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478 (752) Polioptila plumbea Baird. 



Plumbeous Gnatcatchek. 



Syn. — Polioptila melanura, part. 



Status — Common resident locally in the deserts (Lower Sonoran) of southeastern Cali- 

 fornia; recorded north to Resting Springs, Inyo County, and west to Palm Springs, 

 Riverside County. 



479 (753) Polioptila californica Brewster. 



Black-tailed Gnatcatcher. 



Syn. — Polioptila melamira, part; Culicivora atricapilla. 



Status— Common resident locally in Lower Sonoran in the San Diegan district, north- 

 west to Ventura. 



480 (754) Myadestes townsendi (Audubon) Cabanis. 



TOWNSEND SOLETAIRE. 



Syn. — Ptilogonys townsendi. 



Status — Common in summer along the Sierras (Boreal) locally from Mount Shasta south 

 to the San Bernardino Mountains; more generally distributed in winter through Transi- 

 tion, and sparingly west to the coast. 



481 (758+758 b) Hylocichla ustulata ustuiata (Nuttall) Ridgway. 



RUSSET-BACKED ThRUSH. 



Syn. — Turdus ustulatus; Turdus nanus, part; Turdus sivainsoni; Turdtis stvainsoni ustu- 

 latus; Turdus ustulatus sivainsoni; Hylocichla ustulata osdica. 



Status — Common summer visitant in suitable localities through Upper Sonoran and Tran- 

 sition; occurs elsewhere during migration. 



482 (759, part) Hylocichla aonalaschkae aonalaschkae (Gmelin) Ridgway. 



Dwarf Hermit Thrush. 



Syn. — Turdus minor; Turdus nanus, part; Turdus aonalaschkcs, part; Turdus aonalasch- 



kcB auduboni, part; Turdus pallasi vslv. nanus; Turdus guttatus. 

 Status — Abundant winter visitant throughout the State. 



483 (759. part) Hylocichla aonalaschkae verecunda Osgood. 



Coast Hermit Thrush. 



Syn. — Hylocichla aonalaschkcc, part; Turdus aonalaschkcr, part; Turdus patlasi\ Turdus 

 nanus, part. 



Status — Common winter visitant south through the humid coast belt; casually to Los An- 

 geles County. 



484 ( ) Hylocichla aonalaschkae slevini Grinuell. 



Monterey Hermit Thrush. 



Syn. — Turdus nanus, part; Turdus sequoiensis, part; Turdus aonalaschkcs scquoiensis, 



part. 

 Status — Fairly common summer visitant locally in the southern humid coast belt from 



Point Sur, Monterey County, north to Sonoma County; migrant through the San Diegan 



district (PasadenaJ. 



