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here, within about three miles of the place at which the one recorded by Mr. Mc- 
Gregor was captured. Both albinos are in my collection. 
Chase Littlejohn, Redwood City, Cal. 
Notes from Los Angeles Go., Gal. U^'ia b'oile californica. On Nov. 3, 1900 in a box 
of birds in the flesh, sent me by Mr. Lee Chambers from Santa Monica, I found, a 
California Murre ? . The bird had been found dying on the beach and was in a 
greatly emaciated condition. I believe that this is an addition to our county list 
as I can find no record of its occurrence here. 
CoccotJu'austes v. viontaiuis. On Oct. 21, 1900 I saw an Evening Grosbeak in the 
Arroyo Seco Canyon, but failed to secure it. On Dec. 7 on Mt. Wilson I heard 
the loud call note of one, but did not even see the bird. On Dec. 13 I heard the 
same note in the wash issuing from the Arroj'^o Seco Canyon, and was fortunate 
enough to secure the bird, an adult female. 
Jmico hyemalis. I shot a male Slate-colored Junco on Mt. Wilson, Dec. 6, 1900. 
Another, also a male, was seen the day before; both were observed in flocks of 
J. h. thiirberi 
Helminthophila celata. Three warblers that I have shot at Los Angeles ( J 
Sept. 17, 1900. ? Oct. 30, 1899; ? Oct. 8, 1896) have been identified bj^ Mr. Ridg- 
way as belonging to this species. I have seen specimens of this bird every fall in 
the vicinity of Los Angeles, usually in company with H. c. lutescens, from which 
its grayish head renders it readily distinguishable. 
Ammodranms saiidwichensis bryajiti, An Ammodramus shot by me at San Pedro 
Dec. 10, 1899, has been identified as Bryant’s Marsh Sparrow by Mr. Ridgway. 
I have one or two others taken about the same time, apparently similar, so it may 
be found to be of regular occurrence here in the winter, though not recorded be- 
fore. H. S. SwARTH, Los Angeles, Cal. 
Notes from San Luis Obispo Go., Gal. While at Morro on the San Luis Obispo coast I 
discovered three sets of Snowy Plovmr’s {^-Egialifis )iivosa) eggs on August i, two 
sets being of three and one of two eggs. All were heavily incubated at this date 
and would have hatched in a day or two. The eggs were laid on the sand above 
high-water mark in slight hollows. 
During April, 1900, I had the good fortune to record Cabanis’ Woodpecker 
(Dryobates v. hyloscopus) for this county by taking two sets of eggs, Yi andj^. One 
of the nests which I found was peculiar in that it had hvo entrances, one about 
five inches below the other and to one side, but eacli entrance seemed equallj^ used. 
In 1899 I obtained a set of D. niittalli from the same tree, a dead cottonwood. 
Thi.s addition to the list now gives the upper Salinas valley six breeding species 
of Picidae. 
Wiiile at Morro, Nov. 25, 1900 I saw two Bald Eagles. One flew away but 
the other circled about and finally pounced upon a White-winged Scoter which it 
carried up the beach and started to devour. At our approach it dropped the bird, 
which waddled toward the water and swam away apparently unharmed. On 
Nov. 24 I captured three vScoters alive. They were far up on the beach and ap- 
parentl}' were unable to fly from a “'ground start”. All captured were birds of 
the year and fully feathered. Chas. S. Tho.mtson, Paso Robles, Cal. 
Notes on the Dwarf Hermit Thrush and Other Notes. On the nth of December, 1900 I 
witnessed a rather amusing, yet interesting performance by watching a Dwarf 
Hermit Thrush (Hylocichla aou'ilaschkce) securing his dinner. Being confined to 
the house by illne.ss, I was looking out of a window into our garden for .something 
in the bird line, when I noticed a thrush on the ground under an English walnut 
