MELOSPIZA nEBRMANNI— M. FALLAX. 483 



According to our notes it was there confined to the floor of the pnrk, ov 

 did not ascend to any great distance up the canons along the streams. At 

 Sacramento, as well in the river- valleys of western Nevada, it was common 

 among the iules or rushes fringing the sloughs and jjonds near the larger 

 bodies of water. The species was stationary in all portions of its range, or 

 at least did not perform more than a partial vertical migration, although 

 the fact that individuals of the var. f/utUria were met with in tlie West 

 Humboldt Mountains would seem to indicate that while the species, col- 

 lectively, may be found in one locality throughout the year, individuals 

 perform more or less of a latitudinal migration. 



Lint of specimens. 

 /9. heermanni. 



150 ? ad.; Elumboldt lliver (Oreaiia), August 31, 1807. 7— 9^— 3— 2i— .1— 7_ 

 ■■^—(21). Bill, dull liver-brown, the ui)per inaudible darker, uearly bliick ou the cultueii ; 

 iri.s, hazel; tarsi and toes, dark liver-brown. 



21G, cJ ad.; Camp 19, West Hiiiuboldt Mountains, Nevada, September L'l, 1807. 

 08-811—25— 2 J_ii^l3— 23— 1 J. Bill, blackish hepatic-olive, paler and more slaty 

 ou lower mandible ; iris, hazel ; tarsi and toes, deep purplish horn-color. 



230, <?(«/.; Camp 19, October 7, 1807. G'— 9— 2J— 2^'^.— -^'-_i^_.3_lj. Upper 

 mandible, slaty horu-black, lower paler brownish-slaty; iris, hazel ; tarsi and toes, 

 pale horn-color. 



308, S ad.; Truckee Reservation, Nevada, December 25, 1SG7. 7— 91—2^—2 ',— 

 T« — ff— 3i — U- Upper maudible horn-Wack, paler along lomium ; lower, browui.sh- 

 slaty. 



381, ? ad.; Truckee Reservation, December 20, 1807. 0^— Sjl— 2^>— 2^— /;.— •?— 

 2S — If- Upper mandible hepatic-black, paler along tomium ; lower, lilaceous-brown,' 

 with yellowish tinge basally beneath. 



382, 5<(rf.; Truckee Reservation, December 26, 1807. OS — S.A— 2','— 2^ ' '— 



.,7 ,-, o , ' 8 2 4 I, i 1.1 1 



~i — Ig. bame remarks. 



383, <J ad.; Truckee Reservation, December 20, 1807. OjJ — Si — 2}i — 2|— ,', ' ;' — 



• > — U. Same remarks. 



470, S ad.; Carson City, Nevada, March 28, 1808. 0§— 8}i— 2|^— 2^. [Jp|>er 

 maudible, plumbeous-black, tomium paler; lower, dnll plumbeous, with lilaceons glow 

 basally and beneath; iris, bister; tarsi,, whitish-brown ; toes, deei)er brown. 



479, ^ ad.; Carson, March 30, 1808. C|— 8§— 2f?j— 2/5. Same remarks. 



y. fallax. 



890, j«('.; Camp 22, Ruby Valley, Nevada, Se|)tember 4, 18GS. 6J— 84— (f)— 2i. 

 Bill, lilaceoua ashy-brown, darkest terminally, lower mandible more lilaceous; rictus, 

 pale yellow; iris, very dark sepia; tarsi and toes, dilute lilaceous sei>ia, latter pale 

 yellow beneath. 



