Appendix. 



1 1 8. Belding's Marsh Sparrow; Ammodramus 

 beldtngt Ridgw. 



Darker than Bryant's sparrow, with heavier and 

 broader markings, and with the stripe of light 

 above the eyes and down the middle of the 

 head obscure or wanting. Marshes of southern 

 California, from Santa Barbara into Lower 

 California. 



119. Large-billed Sparrow; Ammodramus ros- 

 tratus Cass. 



This bird belongs in the same group with the pre- 

 ceding birds. It is a comparatively rare bird 

 and can only be told by noting its differences 

 from other members of the group. The bill is 

 decidedly larger. There is no yellow on the 

 head or wings, nor any stripe down the middle 

 of the crown. The general color is brownish 

 gray above and white below, everywhere streaked 

 with indefinite lines of brown. Throat white, 

 unstreaked. Wintering from Los Angeles south- 

 ward and breeding chiefly in Lower California. 



1 20. Western Grasshopper Sparrow ; Ammo- 

 dramus savannarum perpallidus Ridgw. 



In general like other members of the savanna 

 sparrow group. Crown blackish brown, with 

 a distinct line down the center. A yellow spot 

 between the bill and eye, and a yellow spot on 

 edge of wing. Breast, unlike all the preceding 

 species, yellowish or buffy, unstreaked save for a 

 few lines on the sides. Above grayish, pale 

 reddish brown and blackish. Breeds in 

 southern California on the coast, and northward 

 chiefly in the interior. 



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