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Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis : House Finch. Abundant resident. 

 Astragalinus tristis salicamans : Willow Goldfinch. Resident in willows 



and mustard patches. 



Astragalinus psaltria : Arkansas Goldfinch. Abundant resident. 

 Astragalinus lawrencei : Lawrence Goldfinch. A rare summer visitant, 



and erratic in its visits. 



Spinuspinus: Pine Siskin. Resident in the Santa Cruz Mountains ; mi- 

 grant in valley. 

 Ammodramus sandwichensis alaudinus : Western Savanna Sparrow. 



Abundant fall and winter visitant in valley fields. 

 Ammodramus sandwichensis bryanti : Bryant Marsh Sparrow. Abundant 



resident in marshes about San Francisco bay. 

 Ammodramus savannarum bimaculatus : Western Grasshopper Sparrow. 



Recorded from near San Jose* (R. H. Beck). 

 Ammodramus nelsoni : Nelson Sparrow. Two records from Milpitas 



marshes. 

 Pooecetes gramineus confinis : Western Vesper Sparrow. Recorded from 



near San Jose" (McGregor). 

 Chondestes grammacus strigat us : Western Lark Sparrow. Commoner on 



the east than on the west side of the bay. 



Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii : Gambel Sparrow. Abundant winter vis- 

 itant, leaving 1 in April. 

 Zonotrichia leucophrys nuttalli : Nuttall Sparrow. Resident in damp 



coast belt ; winter visitant in Santa Clara valley. 

 Zonotrichia coronata : Golden-crowned Sparrow. An abundant winter 



visitant. 



Spizella socialis arizonce : Western Chipping Sparrow. Not a very com- 

 mon resident. 



Junco hyemalis thurberi : Sierra Junco. Winter visitant ; not common. 

 Junco hyemalis pinosus : Point Pinos Junco. Resident in Santa Cruz 



Mountains, and south in humid coast belt ; commonest junco in valleys 



in winter. 

 Amphispiza belli: Bell Sparrow. Said to breed near Los Gatos (J. Van 



Denburgh). 

 Aimophila rujiceps : Rufous-crowned Sparrow. Resident, locally, on east 



side of valley in sage-brush districts. 

 Melospiza melodia heermanni : Heermann Song- Sparrow. Resident in 



southernmost portions of Santa Clara valley uplands. 

 ^felospiza melodia santcecrucis : 1 Santa Cruz Song Sparrow. Common 



permanent resident along streams flowing into San Francisco bay and 



into Pacific Ocean from Santa Cruz Mountains. 

 Melospiza melodia pusillula. 1 - - Resident in Salicornia marshes about San 



Francisco bay. 

 Mclospiza melodia morphna : Rusty Song Sparrow. Winter visitant in 



Santa Cruz Mountains. 



ILelospiza lincolnii : Lincoln Sparrow. - - Winter visitant. 

 Mf/usjiizu lincolnii striata : Forbush Sparrow. - - Casual winter visitant ; 



marshes. 

 Passerella iliaca unalaschcensis : Townsend Sparrow. Common winter 



visitant in valley and Santa Cruz Mountains. 

 Pipilo maculatus megalonyx: Spurred Towhee. Abundant resident in 



valley and in Santa Cruz Mountains. 

 Pipilo fuscus crissalis: California Towhee. Abundant resident in valley 



and mountains. 



1 A local race not yet acted upon by A. O. U. committee. 



