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the typical form, though I have seen but few specimens 

 from the coast. One of Mr. Anthony's Beaverton speci- 

 mens was nearly typical gambeli, and I supposed the 

 specimen represented the birds which breeds there. I 

 could not find it about San Diego. 



170. Zonotrichia coronata (Pall.) GOLDEN-CROWNED 

 SPARROW. 



San Diego. Rare winter visitant; last seen April 3, 

 1884; April 17, 1885. Probably goes but little south of 

 San Diego. L. B. 



Poway. F. E. Blaisdell. Rare winter visitant; not 

 noticed after the last of March. 



Volcan Mountains. W. O.Emerson. Common from 

 January 24, 1884, to February 14, when the snow ap- 

 peared to be too much for them. A few seen in Febru- 

 ary and March after the storm of February 14, especially 

 during warm days. 



San Bernardino. F. Stephens. Very rare winter 

 visitant to the foothills. 



San Jose. A. L. Parkhurst. May 4, 1884, last, 



Alameda and Contra Costa counties. W. E. Bryant. 

 Tolerably common winter visitant. 



Berkeley. T. S. Palmer. Abundant winter visitant. 



Central California. L. B. Abundant winter visitant 

 below the snow line. Big Trees, September 25, 1880, 

 first; common at Murphys on the 29th. Gridley, Sep- 

 tember 24, 1884, first, six seen; common on the 25th. 

 Summit, September 25, 1885, first, rare; common Octo- 

 ber 2 (snow on September 24). It left Stockton after 

 April 27, 1880 a late spring. 



Sebastopol. F. H. Holmes. Abundant winter visit- 

 ant; September 24, first; last seen May 2, bulk departed 

 about April 15, 1884. 



Shasta County, Cal. Brewer. June 14, 1877, nest 



