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Show 245 No. 12 13 14 68 423 693 711 712 59 59 60 61 69 77 107 145 155 357 358 359 359A 361 862 365 Sex. cf ad. 9 ad. c/ ad. cf ad. o \ tfad. d d 9 jun. 9 jun. 9 Jan. d Jan. Qlun. V Jan. d Jan. tfjun. d Jan. d Jan. d Jan. 9 Jun. 9 Jan. <? jun. 9 Jan. d Jan. Locality. Santa Cms Island, Cal . . . . . . do do 8anta Barbara, Cal Walker's Basin, Cal do .' do do Santa Barbara, Cal . . . . . . do do do do do do do do do .' do do do do do Date. June 10 June 10 Jnne 10 Jane 96 Aug. 27 Nov. 10 Nov. 11 Nov. 11 Jane 25 June 25 June 25 June 25 June 26 Jane 26 Jane 27 June 29 June 29 Aug. 15 Aug. 15 Aug. 15 Aug. 15 Aug. 15 Aug. 16 Aug. 15 Collector. H. W. Henshaw. .... do . . . do .... do do .... do do .... do .... do .... do .... do . . . . . . . . . .. do . . . do .... do .... do .... do do .... do do . . . . do .... do .... do .... do .... do Wing. 2.45 2.48 2.37 2.53 2.43 9.65 2.56 2.53 Tail. 2.69 2.72 Bill. 0.47 n 4fi 2.52 0.4ft 2.70 2.67 2.97 2.77 2.67 0.48 0.47 0.47 0.43 0.43 Tarsus. 0.87 0.85 0.83 0.90 0.84 0.92 0.85 0.80 71. Peueeea ruficeps, ( Cass.).- Red- capped Finch. I notice this species here merely to call attention to the negative evidence afforded by its entire absence from oar collections of the past season. The original specimen came from California, and the species has since been obtained by one or two collectors only, principally by Heerman, who found it abundant near the Calaveras River. Dr. Cooper refers to the species as inhabiting the Catalina Island, where he saw a few. Though I searched carefully for this bird in localities exactly similar to those which were always inhabited by the closely- allied variety ( var. houcardi) in Arizona, I did not succeed in finding a single individnal. It is certainly not a widely- distributed species, and is probably quite rare. I have recently been informed that Mr. Allen, of Marin County, just north of San Francisco, has found this bird breeding in his locality. 72. Passerella townsendi, ( Aud.).- Townsend's Sparrow. Early in October the mountains in the vicinity of Mount Whitney began to be thronged with these birds, strangers from the far north, and now the chaparral and thickets on the steep mountain- sides, as well as the bushy ravines, were crowded by their numbers. From their abundance as far south as Caliente, I should suppose they spread over quite the entire southern part of the State. Lower than an elevation of 5,000 feet I did not find them. In spring they retire to more northern parts to breed, none being known to remain in the State. No. 526 527 534 541 56* 644 645 646 665 666 690 mi 707 708 709 667 Sex. $ d d d % d 9 d d d i d Locality. Mount Whitney, Cal Mount Whitney, Cal.... do Walkdeor ' s Basin, Cal do do do , do do do do do do Date. Oct. 7 Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 10 Oct. 11 Nov. 5 Nov. 5 Nov. 5 Nov. 9 Nov. 9 Nov. 10 Nov. 10 Nov. 11 Nov. 11 Nov. 11 Nov. 9 Collector. H. W. Henshaw. do .... do .... do do: - do - do - do - do .... do .... do - do . . . . do .... do .... do .... do Wing. 3.12 a 17 a 33 3.23 3.19 3.12 3.33 3.28 3.08 3.25 3.10 3.15 3.28 3.30 3.38 3.18 Tail. 3.05 3.27 3.22 3.12 a io 9.95 3.97 a 30 2.98 a 30 a is a 16 a 26 a 24 a29 a 12 Bill. 0.48 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.48 0.48 0.50 0.52 0.46 0.50 0.48 0.45 0.51 0.48 a 51 0.48 Tarsus. 0.97 0.90 0.93 0.97 0.93 0.98 0.95 a 95 0.88 0.93 0.93 0.92 0.90 0.93 1.02 0.97 Depth of bill. 0.38 0.34 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.37 0.36 0.37 0.34 0.38 0.37 0.33 0.36 0.34 0.39 0.39 AP. J J- 16 |