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Show ALASKAN BIRDS IN CALIFORNIA. , i. Strantj Visitors Brought to San Ber. A nardlno by Big Storm. At nn early hour this morning several sev-eral Hocks of strange hints numbering thousands camo into tho city on tho wings of a big rain and wind storm, nnd this morning tho bodies of mnny of tho fowl wero found lying Inert in tho downtown streets nnd In tho parks, says n San Hcrnardlno correspondent corre-spondent of tho San Francisco Chron-Iclo. Chron-Iclo. Tho nlr was filled last night with crloff-of strango fowl which, nttractod by the electric lights, roosted upon tho buildings or fell exhausted In tho streets, Investigation today showed that mnny of tho birds wero of Alns-knn Alns-knn vnrloty, nnd tho only accounting for their presence In this Iatltudo Is thnt they wero engaged In n long flight to tho southern zones from their northern summer haunts nnd had boon m deterred . from their route by heavy y winds and rnlns. Tho most notlcenblo 1 birds wero tho northern phalorpe and I tho night herons. Tjio former birds I are rnroly seen outsldo of Alaska or 1 In tho far south I |