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317 (542) Ammodramus sandwichensis sandwichensis (Gmelin) Ridgway. 



Sandwich Sparrow. 



SvN. — Passerculus sandwichensis, part. 



Status — Rare midwinter visitant to the northern part of the State; recorded by R. C. 

 McGregor from Battle Creek and Gridley. 



318 (542 b) Ammodramus sandwichensis alaudinus (Bonaparte) Ridgway. 



Western Savanna Sparrow. 



Syn. — Passerculus sandzuichensis, part; Passerculus savanna; Antmodramus sandwicfiensis 

 savanna; Emberiza savanna; Passerculus sandwtchensis alaudinus, part; Passerculus 

 alaudinus; Passerculus savanna var. alaudinus. 



Status — Abundant winter visitant throughout the lower parts of the State; summers in the 

 valleys e&st of the Sierra Nevada; recorded as breeding at Owens Lake. 



319 (542 c) Ammodramus sandwichensis bryanti (Ridgway) Ridgway. 



Bryant Marsh Sparrow. 



Syn. — Passerculus sandwichensis, part; Passerculus anthinus, part; Passerculus sandzvich- 

 ensis alaudinus, part; Passerculus savanna var. anthinus, part; Passerculus sa?idwichen- 

 sis bryanti. 



Status — Abundant resident on the marshes of San Francisco and Monterey Bays; south in 

 winter along the Coast as far as San Pedro. 



320 (543) Ammodramus beldingi (Ridgway) Ridgway. 



Beldino Marsh Sparrow. 



Syn. — Passerculus sandtvichensis, part; Passerculus anthinus, part; Passerculus savanna 

 var. anthinus, part; Passerculus beldingi; Ammodramus sandivichensis beldingi. 



Status — Abundant resident on the southern coast marshes from Port Harford south to 

 National City. 



321 (544) Ammcdramus rostratus rostratus (Cassia) Cassin, 



Large-billed Marsh Sparrow. 



Syn- — Passerculus rostratus-, Emberiza rostrata. 



Status — Common winter visitant along our southern seacoast from Santa Barbara to San 



Diego; said to pass the summer and breed within our limits, but definite records are 



lacking. 



322 (546 a) Ammodramus savannarum bimacuiarus (Swainson) Grinnell. 



Western Grasshopper Sparrow. 



^\'ii.— Emberiza passerina; Coturniculus passerinus; Colurniculus passerinus perpallidus; 



Ammodrantus savannarum perpallidus; Coturniculus savannarum bimaculatus. 

 Status — Fairly common resident locally in the lower country west of the Sierras; north to 



Sacramento and south into San Diego County; more generally distributed tn winter. 



.323 (549.1) Ammodramus caudacutus nelsoni Allen. 



Nelson Sparrow. 



Syn. — Ammodramus caudacutus becki; Animodrauius nelsoni. 



Status — Known only from the two specimens taken by R. H. Beck at Milpitas, Santa 

 Clara County, on Mav 6. i8qi. and January- 31, 1S96, respectively. 



