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THE CONDOR Vol. xI TOWNSEND SOLITAIRE. Myadestes t0wnsendi. Rare and irregular mid- winter visitant. One individual observed February 26, 19o9, among bay-trees along the lower Strawberry Creek. In January, I911 (4th to 24th), and in Feb- ruary and up to March 15, 1913, single individuals were repeatedly seen in the pepper trees along the west side of the foot-ball bleachers (J. G {. and I-I. S.S.). RUSSET-BACKED THRUSH. Hy10cichla ustulata ustulata. Common summer visitant, occurring in the larger city gardens as xvell as along the stream-courses on the lower Campus and up in the hills: Arrives late; dates of first observation: May 3, I9o4 (A. S. A.); May 1, 19o 9 (J. G.); April 15, 191'? (A. S. A.); May 3, 1912 (J. G.); April 21, i913 (A. S.A.). In full song from a few days after arrival until about July lO, after which the birds become extremely quiet. Noted in numbers up to the first week in September.. Latest record: September 24, 19o8 (J. G.). Nest with four small young by stream near Faculty Club June 23, 1909. DWARF HERMIT T?RUSH. Hy10eichla gutrata nanus. Common winter visi- tant, appearing in wet weather all over the Campus and through the town, but in dry weather restricted to the shaded canyon sides and wooded ravines. Dates of first seen in the fall: October 16, 19o6, and October 16, 19o 7 (A. S. A.); Oc-- tober 15, t9o8 , and October 6, 191o (J. G.); October 4, 1912 (A. S. A.); Oc- tober 4, 1913 (H. C..B.). Latest spring dates: April 14, 1912 (J. G.); April 17, 1913 (H. C. B.). WESTERN Romt?-. Planestitus migrat0rius pr0pinquus. Irregularly common mid-winter visitant. At times considerable numbers come to the tall pines near the Center Street entrance at about sundown to roost for the night. Earliest re- corded dates of observation in the fall: November 5, 197. (A. S. A.); November 13 , 191o (J. G.); November 12, 1911 , November 4, 1912, and December 14, 1913 (H. C. B.). Last seen in the spring: March 25, 1911 (J. G.); March 15, 1913 (H. C. B.). VARIED T?RUSH. Ix0reus naevius naevius. Irregularly common mid-winter iqsitant. Most numerous as a rule in tracts of bay, but at times affecting live- oaks and even brushy hillsides. Some dates of first observation are: December i, 19o6 (A. S. A.); November 16, 191t (J. G.): November 16, 19t 3 (A. S. A.). Late spring records: March 27, 1911 (T. I. S.); April 5, 1912, and March t 5, 1913 (J. G.). WESTERN BLUEBIRD. Sialia mexicana 0ccidentalis. Rather rare and sporadic winter visitant. Reported as having been seen on a few unspecified dates about the h{ll-tops within the Campus domain. February 1, 1913, a large flock was ob- served on the hillsides near the rifle range (I-I. C.B.). February 23, 1913, a com- pany of a dozen was seen in flight along a North Berkeley hillside (J. G.). FROlq FIELD AND STUDY Some Notes on Sea Birds from Los Angeles County, California.?On October 11, 1913, at Hyperion Beach, Los Angeles County, a single charge of no. l0 shot into a flock of terns brought down four of the birds. Two of these proved to be of the more common species of the region, Sterna J?orsteri? and the other two of the less common Sterna hitundo. Willett in his notes on the latter species in Pacific Goas! .4v,ifau? no. 7, appears to con- sider it advisable to record actual takes of the birds, thus implying its relativ? scarcity. It would seem proper, therefore, to record this common flocking of the two species with the suggested equality of numbers. The writer's identification was kindly checked up and concurred in by Mr. H. S. Swarth.