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Hay wards. W. 0. Emerson.— September 26, 1884, 

 first arrival, three birds. 



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



Abundant winter visitant. 



Beaverton, Oregon. A. W. Anthony.— It was first 

 seen here April 17, 1885, large flocks; April 30 it was 

 last seen. 



Willamette Valley. 0. B. Johnson, 1880. Common 

 during winter. 



Cooper, 1860. Abundant on the prairies of the Terri- 

 tory in winter. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. — East of the Cas- 

 cades; accidental west. 



Bendire. — Very abundant on the flats bordering Mal- 

 heur Lake during the migrations and in large flocks. 



Hoffman. In moderate numbers at Rose's Eanch, 

 north of Battle Mountain and in the vicinity of Tusca- 

 rora during the latter part of May. 



Ridgway. Perhaps no bird of the interior is more 

 abundant in winter. 



250. Cinclus mexicanus Swains. American Dipper. 



San Bernardino Mountains. F. Stephens. — Rare 

 resident. [Probably it never occurs in San Diego 

 County or Lower California, owing to the absence of 

 suitable streams.] 



Dr. Cooper, 1870. — Coast Range Mountains of Santa 

 Clara County . [Coast range of Monterey County. J 



Ukiah, Mendocino County. Geo. E. Aull. — Rare 

 resident. 



Sierra of Central California. L. B. — Tolerably com- 

 mon resident in summer; probably not in winter, as I 

 could not find it at Big Trees from January 6th to the 

 13th, 1879, when the streams were mostly covered with 

 ice, which must have prevented it from getting its usual 



