182 EVERMANN on Birds of Ventura County, California. [April 



This little bird is much like the English Sparrow now devastating thi 

 country, and is in very bad repute among fruit men, who regard it as their 

 worst enemy among the birds. 



131. *Spinus tristis. (5^9-) American Goldfinch. — Common. 

 Resident throughout the year. 



132. *Spinus psaltria. (530.) Arkansas Goldfinch. — Not com- 

 mon. Resident from April to October. 



133. *Spinus lawrencei. (531-) Lawrence's Goldfinch. — Common 

 summer resident. Probably the most abundant representative of the 

 genus. Its eggs are readily distinguishable from those of the. two pre- 

 ceding by being pure white, while the others are light green, or greenish 

 white. 



134. *Ammodramus sandwichensis alaudinus. (542 b.^ Western 

 Savanna Sparrow. — Resident in old fields and meadows. Not common. 



135. *Ammodramus beldingi. (543-) Belding's Marsh Sparrow. 

 — Resident; frequent near the coast. 



136. Poocaetes gramineusconfinis. (540(7.) Western Vesper Spar- 

 row. — Resident.'' Not common. 



137. *Chondestes grammacus strigatus. (552 a.) Western Lark 

 Sparrow. — Common resident. Scarcely distinguishable from the east- 

 ern form. 



13S. Zonotrichia gambeli. (556.) Gambel's Sparrow. — An abun- 

 dant winter resident. 



139. Zonotrichia coronata. (557.) Golden-crowned Sparrow. — 

 Winter resident : frequent in the foothills and mountains; seldom seen in 

 the valleys. 



140. * Spizella socialis arizonae. (560 «.) Western Chipping Spar- 

 row. — Summer resident. Rare. 



141. Junco hyemalis oregonus. (567 </.) Oregon Junco. — Rare win- 

 ter resident. Seen oftenest high up in the mountains. 



142. Amphispiza belli. (574-) Bell's Sparrow. — A rare winter 

 resident among the hills. A pair of fine specimens were gotten October 

 30, in the mountains near Santa Paula. 



143. Peucaea ruficeps. (580.) Rufous-crowned Sparrow. — ^A rather 

 common resident, but found only among the mountains. 



144. * Melospiza fasciata heermanni. (5S1 c. ) IIeermann's Song Spar- 

 row. — Resident; not very common. 



145. * Melospiza fasciata samuelis. (5S1 d.') Samuels's Song Spar- 

 row. — Resident ; common. 



146. * Melospiza fasciata guttata. (581 <'.) Rusty Song Sparrow.— 

 Resident. Rare. 



147. * Pipilo maculatus megalonyx. (588 a.') Spurred Towhee. — 

 Resident. Common. 



148. * Pipilo fuscus crissalis. (591/;.) California Brown Tovvhee. 

 — Resident. One of the most abundant and best known birds. 



149. * Habia melanocephala. (596.) Black-headed Grosbeak. — 

 Summer resident ; common. Arrives about April 23. A sweet and pleas- 

 insi songster. 



