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294. Sialia mexicana Swains. Western Bluebird. 



Seattle. 0. B. Johnson. — First seen March 3, 1884. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. — Abundant sum- 

 mer resident. March 10, 1885, first seen; March 12, 

 next seen; common April 6; breeds. 



Henshaw, 1879. East slope from Carson to the Colum- 

 bia River — the common bluebird of the region. 



Camp Harney. Bendire. — Common during their mi- 

 grations. None are known to remain and breed. 



Ridgway. We lost sight of the species entirely after 

 we left the eastern watershed of the Sierra Nevada go- 

 ing eastward. Carson, February 21, 1868, two speci- 

 mens. 



Fort Walla Walla. J. W. Williams. — April 4, two ar- 

 rived, the first of the season. It does not winter here. 



San Diego. L. B. — Rather common resident breed- 

 ing in the timbered parts of the country. It is more 

 common near San Diego in winter than in summer. 



Poway. F. E. Blaisdell. — Seen in flocks to February 

 11, 1884, afterward in pairs. 



Volcan Mountains. W.O. Emerson. — Seen every day, 

 pairing by March 1, 1884; the female then looking for 

 nesting places; at this time common. 



San Bernardino. F.Stephens. — A tolerably common 

 visitant in winter to the valley, breeding in the mount- 

 ains. Agua Caliente, common March 25. Seen almost 

 every day from March 18 to April 15, 1886. 



Berkeley. T. S. Palmer. — I know of only one in- 

 stance of its breeding here. Last seen March 18, 1886. 



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

 Tolerably common resident. 



Ukiah. George E. AuU. — Common resident. 



Central California. L. B. — Common resident. Not 

 breeding much above 5,000 feet; tolerably common at 

 Red Bluff, February 3, 1885. 



