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Zool., specimens not typical). Occurs in winter in suitable places on the deserts 
of southeastern California, and in the San Diegan district, at least in Los Ange- 
les County (J. Grinnell, loc. cit.). 
340 (542c¢) Passerculus sandwichensis bryanti Ridgway 
Bryant MarsH SPARROW 
Synonyms—Passerculus sandwichensis, part; Ammodramus sandwichensis 
bryanti, part; Passerculus sandwichensis alaudinus, part; Passerculus anthinus, 
part; Passerculus savanna, part; Passerculus savanna var. anthinus, part; Tit- 
lark Sparrow, part. 
Status—Common resident on the tidal marshes bordering Monterey, San 
Francisco, Tomales, and Humboldt bays. The metropolis of this subspecies in 
its most typical characters is the salicornia association of San Francisco Bay, 
and here in many places it is abundant. The Humboldt Bay representatives 
(specimens in Mus. Vert. Zool.) are somewhat intermediate in characters 
towards alaudinus. Wherever this form occurs at all it is apparently perma- 
nently resident. The two exceptions to this rule are San Luis Obispo, two spe- 
cimens, October 8 (Maillaird coll.), and Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, one 
specimen, December 23 (Brooks, Condor, xv, 1913, p. 182). Three of the re- 
corded instances of occurrence far south of its breeding range have each been 
found to have been due to probable misidentifications. In each case I have 
closely examined the specimen upon which the record was based, with the follow- 
ing results: San Pedro (Swarth, Condor, m1, 1901, p. 17) = P. beldingi; Witch 
Creek (Bishop, Condor, vu, 1905, p. 142) = P. s. alaudinus; Santa Cruz Island 
(Linton, Condor, x, 1908, p. 128) = P. s. alaudinus. The fourth record out of 
range has not been verified: ‘‘Santa Barbara to Carpinteria’ (A. K. Fisher, N. 
Amer, Fauna no, 7, 1893, p. 86), probably = P. beldingt. 
341 (543) Passerculus beldingi Ridgway 
BreLpIng MAarsH SPARROW 
Synonyms—Passerculus sandwichensis, part; Passerculus anthinus, part; 
Passerculus savanna var. anthinus, part; Ammodramus beldingi; Ammodramus 
sanduichensis beldingi; Ammodramus sandwichensis bryanti, part; Titlark 
Sparrow, part. 
Status—Common resident on the coastal marshes of southern California 
from San Diego to Santa Barbara; casual north to Port Harford (W. E. Bryant, 
Proce. Calf. Acad. Sei., 2nd ser., 1, 1889, p. 299). The salt marshes on the coast 
of the San Diegan district form the typical habitat of this sparrow, and in only 
rare instances does it stray short distances onto the adjacent higher ground. 
342 (544) Passerculus rostratus rostratus (Cassin) 
LARGE-BILLED MAarsH SPARROW 
Synonyms—Hmberiza rostrata; Ammodramus rostratus ; Sea-shore Sparrow. 
Status—Common winter visitant to the seacoast of southern California, 
from San Diego to Santa Barbara; casually to Santa Cruz, specimen taken Aug- 
