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359 (583) Melospiza lincolni lincolni (Audubon) Eaird. 



Lincoln Sparrow. 



Syn. — Peuccca lincolni. 



Status — Common winter visitant to the lowlands of the southern and interior parts of the 

 State; remains through the summer and breeds sparingly along the high Sierras from 

 Mount Shasta, south to near Mount Whitney; occurs elsewhere as a migrant. 



360 (583 a; Melospiza lincolni striata Brewster. 



F'oRBUSH Sparrow. 



Syn. — Melospiza lincolni, part. 



Status — Fairly common winter visitant south through the coast belt to the San Francisco 

 Bay region; also to the northward in the interior (Battle Creek and Saint Helena). 



361 (585) Passerella iliaca iliaca (Merrem) Swainson. 



F\)x-coLORED Sparrow. 



vStatus — Rare midwinter visitant west of the Sierras; definitely recorded from Oakland, 

 Poway and Saticoy. 



362 (585 a. part) Passerella iliaca unalaschcensis (Gmelinj Ridgway. 



Shumagin Fox Sparrow. 



vStatus — Rare winter visitant into the San Diegan district (Pasadena, December 12). 



3^3 (585 a, part) Passerella iliaca insularis Ridgway. 

 Kadiak Fox Sparrow. 



'^\y.. Passerella iltaca toivnsendi\ Passerella unalaschcensis; Passerella iliaca unalasch. 



censis, part; Passerella tozunsendi; Zonotrichia townsendi. 

 Status — Common winter visitant west of the Sierras (excepting the Santa Cruz district), 



south to San Diego and vSanta Catalina Island. 



364 (585 a, part) Passerella iliaca meruloides (Vigors) Grinnell. 



Yakutat Fox Sparrow. 



^TiW-ii.— Passerella iliaca annectens; Passerella iliaca unalaschcensis, part; Fringilla merul. 



oides. 

 Status — Common winter visitant south along the humid coast belt through the Santa Cruz 



district. 



365 (^585 a, part) Passerella iliaca townsendi (Audubon) Coues. 



Townsend F'ox Sparrow. 



Status — Winter visitant into the northern humid coast belt; recorded by R. Ridgway 

 from Humboldt Bay and Bodega. 



366 (585 a, part) Passerella iliaca fuliginosa Ridgway. 



Sooty Fox Sparrow. 



Syn. — Passerella iliaca unalaschcensis, part. 



Status — Apcurding to R. Ridgway, south in winter along the humid coast belt to San 

 Francisco. 



