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The type probably came from the southern part of 

 the San Joaquin Valley, not far from Fort Tejon. The 

 Bakersfield resident song sparrow is identical in size and 

 color with that of Stockton and northward, or very 

 nearly so. 



San Bernardino. F. Stephens. Common resident of 

 the valley; rare resident of the foothills. Agua Caliente, 

 San Diego County, east slope; common from March 18 

 to April 15, 1886. 



West Humboldt Mountains, Truckee Reservation, 

 Carson . Ridgway . 



184. Melospiza fasciata samuelis (Baird). SAMUELS'S 

 SONG SPARROW. 



San Quiiitin Bay, May, 1881, rare, not typical. San 

 Rafael, moderately common May, 1885. San Diego, 

 rare resident and quite like the above Lower California!! 

 birds, differing from my types of heermanni and samuelis. 

 Mr. Henshaw (1879) says it is samuelis alone that occurs 

 along and near the Californian coast. I believe the 

 type came from Petal uma. L. B. 



Volcan Mountains. Dr. Cooper. Specimens obtained 

 here by Mr. Emerson approach heermanni, but I think 

 they will not do for it. They are identical with the 

 Hay wards birds. 



Santa Cruz. Jos. Skirm. Very common resident. 



San Jose. A. L. Parkhurst. Breeds. 



Oakland. W. E. Bryant. Common resident. 



Nicasio. C. A. Allen. 



Olema and Santa Cruz. A. M. Ingersoll. Breeds. 



Mouth of Eel River. C. H. Townsend. A specimen 

 December, 1885; the only one of the kind seen. 



