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to 13. Mr. T. E. Wadham collected it in Lower Califor- 

 nia about ninety miles southeast of San Diego, April 22. 

 His specimens showed no leaning toward var. conftnis of 

 the Cape region. 



Poway. F. E. Blaisdell. — Common winter visitant, 

 last seen'March 30, 1884. 



Poway. W. 0. Emerson. — Seen April 27, Volcan 

 Mountains, a few noticed every day. 



San Bernardino. F. Stephens. — Irregular winter vis- 

 itant to the valley, a rare summer resident in the mount- 

 ains; Agua Caliente, March 25-28, a few seen, perhaps 

 migrants. Common from March 18 to April 15, 1886. 



Santa Barbara. Dr. William Finch. — Very abundant 

 upon my arrival here January 1, 1876. Rainfall of that 

 winter about thirty inches. Since then they have ap- 

 peared in numbers corresponding with the quantity of 

 rain each season. In the winter of 1877 but four and 

 one-half inches of rain fell and not a robin put in an 

 appearance. This winter. 1883-84, they came earlier, 

 in greater numbers than ever, and our dry season (dry 

 until January 25), is proving wet, wetter, wettest. 



San Jose. A. L. Parkhurst. — Arrived in November; 

 March 22, large flocks. 



Berkeley. T. S. Palmer. — Began to sing March 5, 

 1886; last seen April 3. 



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

 Some winters abundant, others rare. 



Olema. A. M. Ingersoll.— Last seen May 24, 1884. 



Gait, Sacramento County. Miss Genevieve Harvey.— 

 Eobins were abundant here this winter. 



Marysville. W. F. Peacock.— The bulk departed April 

 10; last seen April 22. 



Chico. William Proud.— March 17 and 18 robins are 

 leaving us; last seen June 26, a solitary male bird who 

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