706 FEINGILLID-E. 



e. 6 ad. sk. Oaklands, Cal., Sept, 13, 1873 (Dr. R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 

 S. Bryant). [P.]. 



d. S ad. sk. Presidio, San Francisco Co., Oct. 9, H. K. Coale, Esq. 



1882 (L. Locke). [P.]. 



e. 3 ad. sk. Nicasio, Cal., March 25, 1880. H. K. Coale, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 /. S ad. sk. Fort Tejon, Cal. (Xantus ; Sm. no. Sclater Coll. 

 25733). 



Subsp. <>. Melospiza rufina. 



Fvingilla cinerea (nee Gm.), Audub. B. Amer. pi. 390. fig. 1; id. 



Om. Biogr. v. p. 22 (1839) ; id. Syn. p. 119 (1839) ; id. B. Amer. 



8vo, iii. p. 145, pi. 187 (1841). 

 Emberiza rufina, Brandt, Descr. An. Boss. pi. 215 (1836). 

 Passerella cinerea (nee Gm.), Bp. Comp. List B. Bur, $• N. Amer. 



p. 31 (1838) ; id. Consp. i. p. 477 (1850). 

 Zonotrichia guttata, Gambel, Journ. Philad. Acad. i. p. 50 (1847) ; 



Gray, Gen. B. ii. p. 373 (1849). 

 Passerella rufina, Bp. Consp. i. p. 477 (1850). 

 Melospiza rufina, Baird, B. N. Amer. p. 480 (1858); Brown, Ibis, 1868, 



p. 422; Ball Sf Bann. Trans. Chicago Acad. i. p. 285 (1869); 



Cooper, B. Calif, p. 214 (1870) ; Coues, Check-l. N. Amer. B. p. 54 



(1882). 

 Zonotrichia rufina, Gray, Hand-l. B. ii. p. 94, no. 7388 (1870). 

 Melospiza guttata, Finsch, Abhandl. nat. Ver. Bremen, iii. p. 43 



(1873) ; Cones, Check-l. N. Amer. B. p. 54 (1882). 

 Melospiza cinerea (nee Gm.), Finsch, t. c. p. 41. 

 Melospiza melodia, var. guttata, Coues, Key N. Amer. B. p. 139 



(1872) ; Baird, Brewer, fy Bidgio. Hist. N. Amer. B. ii. p. 27, 

 pi. 27. fig. 12 (1874). 

 Melospiza melodia, var. rufina, Coues, Key N. Amer. B. p. 139 



(1872) ; Baird, Brewer, 8,- Bidgio. Hist. N. Amer. B. ii. p. 27, 



pi. 27. fig. 11 (1874). 

 Melospiza melodia,/. guttata, Coues, B. N.-West, p. 139 (1874). 

 Melospiza fasciata, g. rufina, Coues, t. c. p. 139 (1874). 

 Melospiza fasciata, 6\ guttata, Bidqio. Rep. Surv. 40th Parallel, 



p. 484 (1877) ; id. Bull. Nutt. Om. Club, iii. p. 66 (1878) ; 



Belding, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. i. p. 417 (1879). 

 Melospiza fasciata guttata, Bidgio. Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. iii. pp. 3, 



180 (1881) ; Coues, Key N. Amer. B. 2nd ed. p. 372 (1884) ; 



Anthony, Auk, iii. p. 169 (1886) ; Everm. t. c. p. 182 ; A. O. U. 



Check-list N. Amer. B. p. 280 (1886). 

 Melospiza fasciata rufina, Ridgtu. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. iii. pp. 3, 



180 (1881) ; Bean, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. v. pp. 152, 172 (1882) ; 



Coues, Key N. Amer. B. 2nd ed. p. 372 (1884) ; Anthony, Auk, iii. 



p. 169 (1886); A. O. U. Check-list N. Amer. B. p. 280 (1886). 



Adult male. Differs from 21. fasciata and its allies in the more 

 uniform character of the upper parts, which are devoid of the ashy 

 margins to the feathers ; the streaks on the underparts dingy 

 rufous, not standing out in the same bold relief as in M. fasciata or 

 M. hcermanni : " upper mandible horn-black, paler along tomiurr ; 

 lower horn-blue, darker terminally " (Ridgway) : " bill dusky, 

 lower mandible reddish brown towards the base ; feet and claws 

 dusky reddish brown" (Audubon). Total length 5-5 inches, 

 culmen 0-5, wing 2-45, tail 2-4, tarsus 0-75. 



