Appendix. 



A western variety of the towhee bunting, chewink 

 or ground robin of the eastern states. Length 

 eight and a half inches. Upper parts black, 

 with white markings on wings and tail, and 

 spots on back, the black extending around on 

 the throat and upper breast, in sharp contrast to 

 the white of under parts; sides broadly marked 

 with rufous. Found in low shrubbery or on the 

 ground. Female with black replaced by dark 

 slaty brownish. An abundant and generally 

 distributed species throughout the State, where- 

 ever suitable underbrush is found. The 

 Oregon Towhee is the race found to the 

 northward of California, and probably occurs 

 along our northern coast in winter. The white 

 spots are absent on the back, and in general the 

 white markings are more restricted. On San 

 Clemente Island a new form has been recently 

 recognized. 



135. California Towhee ; Pipilo fuscus crissalis 

 (Vig.). 



Length nearly nine inches; tail long. General 

 coloration plain unstreaked brown above and 

 below, darker on the head and lighter on the 

 throat, the latter pale rusty brown, spotted with 

 dusky. Under tail-coverts strongly contrasted 

 reddish brown. A common resident of the 

 valleys and foothills of California. 



136. Green-tailed Towhee; Oreospiza chlorura 

 (Aud.). 



Length seven and a half inches. Crown-patch 

 bright reddish brown ; forehead blackish ; back 

 olive-green or grayish green; throat pure white. 



