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 Nov., 1916 MORE SUMMER BIRDS FOR SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY 225 western half of the County, and undoubt.edly nests there as I have found it breeding in similar localities just south of the line. Through an oversight I omitted this bird from my original list. 81. Astragalinus lawrencei. Lawrence Goldfinch. While I have found nests of this species just south of the County line my only record for our County is of a male seen March 19, 1916, near the Sutro Forest. 82. Spinus pinus plnus. Pine Siskin. An erratic breeder in various portions of the County. In 1892 a school chum lowered down a set of eggs from a nest, in the "Panhan- dle" District of Golden Gate Park, which for years I was unable to identify. A few years ago I found a sparsely marked set of Siskin eggs which are in every way identical. On March 16, 1916, south of the Park on a city street I noted a Siskin gathering material for a nest. 83. Passerculus sandwichensis bryanti. Bryant Marsh Sparrow. While neither Carriger nor I ever succeeded in finding a nest of this bird north of the County line there is a set of four eggs in the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (no. 1463) taken by L. P. Bolander in a field near Lake Merced May 8, 1905, which I believe constitutes the only actual record of this bird's nesting in our County. 84. Spizella passerina arizonae. Western Chipping Sparrow. While not an uncom- mon breeder close up to the County line my only record here is April 20, 1908, when I noted a bird at Bosworth and Milton streets, in the Mission District. 85. Junco oreganus pinosus. Point Pinos Junco. This rather common resident species is unquestionably to be found nesting, as I have noted it at all seasons. Just across the County line I have collected several sets of eggs, and Pemberton also secured skins which proved typical pinosus. In view of this, the occurrence of tl*urberi on June 5, as recorded by W. A. Squires (ConDOR, XVHL p. 202), would be all the more remarka- ble; but Carriger and I feel we must question that record unless specimens were taken to substantiate it. Jesse Klapp tells me that he found a Junco's nest (no doubt referable to this species, i.e., pinosus) with two nearly full grown young in Golden Gate Park dur- ing the spring of 1916. 86. Pipilo crissalis crissalis. California Brown Towhee. Jesse Klapp found a nest - of this bird in Golden Gate Park in the spring of 1916, with four eggs. Neither Carri- ger nor I have seen it north of the County line. The California Brown Towhee is really such an abundant species in San Mateo County, in exactly similar country, that its rarity here is more remarkable than its abundance would be. 87. Passerina amoena. Lazuli Bunting. Pemberton noted a pair carrying nesting material near Ashbury Heights a number Of times between June I and June 10, 1915, but did not succeed in locating the nest. 88, Piranga ludoviciana. Western Tanager. Rcorded as being seen in Lafayette Square, May 6, 1908, by Clark C. Van Fleet (ConDOR, X, p. 181). 89. Progne subis hesperia. Western Martin. Carriger saw several at Lake Merced, April 28, 1912. 90. Riparia riparia. Bank Swallow. A very common nester in the sand banks at Lake Merced. A colony was noted nesting April 23, 1910. The only nest Carriger and I excavated contained a single fresh egg. 91. Vireo huttoni huttoni. Hutton Vireo. While rather common and undoubtedly breeding within the County neither Carriger nor I have a definite nesting record. A pair noted in Golden Gate Park, March 5, 1910 (Carriger); noted at Lake Merced April 23, 1910 (Carriger and Ray). 92. Vermivora celata lutescens. Lutescent Warbler. Carriger noted two of these birds near the Hayes Street entrance to Golden Gate Park, March 5, 1910. He also noted birds feeding young on Strawberry Hill; the exact date however is unavailable, as his records before 1906 were destroyed in the great fire of that year. 93. Dendroica auduboni auduboni. Audubon Warbler. This is a county that pro- vides a proper summer environment for the Pine Siskin, so the Western Robin (re- cently recorded) may yet be found to have this warbler as a summer companion. The nearest breeding station I believe is Sonoma County (Grinnell, Pac. Coast Avifauna no. 11, p. 148). My latest dates here are March 25, 1906, April 1, 1906, March 31, 1907, March 19, 19[1, March 27, 1915, and March 24, 1916. 94. Geothlypis trichas sinuosa. San Francisco Yellowthroat. A common breeder in the Lake Merced region. I found three typical nests April 22, 1911; two with four