PERCHING BIRDS 



581 f. Sooty Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia rufina. 



Range. — Pacific coast from British Columbia to Alaska. 



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

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



581g. Brown's Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia rivularis. 



Range. — Southern Lower California. 



A light colored form like tlie 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 samuelis. Nesting or eggs not 

 peculiar. 



581i. San Clemente Sum. Sparrow. Melospiza melodia elemental. 



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

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



581 j. 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. Melospiza melodia pusillula 

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

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



581m. San Diego Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia cooperi. 

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

 Similar to, but smaller and lighter than heermanni. 



581n. Yaktjtat Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia caurina. 



Range.- (Oast of Alaska from Cross Sound to Prince Williams Sound. 



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

 average larger. 



581o. Kenai Song Sparrow. Melospiza Melodia kenaiensis. 



Range. Kenai Jeninsnla on the coasts. 



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



581q. Bischoff's Sum, Sparrow. Melospiza melodia insignis. 



Range.- Kadiak Island. Alaska. 



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



581r. Aleutian Sum, Sparrow. Melospiza melodia sanaka. 



Range. Pound 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 Soot> _^^^^^^ 



Song Sparrow but grayer, it nests either mi the ground or 

 at low elevations in bushes, the nesl usually being con 

 cealed In a tuft of grass or often placed under rock- or, 



sometimes, driftwood along the shores. The nests are 

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



to those of the Song Sparrow but much larger and more 

 elongate, size .90 i .66. 



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