106 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. , 



I have shot good examples of it in winter and early 

 summer in San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Calaveras coun- 

 ties, and have shot specimens in Kern County that I 

 referred to it, though none of these Kern County speci- 

 mens were as richly colored as the best examples from 

 the Sacramento Valley. It is common as far north as 

 Red Bluff in winters of average mildness. There is 

 great individual variation in this as in the other forms 

 of Otocoris which occur in California. I have collected 

 specimens of rubea, strigata, chrysolwma and Mr. Dwight's 

 recently described merrilli at or near Stockton, and in 

 Yuba, Butte and Sutter counties have collected rubea, 

 strigata and merrilli, and think specimens which might 

 be referred to chrysolcema can easily be obtained in the 

 three last named counties in summer and winter, but 

 believe that strigata and merrilli are but winter visitants 

 to the valleys of California. For valuable articles on 

 the perplexing varieties of the horned larks see Hen- 

 shaw, Auk, vol. i, 254, and Dwight, Auk., vol. vii, 138. 



Leucolcema has been collected as far south as Carson, 

 in winter, by Mr. Ridgway. 



116. Otocoris alpestris strigata Hensh. STREAKED 

 HORNED LARK. 



Gridley, October 9, 1884, first seen; a large flock. In 

 about a week it became common and remained all win- 

 ter; was still at Gridley March 8, when I left it, but I 

 could not find it here after March 23, 1890. 



Mr. A. L. Parkhurst, of San Jose, collected it there 

 and sent me a specimen for identification the most 

 southern point where it has been taken so far as I know, 

 but it probably goes much farther south in severe win- 

 ters. It was in large flocks at Red Bluff, February 2, 

 1885. It is very common at and about Stockton in 

 winter. 



