WESTERN BIRDS Sparrow 



that inhabit the west. In their loud, rich voices and 

 plumage they resemble their eastern cousin, being un- 

 mistakably members of the Fox tribe. 



Shumagin is a dweller of the Alaska Peninsula and 

 Islands whose name it bears, wintering north to northern 

 California: the Thick-billed inhabits the mountains of 

 California, breeding on both slopes of the Sierra Nevada 

 from Mt. Shasta to Mt. Whitney, wintering in south- 

 western California; casual in Marin County. Slate- 

 colored (P. iliaca schistacea) occupies the Rocky Moun- 

 tain region, breeding from northwestern Montana south 

 to the mountains of Lassen and Modoc counties, north- 

 eastern California, to the White Mountains of eastern 

 California, and to central Colorado; wintering south to 

 southwestern California, Arizona, New Mexico, and east 

 to Kansas. Stephens breeds in the Tejon, San Gabriel, 

 San Bernardino, and San Jacinto mountains. Sooty 

 (P. iliaca fuliginosa) breeds in northwestern Washing- 

 ton, wintering along the coast to San Francisco. Kadiak 

 (P. i. insularis) breeds in Alaska and winters along the 

 coast to southern California. Townsend's (P. i. town- 

 sendi) breeds on the coast of southeastern Alaska and 

 winters south to Humboldt County, California. 



While there is some difference in the shade of color 

 and markings of these various birds, it seems not wise to 

 try to differentiate them in this work. The person who 

 really wants to know just which Fox Sparrow he is be- 

 holding had better consult the Director of the best 

 Museum in the State where the bird is seen. (Located 

 at the State University in California.) 



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