510 SwARTH, California Forms of Psaltriparus. [oct. 



comparable examples of viinimus, still the material is not sufficient 

 to warrant any generalizations. 



Following are statements of the manner of occurrence in Cali- 

 fornia of the species and subspecies of Psaltriparus found within the 

 state, as deduced from the specimens assembled for the present 

 study. 



Psaltriparus minimus minimus (Townsend). 



Type locality. — Columbia River, probably near Fort Vancouver, 

 Washington. 



Range in California.— Lower and Upper Sonoran zones of a 

 comparatively narrow strip along the coast at least from the Oregon 

 line south into northern Lower California. In northern California 

 east to the Siskiyou and Trinity mountains; directly north of San 

 Francisco Bay this strip is confined within extremely narrow limits ; 

 in southern California it extends to and includes the northern and 

 eastern slopes of the San Gabriel, San Bernardino, San Jacinto, 

 and Cuyamaca mountains. On Santa Cruz Island, of the Santa 

 Barbara group. 



Specimens examined from the folloM'ing localities. Siskiyou 

 County: Callahan; Horse Creek, Siskiyou Mountains. Shasta 

 County: Tower House. Humboldt County: Shelter Cove. 

 Mendocino County: Gualala; Covelo; Mendocino; Mount San- 

 hedrin. Sonoma County: Guerneville; Freestone; Sea view. 

 Marin County: San Geronimo; Nicasio; Inverness; Point Reyes. 

 Contra Costa County: Walnut Creek; Mount Diablo. Alameda 

 County: Berkelej^; Oakland; Piedmont. San Mateo County: 

 Woodside; Pescadero. Santa Clara County: Palo Alto. San 

 Benito County: Paicines. Monterey County: Pacific Grove. 

 San Luis Obispo County: San Luis Obispo; Paso Robles. Kern 

 County: Fort Tejon. Santa Barbara County: Santa Barbara; 

 Santa Cruz Island. Ventura County: Ventura; ]\Iount Pinos. 

 Los Angeles County : Glendora; Claremont; Santa Monica Moun- 

 tains; Cerritos; San Fernando; Pasadena; El Monte; Azusa; 

 Los Angeles. San Bernardino County; San Bernardino; San 

 Bernardino Mountains; Reche Canyon; Victor^^lle. Orange 

 County: Trabuco Canyon. Riverside County: Riverside; San 

 Jacinto Mountains ; Palm Springs. San Diego County : Jacumba; 



