BIRDS OF NOETH AND MIDDLE AMERICA. 369 



Melospiza fasciata dementse Tovrss^yD, Proc. U. S. Nat. ]\Ius., xiii, no. 799, Sept. 

 9, 1890, 139 (San Clemente I., Santa Barbara group, California; U. S. 

 Nat. Mus.), 140 (Santa Rosa I.).— American Ornithologists' Union 

 Committee, Auk, viii, 1891, 86; Check List, 2d ed., 1895, no. 582t.— Ridg- 

 WAY, Man. N. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 1896, 604.— Grinnell, Pub. i, Pasadena 

 Acad. Sci., 1897, 18 (San Clemente I.; habits; song). 



Melospiza melodia dementse Oberholser, Auk, xvi, April, 1899, 183. — McGregor, 

 Bull. Coop. Orn. Club, i, Sept. to Oct., 1899, 88 (Coronados I., Lower Cali- 

 fornia). 



MELOSPIZA CINEREA GRAMINEA (Townsend). 

 SANTA BARBARA SONG SPARROW. 



Similar in coloration to 2L c. dernentce. but much smaller. 



Adult male.—hQngth. (skins), 131.57-138.68 (134.87); wing, 58.17- 

 61.21 (60.20); tail, 53.59-58.67 (56.13); exposed culmen, 11.91r-12.45 

 (12.19); depth of bill at base, 6.60-6.86 (6.83); tarsus, 20.32-21.81 

 (21.31); middle toe, 11.22-11.99 (11.88).^ 



Adult female.— IjQugih (skins), 134.62-139.19(136.91); wing, ,58.42- 

 60.20 (59.18); tail, 55.63-58.67 (57.15); exposed culmen, 11.68-11,94 

 (11.81); depth of bill at base, 6.35: tarsus, 20.32-21.08 (20.83); middle 

 toe, 14.22-14.99 (14.73).' 



Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz islands, Santa Barbara group, Cali- 

 fornia. 



Melospiza melodia . . . var. heermanni (not Melospiza heermani Baird)HEN- 

 SHAW, Orn. Rep. Wheeler's Surv., 1876, 244, part (Santa Cruz I.). 



Melospiza fciHciata gr ami neu Townsend, Proc. U. S. Xat. Mus., xiii, no. 799, Sept. 

 9, 1890, 139 (Santa Barbara I., California; U. S. Nat. Mus.).— American 

 Ornithologists' Union Committee, Auk, viii, 1891, 86; Check List, 2d ed., 

 1895, no. 582/;.- Ridgway, Man. N. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 1896, 604.— Grin- 

 nell, Pub. i, Pasadena Acad. Sci., 1897, 6 (Santa Barbara I.). 



Melospiza melodia graminea Oberholser, Auk, xvi, Apr., 1899, 183. 



MELOSPIZA CINEREA SAMUELIS (Baird), 

 SAMTJELS' SONG SPARROW. 



Exactly like 21. c. heermanni in coloration, but much smaller, with 

 the bill more slender. 



Ailultmale.—Li^\ig\h (skins), 126.75-149.86 (138,94); wing, 56.13- 

 63.75 (60.96); tail, 53.09-61,72 (59,44); exposed cidmen, 10.92-12.70 

 (12,19); depth of bill at base, 6,60-7.37 {^.m)\ tarsus, 19.81-22.35 

 (21,08); middle toe, 14,22-16.26 (15.24).^ 



Adalt female.— \^Q\\gi\\ (skins), 128.27-142.49 (135,13); wing, 56,13- 

 60.45 (58.42); tail, 53.34-59.69 (57.91); exposed culmen, 11,43-12,45 

 (11.94); depth of bill at base, 6.35-7.37 (6.86); tarsus, 19.81-21.84 

 (20.57); middle toe, 14.48-16.51 (15.24),* 



' Five specimens. * Twenty-two specimens. 



■^ Two specimens. * Eleven specimens. 



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