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 Nov., 1908 FROM FIELD AND STUDY 239 insufficient in itself to warrant calling the bird )IIerula confinis. In other words, the Haywards "Cape Robin", is a pale individual extreme of the Western Robin (/l[erula miraloria pro- pinqua).--J. GRINNELL, Berkeley, California. Early Record for Passerculus rotratus in Los Angeles County.--On August 18, 1908, I secured a female/. roslralus in the marsh at Alamitos Bay, Los Augeles County, California. I observed two or three others on this date and by September 1 they were quite common.---C. B. LINTON, Longr Beach, Califortia. Notes on the Western Gnatcatcher.---The Western Gnatcatcher (Polioplila ccerulea oh- sours) has appeared this summer over its breeding range in Central California in larger numbers than ever before, and has visited localities where previously unknown. At I*yffe, El Dorado County, it had been noted by Barlow in June, but in no numbers. This year, however, it was a very common bird and no less than eight pairs of birds were observed nesting at I*yffe, and three sets of eggs were taken by H. W. Cartiger toni myself. Mr. Cartiger in his three previous trips from Placerville to Fyffe had never seen a bird along the stage road, yet this year its note could be heard nearly everywhere, mnl seven specimens were taken over a range of twelve miles. On March 22, 1908, near Point San Pedro, San Mateo County, I took a male gnatcatcher, thus making a record for this county. In Alameda County, where observations were made over Mach, April, July and August, these birds were abumlant nearly everywhere in the bushy regions and specimens of all ages were taken. Mr. W. Otto Emerson, probably the best posted man on Almneda County ornithol- ogy, can only report two instances of this bird having occurred in the county over a long period of years. From the data thus taken from the widely separated localities mentioned, it would appear that the species has made a very large migration northward this last stunmet and I should like to hear of its occurrence in other localities this year.--J. R. I'EMBERTON, $latford Utizgrsily, California. i .t BOHLMAN AND FINLEY IN CAMP ON A FLOATING TULE ISLAND, DURING THEIR EXPLORATION OF LO'ER KLAMATH LAKE, SUMMER OF 19(18