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Gridley, October 1 and 3, snow on both sides of the 

 valley above about 3,000 feet; not seen again here this 

 winter (1884-85). Oroville, January and December, 

 rare. Colfax and Alta very rare in the middle of No- 

 vember. Summit and Donner Lake, not seen from 

 November 13 to 17, although it was mild and scarcely any 

 snow had fallen. It is a common summer resident in 

 the fir forests of California from latitude 38° northward; 

 never breeding in orchards or about settlements in Cali- 

 fornia, I believe. At Blood's, altitude 7,200 feet, young 

 did not begin to leave their nests until July 14, 1880, 

 nearly a month later than on the following year, owing 

 to difference in the winter's snowfall and consequent 

 difference in the advent of summer. 



Marysville. W. F. Peacock. — First seen November 

 2; next seen December 22; common March 1. The 

 abundance owing to the season. 



Berkeley. T. S. Palmer.— Eare this year (1885); 

 Abundant winter of 1883-84. 



Alameda. H. R. Taylor.— Six seen February 16, 

 1885; common February 23. 



Haywards. W. 0. Emerson.— First seen November 

 29; next seen December 22; last seen April 8, 1885; rare 

 this winter; singing in April. 



Poway. F. E. Blaisdell. — First seen Noveraber 1, 

 1884; common February 6, 1885: rare this winter. Vol- 

 can Mountains November 15, 1884, first seen; Novem- 

 ber 16, three large flocks. 



Henshaw, 1879. Found throughout this whole region 

 as a summer visitant and is more or less abundant ac- 

 cording to special locality. The species begins to lay 

 in the neighborhood of Carson about the middle of 

 May. Eobins were fairly numerous in Oregon along 

 the Columbia River during the last of October, and a 

 few doubtless winter even at this high latitude. 



