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an elevation of nearly 3000 feet. August 30, 1910 (Bowles, Auk xxviii, 1911, 

 175). These birds had probably bred at higher elevations and descended to 

 the lower level after the young had been raised. J. ^lailliard has found the 

 Stephens Fox Sparrow to occur in winter at an elevation of about 1500 feet 

 in the mountains of Marin County, and has taken specimens in that locality 

 as early as the first part of September (Condor xiv. 1912, 63). This fact 

 would seem to show that this species is one of the few land birds that winter 

 in considerable numbers north of the northern limit of their breeding range. 



289. (585f) Passerella iliaca insularis Ridgway. Kadiak Fox Sparrow. 

 Common winter visitant to the foothills and mesa lands, south to San 



Diego County. Fairly plentiful on the Santa Barbara Islands. C. B. Linton 

 and myself found this bird not uncommon on Santa Cruz Island in November 

 and December, 1907. Mr. Linton also took several specimens on San Cle- 

 mente Island, between January 23 and April 1. 1907 (Condor x, 1908. 85V 



290. (588b) Pipilo maculatus oregonus Bell. Oregon Towhee. 

 According to the A. O. U. Check-List, this species winters south to 



southern California. I have seen but one record for this locality, that of a 

 female taken by C. B. Linton on San Cleiuente Island, December 4. 1908 

 (Condor xi, 1909, 194). Recently no. 16662 collection John E. Thayer; now 

 no. 21273, Univ. Calif. Mus. Vert. Zool. 



291. (588c) Pipilo maculatus clementae Grinnell. San Clemente 

 Towhee. 



Common resident on San Clemente, Santa Catalina, Santa Cruz and Santa 

 Rosa islands. Originally described from San Clemente (Auk xiv, 1897, 294). 

 I have included this form solely because it has been accepted by the A. O. U. 

 Committee. Although I have examined a great many specimens from the 

 islands, I have never been able to discern any appreciable difference lietween 

 it and the next. R. M. Perez took three sets of eggs on Catalina Island, 

 April 13-16, 1911. They were all advanced in incubation. 



292. (588d) Pipilo maculatus megalonyx Baird. San Dieco Towptee. 

 Abundant resident of brushy regions, occurring in summer up to 7000 feet 



in the mountains. Nests mostly in May in the lower country and about a 

 month later in the mountains. Antonin Jay found two fresh eggs near El 

 Monte. Los Angeles County, April 11, 1897, and W. M. Pierce found two 

 fresh eggs near Claremont, Los Angeles County, July 22. 1906. 



293. (591.1a) Pipilo crissalis senicula Anthony. Anthony Towhee. 

 Abundant resident of the mesa and foothill regions, less common on the 



lowlands near the coast. May be found in summer up to about 5000 feet in 

 the mountains. Breeds mostly in April and May. J. Grinnell found a brood 

 of nearly fledged young in Pasadena. March 20, 1896, and noted fresh eggs 

 in the same locality, late in July (Pub. 2. Pasadena Acad. Sci.. 1898, 40). 

 These dates are both exceptional. 



294. (592.1) Oreospiza chlorura (Audubon). Green-tailed Towhee. 

 Summer resident of the mountains from 5000 to 9000 feet altitude. 



