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367 (585 c) Passerella iliaca schistacea (Baird) Allen. 



Slate-colored Sparrow. 



Syn. — Passerella schistacea, part; Passerella townsendi var. schistacea. 



Status — Fairly common in summer in the mountains along the eastern border of the State 



east of the Sierra Nevada, south to White Mountains; sparingly in winter in the valleys 



west of the Sierras (Murphys south to Poway). 



368 (585 b) Passerella iliaca megarhyncha (Baird) Ridgway. 



Thick-billed Fox Sparrow. 



Syn. — Passerella schistacea, part; Passerella megarhyncha, part; Passerella schistacea var. 



megarhyncha, part. 

 Status — Common in summer along the Sierra Nevada CBoreal), breeding from Mount 



Shasta south to Mount Whitney; winters commonly in the San Diegan district nortli to 



Fort Tejon, casually to Mariu County. 



369 (585 d) Passerella iliaca Stephens! Anthony. 



Stephens Fox Sparrow. 



Syn. — Passerella megarhyncha, part; Passerella schistacea var. megarhyncha, part; Passer- 

 ella iliaca megarhyncha, part. 



Status — Common in summer on the southern Sierras (Boreal), from the Tejon Mountains 

 south to the San Jacinto Mountains; recorded in winter only from Santa Catalina Island. 



370 (588 a+d) Pipilo maculatus megalonyx (Baird) Coues. 



Spurred Towhee. 



Syn. — Fringilla arctica; Pipilo arcticus; Pipilo megalonyx, part; Pipilo erythrophthalmus 

 oregonus; Pipilo maculatus oregonus, part; Pipilo maculatus atratus. 



Status — Common resident of Upper Sonoran and Transition east and south of the humid 

 coast belt nearly throughout the State (except Santa Barbara Islands). 



371 (588 b, part) Pipilo maculatus falcifer McGregor. 



San Francisco Towhee. 



Syn. — Pipilo maculatus oregonus, part; Pipilo maculatus megalonyx, ■pa.rt; Pipilo orcgonus\ 

 Pipilo megalonyx, part. 



Status — Common resident in the humid coast belt from Mendocino County south to south- 

 ern Monterey County, including the San Francisco Baj- region. 



372 (588 b, part) Pipilo maculatus oregonus (Bell) Coucs. 



Oregon Towhee. 



Status — Common resident in the northern coast belt (vicinity of Hunil»oldt Bay aiid north- 

 ward). 



373 (588 c) Pipilo clementae Grinnell. 



San Clemente Towhee. 



Syn. — Pipilo maculatus clementcs; Pipilo maculatus megalonyx, \>ax\.\ Pipilo maculalus 

 oregonus, part; Pipilo megalonyx, part. ^ 



Status — Common resident on San Clemente, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa and Santa Catalina 

 Islands. 



