. The game birds of California . iIP W m |H. cz o> o mz HC c m z enHO 3 SUBF-BIRD 487 America, and it migrates along the whole Pacific coast of the twoAmericas. At the north, in Alaska, it has not been reported betweenMay 29 and July 21; during this interval it vanishes. It is believedthat the nesting grounds are in the interior of northwestern Alaska,but this belief rests upon inference coupled with the assertions ofAlaskan natives. In California the Surf-bird is a moderately common species inthe spring and fall migrations, and it has been observed here once inwinter. Definite instances of

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. The game birds of California . iIP W m |H. cz o> o mz HC c m z enHO 3 SUBF-BIRD 487 America, and it migrates along the whole Pacific coast of the twoAmericas. At the north, in Alaska, it has not been reported betweenMay 29 and July 21; during this interval it vanishes. It is believedthat the nesting grounds are in the interior of northwestern Alaska,but this belief rests upon inference coupled with the assertions ofAlaskan natives. In California the Surf-bird is a moderately common species inthe spring and fall migrations, and it has been observed here once inwinter. Definite instances of occurrence, with specific dates, are asfollows: Bodega Bay, March 25 or 26,1885 (Belding, MS); Berkeley,October 24, 1888 (Cooke, 1910, p. 95); Farallon Islands, June 3, 1903(Cooke, loc. cit.); Santa Cruz, April 22, 1895 (specimen in Mailliardcoll.) ; Monterey, August 3, 1894, and other dates in same month(Loomis, 1895, p. 224) ; January 12, 1911 (two specimens in Zool.) ; and May 10 and August 5, 1907 (Beck, 1910, p. 71)

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