NEVADA SAVANNAH SPARROW 711 



with a larger number of anthinus at about 178 feet below sea level 

 in Death Valley, Calif., near Furnace Creek Ranch, in April 1917. 

 There was no indication of breeding. 



Distribution 



Bange. — British Columbia and the prairie provinces south to 

 southern Mexico. 



Breeding range. — The Nevada Savannah sparrow breeds from central 

 southern and northeastern British Columbia (Lillooet, Charlie Lake), 

 northern Alberta (Athabaska Delta, Sand Point on Lake Athabaska), 

 and central Manitoba (Oxford House) south through eastern Washing- 

 ton and eastern Oregon to eastern California (Battle Creek Meadows, 

 Owens Lake, Bodfish, Big Bear Lake), southern Nevada (Pahranagat 

 Valley), southern Utah (Zion Canyon), northern Arizona (Kayenta), 

 central Colorado (Salida, Fort Morgan), western Nebraska (Mitchell), 

 and northeastern South Dakota (Fort Sisseton). Recorded in summer 

 in southeastern Alaska (Petersburg). 



Winter range. — Winters from northern California (Nicasio, near 

 Red Bluff), southern Nevada (Indian Springs), southwestern Utah 

 (St. George), central Arizona (Oak Creek), central Texas, central 

 Oklahoma (Okmulgee County), and northwestern Mississippi (Rose- 

 dale) south to northern Baja California (Colnett), Guerrero, State 

 of Mexico, Veracruz, southern Texas (Brownsville), and southern 

 Mississippi (Lyman). 



Casual records. — Casual east to Michigan (Isle Royale), Ohio 

 (Clermont County), Kentucky (CarroUton) , Tennessee (Bartlett, 

 EUendale), South Carolina (Aiken County), and Georgia (Grady 

 County). 



Egg dates. — North Dakota: 3 records, June 3 to June 5. Utah: 1 

 record, June 6. 



PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS RUFOFUSCUS Camraa 



Chihuahua Savannah Sparrow 



Contributed by Wendell Taber 



Habits 



Sidney Camras (1940) described rufofuscus as being nearest to the 

 race P. s. hrunnescens, but with the brownish tones brighter tlirough- 

 out and the black markings heavier and distinguishable from all 

 other members of the genus by its brighter coloration. 



Althougli tlie 1957 A.O.U. Check-List states that this race breeds 

 from central Arizona and central northern New Mexico south to 

 central Chihuahua, Duvall (1943) points out that "so far as known 



