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581. Song Sparrow, Melospiza fasciata. (Type, Plate X.) 

 Eggs, 4 or 5, oval, bluish, spotted and dotted with reddish 

 brown and lilac ; .62 -\- .80 to .65 -|- .85. Nests placed on the 

 ground or on trees or bushes, composed of gi-ass and weeds, 

 lined with finer material. Breeds in Eastern United States 

 to the plains, and from Virginia and the northern portion 

 of the Lake States, northward, in April and May, and again 

 in July, 



581a. Desert Song Sparrow, 3Ielospiza fasciata fallax. 

 Eggs, indistinguishable from those of No. 581. Nests made of 

 strips of bark, straw, and other available material, and iisually 

 placed at an elevation above the ground. Breeds in New 

 Mexico and Arizona. 



5815. Mountain Song Sparrow, Melospiza fasciata mon- 

 tana. Eggs, indistinguishable from those of No. 581, and the 

 nests and nesting habits are similar. Breeds in Colorado, 

 Utah, Nevada, and northward, in May. 



581c. Heeumann's Song Sparrow, Melospiza fasciata 

 heermanni. Eggs, indistinguishable from those of No. 581, 

 and the nests are similar. Breeds in the interior of Southern 

 California, east into Western Nevada, in May. 



581f?. Samuel's Song Sparrow, Melospiza fasciata sainu- 

 elis. Eggs, similar to those of No. 581, but are a little 

 smaller. Breeds in the coast region of California, in April 

 and Mviff. 



581e. Rusty Song Sparrow, Melospiza fasciata guttata. 

 Eggs, similar to those of No. 581. Breeds in the coast region 

 of Oregon and Washington Territory. 



581/^ Sooty Song Sparrow, Melospiza fasciata rxifina. 

 Eggs, probably similar to those of No. 581. Breeds in the 

 coast region of British Columbia, north to Sitka. 



581^. Brown's Song Sparrow, Melospiza fasciata rivtda- 

 ris. Eggs, probably similar to those of No. 581. Breeds in 

 Lower California. Described by Bryant in " Proceedings of 

 the California Academy of Science," September, 1888. 



