250 
so that it may be the regular habit of the species to thus gather together into rookeries. 
In fall, the white bordering the Red-wing patch changes to pale buff, being then pre¬ 
cisely as seen in southern examples of A. phamiceus. The red, however, is of a totally 
different hue, being many shades darker. The black is of a brilliant metallic luster, 
very much as in the Scolecophagus cyanocephalus, never dull, as in phamiceus. The female 
and young are readily distinguishable from that species. 
The Yellow-headed Blackbird is, according to Dr. Cooper, a common resident of the 
warm valleys of the interior of the State. The species was, however, not met with by us, 
owing to the fact that scarcely a locality was visited which wrnuld meet the necessities 
of their mode of life. 
No. 
Sex. 
Locality. 
Date. 
Collector. 
Wing. 
Tail. 
Bill. 
Tarsus. 
33 
d ad. 
d ad. 
d ad. 
d ad. 
d ad. 
d ad. 
d ad. 
d jun. 
d jun. 
9 jun. 
d jun. 
d jun. 
d jun. 
d jun. 
? jun. 
9 jun. 
9 jun. 
9 jun. 
d jun. 
d jun. 
9 jun. 
Santa Clara Valley, Cal___ 
June 22 
H. W. Hen Shaw. 
4. 83 
3. 72 
0. 92 
1.10 
34 
.do. 
June 22 
_do. 
4. 70 
3. 66 
0. 92 
1.23 
35 
_do... 
June 22 
__do. 
4. 20 
3.16 
0. 75 
1.03 
37 
.do. 
June 22 
_do. 
4. 93 
3. 79 
0. 92 
1.17 
363 
.do. 
Aug. 16 
_do. 
4. 58 
3. 76 
0. 86 
1.17 
364 
.do. 
Aug. 16 
_do. 
4. 80 
3. 77 
0. 88 
1.22 
626 
.do. 
Oct. 25 
_.do. 
4. 79 
3. 74 
0. 90 
1. 13 
745 
.do.. 
Autr. ■— 
_do. 
4. 58 
3. 62 
0. 88 
1.23 
189 
190 
191 
Santa, Rarhara, Ca.l 
J uly 6 
July 6 
July 6 
July 6 
J uly 6 
July 6 
July 6 
July 6 
July 6 
July 6 
J uly 6 
July 6 
July 6 
...do. 
do 
_. do__ 
__do .... 
_do. 
192 
193 
do . 
__do. 
_do. 
.... do ... 
194 
_ _ do __ 
__do.. 
195 
.do. 
__do.. 
196 
_ _ do . 
.... do. 
197 
.do. 
__do. 
198 
_ _ do. 
.... do . 
199 
.do . 
_do. 
200 
_do ____ 
... do __ 
201 
.do. 
__do. 
83. Sturnella magna, (Linn.), var. neglecta, Aud.—Western Meadow-lark. 
The distribution of the Lark in California agrees with its general dispersion over the 
West. It is found in the fertile valleys and on the plains, even when the latter are 
dry. In summer it is more restricted to the meadowy lands where there is herbage 
sufficient to serve as a cover for its nest. I was much surprised to see a pair upon the 
island of Santa Cruz, this being about as unpromising a locality for birds of their 
habits as could well be imagined. The single couple had taken up their abode in a 
small garden, the green things in which were nourished by a small rivulet of water, 
and their nest had probably been made in a patch of grain, which they frequented much 
of the time. 
No. 
Sex. 
Locality. 
Date. 
Collector. 
21 
d ad. 
d ad. 
9 jun. 
d 
d 
d ad. 
Santa Cruz Island, Cal... 
June 10 
H. W. Henshaw... 
172 
Santa Barbara, Cal. 
July 1 
July 1 
Aug. 27 
Sept. 26 
Oct. 21 
.do. 
173 
. do. 
.do. 
420 
Walker’s Basin, Cal. 
.do. 
502 
Near Mount Whitney, Cal. 
.do. 
582 
Near Kernville, Cal. 
.do. 
583 
d ad. 
d ad. 
$ 
.do. 
Oct. 20 
.do. 
628 
.do. 
Oct. 27 
.do. 
629 
.do.. . 
Oct. 25 
.do. 
84. Ictei'iis bullocki, (Swains.).—Bullock’s Oriole. 
This Oriole occupies in the West the same place so conspicuously filled by the well- 
known Baltimore in the East. It comes freely into the precincts of village and city, 
suspending its nest from the swaying limbs of the sliadetrees. It was very common 
about Los Angeles in June, and probably had young at that time. 
No. 
Sex. 
Locality. 
Date. 
Collector. 
260 
9 jun. 
Fort Tejon, Cal. 
Aug. 27 
H. W. Henshaw... 
