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was changed by omitting was after Melospiza f. guttata and adding an ^ to the word ‘‘resident,” 
thus making me misquote Mr. Evermann, concerning P. a. occiden/a/is and other species. 
Mr. Ridgway’, in Part III, Birds of North and Middle America cites (with ?) Mr. Evermann ’s 
Ventura County record and his own observation in the valley east of Sacramento City in 1867. 
Neither Mr. Ridgway nor Mr. Evermann preserved a specimen. — L. Belding, Stockton , Cal. 
Corrections. — On page 268, Land Birds of Pacific District, under Errata is an error. Read: 
‘‘Page 1, Fourth paragraph should be inserted at foot of 7th paragraph,” instead of 7th page. 
Mr. Grinnell, in Avifauna 3, gives Lanins borealis a southward range in California to Calaveras 
County, and Mr. Ridgway, by citing Mr. Grinnell, repeats the error in Birds of North and Middle 
America. — L. Bei.ding, Stockton , Cal. 
Erroneous Records Corrected. — -Dr. Wolcott of the Nebraska Ornithologists’ Union has 
called my attention to some errors in an article written by me, and printed in the Noveinber-Dec- 
ember 1904 number of The Condor. These were due to recent identifications, my work having 
been done about six years ago, and to my not having known that some doubtful records had been 
thrown out, by the Nebraska L^nion Committee, on account of no specimens having been taken. 
There are no Sioux County records for barred owl, dusky poor-will, Lincoln sparrow, cedar wax- 
wing, Cassin vireo, russet-backed thrush, yellow-billed cuckoo and Baird sparrow. Cabanis 
woodpecker should be Rocky Mountain woodpecker; American goldfinch, the western goldfinch, 
and the slender-billed nuthatch, the Rocky Mountain. In some way, probably’ a slip on my part 
in copying, parts of two paragraphs on page 170 were omitted. The paragraph —beginning in 
line 35 should read, “The prairie falcon although occuring in Santa Cruz County, was not seen 
during the summer; in Sioux County it is a rather common resident. The raptores are rather 
more abundant, in individuals, in Sioux County. This is due to the fact that the country is 
thinly settled and the birds have a chance to live undisturbed. — J. S. Hunter, Berkeley , Cal. 
Robin Notes. — Following a suggestion, numerous letters were sent out to ascertain the 
whereabouts of the western robin ( Merula migratoria propinqua ) which is usually common in 
the region about San Francisco Bay in winter but which has been absent or very rare during the 
past winter. The following replies have been received to date. — E d. 
Swan Lake Valley , near Klamath Falls, Klamath Co., Oregon. — Last winter was unusually 
mild, making it possible for several kinds of birds to remain with us instead of going to their 
usual southern resorts. These include robins and meadowlarks. The common robin nests through- 
out this region and is abundant usually from March 1 until regular winter weather begins, only’ 
staying through the winter wdien it is usually mild as last winter. — E lmer I. Applegate, 
Klamath Falls, Ore. 
Alta , Placer Co., Cal., on C. P. R. R., alt. 3600. — Robins have been rare all winter, probably 
on account of warm weather and lack of snow at higher elevations. Usually they are common. 
They were common at Blue Canyon, 4400 ft., March 21, and were singing in great numbers. Here 
they were feeding on dry berries of manzanita and Heteromeles. — W. W. Price. 
Applegate , Placer Co., Cal., on C. P. R. R. — Robins are never very’ common here in the 
uplands, in winter. Usually they keep to the American River side canyons in large flocks, and 
were there this year in large numbers about a month ago [latter part of Feb.]. They are, I think, 
in their normal numbers here now, both in the canyons and in the upland meadows. They left 
Truckee region in large numbers at about their usual time in the fall, with the exception of a few 
flocks which went through much later, that is, long after the rainy and snowy spell of last Sep- 
tember. I am sure they are not up there now, even sparingly’. I have not seen or heard a varied 
thrush ( Ixoreus ncevius ) since I returned here, Dec. 25, 1904, which is remarkable. — J ohn J. 
Wii.liams, March 24, 1 903. 
Fyjje, El Dorado Co., Cal., alt. 3700 ft. — There have been no robins here during the past 
winter. I was told that they have been numerous about Diamond Springs, about two and a half 
miles west of Placerville, and at other places up to about 2000 feet. Robins are still scarce, al- 
though there are a few here now. I have seen no varied thrushes this winter. Winter has been 
unusually mild here. — L. E. Taylor, April 4, 1903. 
Three Rivers, Tulare Co., Cal., [ foothills , lower portion of Upper Sonoran belf\. — I have not 
observed the usual number of robins or juncos this winter, nor have I seen any varied thrushes, 
but I am pretty sure I heard a varied thrush on two occasions. We had wild oats headed out here 
in January, which is something I never saw before. — W. F. Dean. 
Lone Pine and Cottonwood Canyon ( Mt . Whitney). — No robins were observed the last week of 
March either at Lone Pine or on the low’er slopes of Whitney. I ascended the canyon nearly to 
the yellow pines (ponderosa). Robins were “reported” by’ the inhabitants, however. Weather 
stormy. — E ari, Morris, Stanford Univ., Cal. 
Auburn, Cal., C. P. R. R., alt. about 1000 ft . — Robins have been present in usual numbers 
during the past winter. — Dr. R. F. Rooney. 
