885. 



Berkeley. T. S. Palmer. — Common summer resident. 

 First seen April 15, common April 21, 1885. In 1886 

 the first bird was seen April 4; common April 14. 



Central California. L. B. — Moderately common sum- 

 mer resident in the valleys; very common in the mount- 

 ains. Murphys, April 11, 1887, first, spring of 1877, 

 early. Gridley, September 23, 1884, a large flock; Octo- 

 ber, 8, a small flock; October 20, a specimen. These are 

 my earliest and latest records. Summit, September 25, 

 1885, still common; September 28, last. 



Sebastopol. F. H. Holmes. — April 14, first; common 

 April 17, 1885; abundant summer resident. 



Marysville. W. F. Peacock. — April 10, first male ; bulk 

 arrived April 21, 1884. First seen March 17, common 

 March 29, 1885. Tolerably common summer resident. 



Chico. William Proud. — April 12, 1885, a pair. 



Beaverton. A. W. Anthony. — Common summer resi- 

 dent. April 17, 1884, first; rare until the 25th, about 

 which time the bulk arrived. First seen March 30, one 

 bird; common May 15, 1885. 



Suckley, 1860. Common throughout the two terri- 

 tories (Oregon and Washington). 



British Columbia. John Fannin. — Common summer 

 resident. 



Henshaw, 1879. Common summer inhabitant of the 

 eastern slope. 



Hoffman. Generally distributed throughout the 

 wooded districts of the upper half of Nevada. 



