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breeds at Bear Valley, near Emigrant Gap, and at Sierra 

 Valley. Gridley, October 14, much darker birds, toler- 

 ably common for the first time. All remain here in 

 winter. Mr. Parkhurst sent me a specimen of typical 

 guttata from San Jose collected in winter. I find it at 

 Stockton, Murphys and Colfax in winter. 



Nicasio. C. A. Allen. 



Oakland. W. E. Bryant. Tolerably common winter 

 visitant. 



186. Melospiza fasciata rufina (Bonap.) SOOTY SONG 

 SPARROW. 



Coast region of British Columbia, north to Sitka. 



187. Melospiza lincolni (Aud.) LINCOLN'S SPARROW. 

 San Diego, tolerably common migrant. April 26, 



1884, last seen a fine male. L. B. 



Agua Caliente, San Diego County. F. Stephens. 

 Rather common winter resident. 



Volcan Mountains. W. 0. Emerson. January 25, 

 one only. 



Oakland. W. E. Bryant. Rare migrant. 



Sebastopol. F. H. Holmes. Rare winter visitant, ? 

 October 15, 1884. 



Central California. L. B. Rare summer resident of 

 subalpine meadows; occasionally breeds in Calaveras 

 County at 4,700 feet altitude. It was common in the 

 winter of 1877-78 at Marysville, a colder winter than the 

 average; presume some winter in suitable localities as 

 far north as this every winter. Gridley, September 24, 

 1884, first; several. Tehachapi, April 4, 1889, first 

 seen, many migrants. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. Common summer 

 resident. 



Bendire. Noticed in considerable numbers on their 



