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THE CONDOR 
Vol. XVII 
European Widgeon in Washington. — I have the pleasure of recording the capture of 
a young male European Widgeon ( Mareca penelope) , which I think is the first ever 
recorded from the state of Washington. It is a male in fine plumage, and was taken by 
Mr. L. W. Brehm, of Tacoma; the locality was the Nisqually Flats, Thurston County, 
Washington. Mr. Brehm informs me that there was a flight of several thousand Bald- 
pates (Mareca americana), but that he saw no other birds resembling penelope. Date 
of capture January 12, 1915. Identification verified by Dr. A. K. Fisher. — J. H. Bowles, 
Tacoma. Washington. 
The California Shrike in Montana: — A Correction. — A shrike secured at Anaconda, 
Montana, May 14, 1911, has recently been examined by Mr. H. C. Oberholser and identi- 
fied as the California Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus gambeli. This bird was originally 
reported as the Migrant Shrike, L. 1. migrans (Condor, xiv, p. 30). It is possible that 
this bird is only a variant of the White-rumped Shrike, L. 1. excubitorides, the. common 
breeding form in Montana. I doubt, however, if this is the case, for the bird was taken 
in a region where the White-rumped Shrike is not known to breed, west of the conti- 
nental divide, and at an elevation about 1000 feet higher than that of the regular breed- 
ing range of the White-rump. There are no records, to my knowledge, of the occurrence 
of the White-rumped Shrike west of the continental divide in Montana, so that I believe 
this is a true case of the California bird having wandered east of its regular range dur- 
ing migrations. — Aretas A. Saunders, West Haven. Connecticut. 
A Winter Record for the MacGillivray Warbler. — On December 17, 1914, a bird of 
this species (Oporornis tolmiei) was located by its note in a dense hedge of cypress 
close by the old ranch house at the La Brea Fossil Beds. Nearly all the morning it called 
frequently from almost the same spot, where it kept closely to the densest place, 
whence it ventured occasionally a few feet into a bed of horehound adjoining. It refused 
to leave cover even when a grocer’s wagon drove within eight feet. When finally 
secured it proved to be minus all rectrices, a fact that may account for the specimen fur- 
nishing what appears to be the only winter record for California. — L. E. Wyman, 
Museum History. Science, and Art. Los Angeles, California. 
California Condor in Los Angeles County. — A California Condor (Gymnogyps call- 
fornianus) was observed February 16, 1915, and reported to me, by a gentleman from 
Covina. The bird was in flight low overhead in the San Jose Hills, near Covina. (This 
is the little bunch of hills lying between Covina, Puente, Pomona and Lordsburg. ) Con- 
dors used to be very common in this range of hills, but are so seldom seen now that I 
thought the instance worth recording. — W. Lee Chambers, Eagle Rock, California. 
New Winter Records for Arizona. — According to Swarth (Pac. Coast Avif. no. 10, 
pp. 14, 38), the two following are winter records for Arizona: 
Erismatura jamaicensis. Ruddy Duck. This species was present in small numbers 
on Roosevelt Lake, Arizona, during my stay in that section, November 30, 1914, to Febru- 
ary 3, 1915. 
Calypte anna. Anna Hummingbird. In many localities along the shore of Roose- 
velt Lake there are rather extensive groves of “wild tobacco”. Here Anna Humming- 
birds were plentiful during my entire stay. There may have been other species of hum- 
mingbirds present at the time, but C. anna was the only one positively identified. An 
adult male was shot December 1st. — George Willett, Los Angeles, California. 
