liv INTRODUCTION 



Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis : House Fliieli. — Abundant resident. 

 Astrayalinus tristis salicamans : Willow Goldfinch. — Resident in willows 



and mustard patches. 

 Aatrayalinus lisaliria : Arkansas Goldfinch. — Abundant resident. 

 Astragulinus laicrencei : Lawrence Goldfinch. — A rare summer visitant, 



and erratic in its visits. 

 Spinas pi nils : 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 bimaculatiis : Western Grasshopper Sparrow. — 



Recorded from near San Jos^ (R. H. Beck). 

 Ammodramus nelsoni : Nelson Sparrow. — Two records from Milpitas 



marshes. 

 Pooecetes gramineus conjinis : Western Vesper Sparrow. — Recorded from 



near San Jos^ (McGreg-or). 

 Chondestes grammacus strigatus : Western Lark Sparrow. — Commoner on 



the east than on the west side of the bay. 

 Zonotrichia leucophrgs gambelii : Gambel Sparrow. — Abundant winter vis- 

 itant, leaving- 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 arizome : 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. 

 Amphisjjiza belli: Bell Sparrow. — Said to breed near Los Gates (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. 

 Melospiza melodia santcecrucis : ^ 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} — Resident in Salicornia marshes about San 



Francisco bay. 

 Melospiza melodia morphia : Rusty Song Sparrow. — Winter visitant in 



Santa Cruz Mountains. 

 Melospiza lincolnii : Lincoln Sparrow. — Winter visitant. 

 Melospiza lincolnii striata : Forbush Sparrow. — Casual winter visitant ; 



marshes. 

 Passerella iliaca unalaschcensis : Townsend Sparrow. — Common winter 



visitant in vallej' and Santa Cruz Mountains. 

 Pipilo maculatus megalunyx : Spurred Towhee. — Abundant resident in 



valley and in Santa Cruz Mountains. 

 Pipilo jfuscus crissalis : California Towhee. — Abundant resident in valley 



and mountains. 



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



