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[The following species, all of which are known to occur in some part 

 of California, have not been met with by Mr. Beldiug in the central 

 portion of the State. Many of them are very local, while others occur 

 only in certain districts, at particular seasons. — R. R.] 



*1. Turdus migratorius, ,3. propinquus, Ridgw. — Western Robin. 



This bird visits the valleys only in winter, when it is sometimes 

 abundant, especially during the coldest weather. In summer it is rarely 

 seen out of the pine forests, though about the first of September, 1878, 

 twenty-five or thirty were observed in an orchard at Murphy's. 



•It was first seen** at Stockton, October 21, 1878. 



2. Turdus naevius, Gni. — Varied Thrush. 



This bird arrives at Stockton about the middle of [November and 

 leaves in March or April, according to the season. It arrived at Soda 

 Springs, October 1, 1877. 



It is usually a common winter sojourner of the foot-hills, and also of 



* Probably confined to the southern portion of the State. 



t Found among the oaks of the plains east of Sacramento, in June, 18G7, by the 

 writer; common. 

 X Probably confined to the coast district. 

 § Undoubtedly occur on the high Sierras in winter. 

 || Found by Mr. Belding at Santa Cruz, September, 1870. 

 H Common at Sacramento, in June, 1867. 



** Sometimes, for the sake of variety, the word "arrived" is used. This, in all cases, 

 must necessarily be but a substitute for the word 1 ( seen, " or " first seen . " Though, when 

 constantly in the field, as was the case at Murphy's in the spring of 1877, and at Stock- 

 ton in the spring of 1878, if common, a species was probably seen soon after its arrival. 

 u Was seen," means by myself. The birds were all shot by me, unless credited to others. 



Polioptila melanura* Lawr. 

 Polioptila plumbea* Baird. 

 Pants occidentalism Baird. 

 Parus rufescens,\ Towns. 

 Cotyle riparia, (Linn.). 

 Vireo vicinior,* Coues. 

 fLoxia Icucoptera,^ Gmel. 

 ^Egiothus linaria,§ (Linn.). 

 Leucosticte littoralis,§ Baird. 

 f Cenirophanes lapponicus,^ (Linn.). 

 Passercidus anthinus,t Bonap. 

 Passerculti8 rostratu8,\\ (Cass.). 

 Coturniculns perpaUidus,% Ridgw. 

 Molothrus ater, (Bodd.). 

 Corvus camivorus, Bartr. 

 Corvus caurinn8,t Baird. 

 Chatura vauxi, (Towns.). 



Xepha'cetes boreal is, Kennerly. 

 Calypte costce* (Boarc). 

 Selasphorus a~llcni,\ Henshaw. 

 Pandion carohnensis, Gmel. 

 Astur atricapillus,^ (WUs.). 

 Squatarola helvetica y (Linn.). 

 Charadrius virginicus, Borck. 

 JEgialitis semipalmata, Bonap. 

 ^Egialitis nirosa, Cass. 

 Pha la rop u s fu 1 icari us, ( Linn. ) . 

 Ereunetesjjusillus. 

 Tringa bairdi, Coues. 

 Tringa maculate, Vieill. 

 Cohjmbus torquatus, Briinn. 

 Colymbus ptscificus, Lawr. 

 Colgnibus seplentrionalis, Linn. 

 Podiceps hblbolli, Reink. 



Family TUKDLDiE : The Thrushes. 



73866 d* ad. *Murphy's 



Apr. — , 1877 



