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374 (591 b+d) Pipllo crissalis crissalis (Vigors) Gray. 



California Towhee. 



Syn. — Fringilla crissalis; Pipilo/uscus, part; Pipilo crissalis, part; Pipilo fuscus crissalis, 

 part; Pipilo/uscus carolce; Pipilo crissalis carolcs. 



Status — Abundant resident of the Upper Sonoran Zone west of the Sierra Nevada south to 

 about latitude 35°; north to Shasta Valley. 



375 (591 c) Pipilo crissalis senicula (Anthony) Ridgway. 



Anthony Towhee. 



Syn. — Piptlo fuscus senicula; Pipilo/uscus crissalis, -part; Pipilo/uscus, part; Pipilo cris- 

 salis, part. 



Status — Abundant resident below Transition in the San Diegan district, north to southern 

 end of Salinas Valley (Paso Robles). 



376 (592; Pipilo aberti Baird. 



Abert Towhee. 



St.\tus — Fairly common resident locally in the desert within the southeastern corner of 

 the State, from Fort Yuma west to Salton and Indio. 



377 (592. 1 ) Oreospiza ciilorura (Audubon) Ridgway. 



Green-tailed Towhee. 



Syn. — Eii.'berm\ora chlunira; Embernagra blandingiana; Pipilo chlorurus; Ailapetes 

 chlorurus. 



Status — Common summer visitant along the higher Sierras and desert ranges from Mount 

 Shasta south to the San Bernardino Mountains; winters sparingly in the southern part of 

 the San Diegan District; casual during migration west of the Sierras to San Jose. 



378 C594) Pyrrhuloxia siuuata sinuata Bonaparte. 



Arizona Pyrrhuloxia. 



Status — Recorded only from Fort Yuma on the California side of the lower Colorado 

 River. 



379 (595) Zamelodia ludoviciana (Linna?u.s) Coues. 



Rose-bkeasted Grosbeak. 



Status — Several specimens secured by C. H. Gilbert and party at Meyers, Humboldt 

 County, July i, 1S97; portions of these specimens are still preserv^ed and re-examination 

 confirms the original record as made by R. B. McLain; also an immature male specimen 

 is at hand secured by M. F. Oilman at Palm Springs, Riverside County, September 10, 

 1897. 



380 (596) Zamelodia molanccephala (Swsinson) Coues. 



Black-headed Grosbeak. 



S\'N. — (iuiraca )nelaiioccphala; Zamelodia melanocephala capitalts; Zainelodia viclano- 

 cephala microrhyncha; Habia melanocephala; Hedymeles nielanocephalus; Hedytncles 

 melanocephalus var. capitalis; Coniaphca melanocephala. 



Status — Common summer visitant nearly throughout the State below Boreal; breeds most 

 abundantly in Upper Sonoran. 



