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nianus, and from the Lower Columbia Eiver. The Condor is doubtless 
confined to South America, though quite able to visit our latitude. 
49. Melopelia leucoptera {Linn.). This species, common in Ari- 
zona, has not been collected in California, but in 1853 I saw white-winged 
wild Pigeons, which I then had no doubt were this species, in the San 
Francisco market. As they are often caged in Mexico, these may have 
come from there, but it is also very probable that they may wander so far, 
like the little Ground Dove, which has been shot at San Francisco. 
50. Ortyx fasciatus, MSS. “California,” Gould, 1843, but 
it is not now known north of Colima, Mex., and not at all likely to be found 
north of that point. 
51. Lophortyx elegans (Lesson), 1831. “ Upper California,” Nuttall, 
1840, who, however, did not see it. Found at Mazatlan, but not much to 
the northward. L. douglassi, Vig., is probably young of L. califomicus. 
52. Eupsychortyx cristatus {Linn.)= 0. neoxeniis, Vig., 1830, Aud., 
1839 - 42, Nutt., 1840. “ Northwest coast of America,” Beechey ; “Califor- 
nia,” Audubon. This species is not given in any recent lists of birds of 
western tropical America. Beechey’s specimen may have been a cage- 
bird, or obtained in Costa Kica. 
53. Gambetta flavipea (Gmel.). “ Oregon,” Townsend, 1839 ; “ Cali- 
fornia,” Woodhouse, 1853, Newberry, 1857. Although some undoubtedly 
occur for a considerable distance west of the Rocky Mountains and in 
Alaska, it is a curious fact that no specimen seems to have been collected 
in California, Nevada, or Arizona, nor have I seen it, while the larger 
species is abundant. 
54. Haematopus ater, Vieill., = H. toivnsendi, Aud., 1839. “ Oregon,” 
Aud., not Townsend. Doubtless collected in South America, but, like 
other shore birds, may be also more or less common to the coast of North 
America. 
55. Numenius rufiventris, Vig., 1828. “ Pacific coast of North 
America.” The name would apply well to a common variety of N. Ion- 
girostris ; but it is not yet quoted as a synonym of that species, though 
there seems to be no other species on the coast to which it is referable.* ' 
56. Grus americana. Worst, “ Oregon and California,” Townsend and 
Audubon, 1839. The error arose from confounding G. canadensis with 
this, which is not now known to go west of long. 100°. 
57. Audubonia occidentalis {And.). “California,” Gambel, 1847, 
“ to Columbia River” ; Newberry, 1857. No specimens were obtained, and 
they no doubt mistook the large var. “ califomica ” of Ardea egretta for it. 
58. Platalea ajaja, Lmm = “P. mmcam,”? Willoughby. “California 
to San Francisco,” Gambel, 1847. Not seen since then north of the Gulf of 
* Actodromus Cassin, 1858, not of Sohlegel, was confounded by 
him with A. hairdi, Cones, 1861, and is still doubtful as a West-coast bird, as 
is the more northern and Alaskan Actiturm hartvamius (Wils.). 
