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76. Spizella breweri, Cass. — Brewer's Sparrow. 



Brewer's Siiarro\\^ is undoubtedly abundant in tbe higher Sierras in 

 summer, though I did not And it at Big Trees in July and August. 



I saw but two specimens at Stockton during the spring of 1878. 



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Sod.i Spriiig.s 



Sept. — , 1877 



77. Melospiza fasciata, y. guttata, (Nutt.). — Busty Song Sparroic. 



This was an abundant species at Marysville in the winter and spring 

 of 1878, as late as March 5, and probably later. It was quite generally 

 distributed among the weeds and grass of corn-fields in the bottom-lands, 

 as well as along sloughs, being strikingly different from M. liccrmanni in 

 this respect. It is a winter sojourner of Murphy's, where it is restricted 

 to edges of ponds. 



It was first seen at Stockton (in the fall of 1878) on No^-ember 14. 

 Here I saw no more than one specimen of this species in the spring (1878), 

 and three or four in the fall of the same year (to November 28). The 

 latter appeared to be migrating, f\nd one of them was found in wheat 

 stubble two or more miles from a slough; 



Marysville ' J.in. — , 1878 



Murpliy's '. | Mar. 20, 1877 



Marysville - I Feb. — , 1878 



do Winter, 1878 



77 a. Melospiza fasciata, il fallax, B-myA.—HocUij Mountam Song S2)arron!. 



While collecting at Marysville in wiMer, I often at first glance mis- 

 took for M. lincolni what may have been this species. This confusion 

 lasted but two or three weeks, however. Later in the season I tried to 

 duplicate the specimens I had shot, but was unable to do so. 



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*77 h. Melospiza fasciata, C haermanni, Baird. — Califariiian Song Sjyarroic. 



This is an abundant resideut of Stockton, and appears to be equally 

 abundant in summer and winter. I have seen two nests in the tule 

 marshes made entirely of flags, while those I found on solid ground were 

 made of grass or weeds, lined with fine grass. 



It is the only Melospiza found here in summer, and almost the only one 

 in winter. 



Proc. Nat. Mus. 78- 



March 31, 1879. 



