PERCHING BIRDS 



581 f. Sooty Song Spahrow. Mclospiza melodia rufina. 



Range. — Pacific coast from Britisli Columbia to Alaska. 



A darker bird, both above and below, even tlian the last. Eggs like the last 

 but averaging a trifle larger. Size .82 x .62. 



581g. Brown's Sonc; Sparrow. Melospiza melodia riviiloris. 



Range. — Southern Lower California. 



A light colored form like the Desert Song Sparrow; said to build in cat tails 

 above water as well as on the ground; eggs not different from others of the 

 genus. 



581h. Santa Barbara Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia graminea. 

 Range.— Breeds on Santa Barbara Islands; winters on adjacent coast of Cali- 

 fornia. 



A variety of the same size but paler than samueUs. Nesting or eggs not 

 peculiar. 



5811. San Clemente Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia clementop. 



Range. — San Clemente and Santa Rosa Island of the Santa Barbara group. 

 Slightly larger than the last; habits and eggs the same. 



581j. Dakota Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia juddi. 



Range.^ — North Dakota, breeding in the Turtle Mountains. 



Practically indistinguishable from the common Song Sparrow; the eggs will 

 not differ. 



581k. Merrill's Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia merrilli. 



Range. — Northwestern United States; eastern Oregon and Washington to 

 Idaho. 



Very similar to, but lighter than the Rusty Song Sparrow. 



5811. Alameda Song Sparrow. ]\Ielospiza melodia pusillula 

 Range. — Salt marshes of San Francisco Bay, California. 

 Similar to, but still smaller than Samuel Song Sparrow. Eggs will not differ. 



581ni. San Diego Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia eooperi. 

 Range. — Southern coast of California; north to Monterey Bay. 

 Similar to, but smaller and lighter than heermaiini. 



581n. Yakutat Song Sparrow. Melospisa melodia eaurina. 



Range. — Coast of Alaska from Cross Sound to Prince Williams Sound. 



Similar to the Sooty Song Sparrow but larger and grayer. Eggs probably 

 average larger. 



58 lo. Kenai SoNCi Sparrow. Melospiza Melodia l,eiiaie)isis. 

 Range. — Kenai Jeninsula on the coasts. 

 Like the last but still larger; length about 7 inclies. 



581 (J. Bischoff's Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia iiisi^nis. 

 Range. — Kadiak Island, Alaska. 

 Similar to and nearly as large as the next species, but browner. 



58 Ir. Aleutian Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia sanaka. 



Range. — Found on nearly all the islands of the Aleutian group, excluding 

 Kadiak. 



This is the largest of the Song Sparrows being nearly 8 

 inches in length; it is similar in appearance to the Sooty 

 Song Sparrow but grayer. It nests either on the ground or 

 at low elevations in bushes, the nest usually being con- 

 cealed in a tuft of grass or often placed under rocks or, 

 sometimes, driftwood along the shores. The nests are 

 made of grasses and weed stems, and the eggs are similar 

 to those of the Song Sparrow but much larger and more 

 elongate. Size .90 X .65. Greenish wliite 



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