BIRDS OF THE PACIFIC DISTRICT. 173 



Wilbur, Oregon. W. E. Bryant. — ^Adult and young 

 specimens. 



Nicasio. C. A. Allen. — (Perhaps in winter). 



196. Pipilo chlorurus (Towns.) Green-tailed Towhee. 



Not seen by me at San Diego in winter nor in any 

 part of California except one I shot at Marysville, Febru- 

 ary 12, 1878. This appeared to be a healthy bird and 

 was shot while flying. I have not met with it in north- 

 ern Lower California in May. — L. B. 



Cooper, 1870. I found a few of them in winter in the 

 Colorado Valley, and rather more at San Diego, but they 

 left both places in March. 



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

 ant to the foothills. 



Henshaw, 1876. Breeding in the mountains near 

 Fort Tejon; young taken August 1st. I did not find it 

 lower than 5,000 feet. 



Hay wards. W. 0. Emerson. — May 11, 1884, one — 

 the first seen here. It was somewhat out of its bear- 

 ings. 



L. B. — Sierra of Central California, tolerably common 

 summer resident as far north as 40^ 10', or more; 

 usually nests here in ' ' bear brush." The earliest record 

 April 17, 1878. Last seen at Summit, September 25, 

 1885. I found it common, breeding in the sagebrush 

 plains in Sierra Valley, as well as in the shrubbery in 

 the forests. 



Fort Klamath. Lieutenant Wittich.— Summer. 



Henshaw, 1879. Eather numerous in summer along 

 the eastern slope and reaches well into Oregon, if not 

 indeed to the Columbia River. 



Ridgway, On all the higher ranges from the Sierra 

 Nevada to the Uintahs . Near Austin exceedingly abund- 

 ant and breeding in the early part of July. It arrived 

 at Carson April 25, 1868. 



