FRINGILLID^ : Finches, Sparrows, etc. 



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Southwestern California 

 Res. Nests on ground in 

 boggy meadows of high moun- 

 tains. Winters in lowlands, 

 also in favored spots on 

 deserts. 



Arizona Migrant, chiefly. 

 Probably W.V. along 

 lower Colorado River and 

 warm valleys in the south. 



Lincoln Sparrow 



They fall easily into two groups, the gray and the brown, but differences 

 between members of each group are in most cases so slight that field 

 identification is impossible; hence for our purpose only four forms will be 

 recognized. 



Southwestern California 

 W.V. Oct.- Apr. Common. 

 Brushy hillsides, especially near 

 coast. Summer range: Tran- 

 sition Zone of the Sierra Nevada, 

 both slopes. 



ThicK'billedi Fox Sparrow 



Southwestern California 

 S.V. Abundant locally, in 

 mountains above 6500 feet. 

 Nest in tangled mats of ceano- 

 thus. Winter home unknown. 



15-tephenb Fox Sparrow 



Southwestern California W.V. Occasional. Widely distributed, 

 but few in numbers. Range in summer : Rocky Mountains from north- 

 ern Montana to central Colorado, west to extreme northeastern and 

 eastern California. 



