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attired finch and a vivacious though not very- 

 loud songster. Male, entire upper parts, includ- 

 ing head and neck, all around bright azure blue, 

 darker on middle of back; breast rufous or 

 tawny; belly white. There is a distinct white 

 wing bar and sometimes a second fainter one. 

 The female is dull in color, with but a trace of 

 blue on the grayish brown back; breast pale 

 buff. An abundant summer resident of the 

 valleys and foothills, rare in the extreme south 

 and in the mountains to seven thousand feet and 

 above. 



140. Lar Bunting; Calamospiza melanocorys 

 Stejn. 



This bird must not be confounded with the lark 

 finch, which see. Length six and a half inches. 

 Bill stout. Male in summer black, with con- 

 spicuous white patch on wings. Female and 

 winter male brownish gray above, streaked with 

 dusky brown; below white, streaked with dusky; 

 shoulder patch and tips of tail-feathers white. 

 Found chiefly in San Diego County, where 

 it occurs in flocks. 



THE TANAGER FAMILY. 



This immense family of brilliant tropical American 

 birds has but one representative commonly found 

 in California. The tanagers are related to the 

 finch family, but have a rather more rounded 

 bill, better adapted to cutting than to crushing. 

 They are fruit and insect eaters and inhabit the 

 woodland. They are noted for the brilliancy 

 of their colors, red and yellow predominating. 



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