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* 30. Coturniculus passerinus perpallidus Ritlgw. 

 Hare, but seen at several localities. 



31. Chondestes grammica strigata (Sw.). • 

 Common. 



32. Zonotrichia leucophrya (For.st.). 



Common at and south of La Paz, on May 1, during and after very 

 hot weatlier. This species, Spizella hreiceri, and Pipilo chlorurun \\M3re 

 missed from San Jose, and not afterward seen. This is the only Zono- 

 trichia yet detected at and south of La Paz*, and the only one found by 

 me in central California in summer south of 39°. It breeds regularly in 

 the mountain meadows of Calaveras and Alpine Couutiest, at an alti- 

 tude of 7,0U0 feet or more, where 1 have seen it uumated as late as July 

 9. I have not yet found it below 7,000 feet. 



33. Spizella pallida (Sw.). 



34. Spizella bre"weri Cass. 

 Abundant. 



35. Amphispiza bilineata (Cass.). 

 Common. 



36. Pipilo chlorurus (Towns.). 

 Common. 



37. Pipilo fuscus albigula (Baird). 

 Not often seen at any locality. 



[The specimens obtained by Mr. Belding are in fine winter plumage, 

 and all exhibit distinctly the characteristic features of the race, as 

 distinguished from P. mesoleiiciis, in much more distinctly ashy breast, 

 decidedly more trenchant definition of the bufify throat-patch, smaller 

 size, etc. As- in P. mesoleucus, however, the throat is occasionally en- 

 tirely unicolored, three of the seven examples showing no difference in 

 intensity of the buff on different parts of the throat ; therefore, the 

 phrase "ochraceous of throat palest posteriorly, where it becomes nearly 

 white," as given in the diagnosis of the race on p. 122, vol. ii. Hist. N. 

 Am. jB., requires some modification, to this extent, that when it does vary 

 in intensity, it is palest posteriorly, instead of the reverse, as in P. mcso- 

 leueus. — E. R.] 



* In the Xantus collection, from "Cape Saint Lncas," are a few examples of Z. 

 intermedia, bnt most of the specimens obtained by Xantus are Z. leucophnjs. 



t Z. leucophrys is undoubtedly the species found by me breeding abundantly at Mount- 

 ain Meadows, summit of Donner Lake Pass, in the Sierra Nevada, in July, 1867. In my 

 report on the oruithology of the fortieth parallel (x). 471), the birds of this locality 

 were erroneously referred to Z. intermedia, for the reason that no specimens were ob- 

 tained, while at that time Z. leucoj}hrijsy<iix?, -not supposed to occur west of the Rocky 

 Mountains. — R. R. 



