Vol. XX"| 0BERH01.SER, Synopsis of ike Genus Psaltri/arus. 20I 



1903 J 



The darkest specimens come from the state of Washington. 

 Those from the northern coast of Cahfornia, particularly near San 

 Francisco Bay, are intermediate between minimus and calif amicus . 



Psaltriparus minimus californicus Ridgway. 



Psaltriparus minimus californicus Ridgway, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 

 II, 1884, p. 89. 



Type locality. — Baird, Shasta County, California. 



Geographical distribuiion.— C2iVxiorn\a, excepting the northern coast 

 region ; northern Lower California. 



Lighter colored than true F. minimus, and apparently a good 

 form. We therefore can see no reason for the suppression of the 

 name californicus, which Mr. Grinnell has recently sought to 

 accomplish. ^ 



Psaltriparus grindse Ridgway. 



Psaltriparus gritidce RiDG\\A\, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. VI, 1883, p. 155 



(Belding MS.). 



Tv^^ /oc-«//<y. —Laguna, Lower California. 



Geographical distribution. — Southern part of Lower California. 



This bird seems to be specitically distinct from Psaltriparus 

 minimus, as Mr. Brewster has recently stated. ^ 



The name, moreover, should be credited to Ridgway instead of 

 Belding, to conform to the present treatment of manuscript 

 names.'^ 



> Pac. Coast Avifauna, No. 3, 1902, p. 72. 

 »Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., XLI, 1902, p. 205. 



