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359 (567d) Junco oreganus pinosus Loomis 
Port Pinos JuNco 
Synonyms—Fringilla hyemalis; Struthus oregonus, part; Junco oregonus, 
part ; Junco hyemalis oregonus, part; Junco pinosus; Junco hyemalis pinosus. 
Status—Common resident of Transition in the Santa Cruz district, breeding 
from King Mountain, and near San Bruno, San Mateo County (Ray, Osprey, v1, 
1902, p. 26; Mus. Vert. Zool.) south to Big Creek, Monterey County (Jenkins, 
Condor, vir, 1906, p. 128). Occurs sparingly in winter outside its breeding range, 
extending to the west side of San Francisco Bay, and interiorly to Paicines, San 
Benito County (J. and J. W. Mailliard, Condor, 1m, 1901, p. 125). 
360 (570b) Junco phaeonotus caniceps (Woodhouse) 
GRAY-HEADED JUNCO 
Synonym—Junco caniceps. 
Status—Rare winter visitant to the San Diegan district: Pasadena, October 
26, 1894, one specimen, now in Swarth collection (J. Grinnell, Bds. Los Angeles 
Co., 1898, p. 38) ; Julian, San Diego County, November 18 to December 3, 1906, 
many (A. P. Smith, Condor, rx, 1907, p. 199). 
361 (573a) Amphispiza bilineata deserticola Ridgway 
DESERT BLACK-THROATED SPARROW 
Synonyms—Poospiza bilincata; Amphispiza bilineata; Desert Sparrow. 
Status—Common in summer on portions of the southeastern deserts, both 
Lower and Upper Sonoran zones, west to the Walker Pass region (Mus. Vert. 
Zool.), Antelope Valley, northern Los Angeles County (J. Grinnell, MS), east 
slopes of Santa Rosa and San Jacinto mountains (J. Grinnell and Swarth, Univ. 
Calif. Publ. Zool., x, 1913, p. 277), and La Puerta, western San Diego County 
(Mus. Vert. Zool.) ; north through Owens Valley to Alvord (A. K. Fisher, N. 
Amer. Fauna no. 7, 1893, p. 95) ; also both bases of Warner Mountains, in Modoe 
County (Mus. Vert. Zool.). Oceurs casually on the Pacifie slope of the San 
Diegan district: San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, September 12 (Dag- 
gett, Condor, vi, 1904, p. 24), Pasadena, April 10 (J. Grinnell, Bds. Los Angeles 
Co., 1898, p. 39), and Claremont, March 14 (Pierce, Condor, xv1, 1914, p. 144) ; 
also in the southern San Joaquin Valley: Poso Mountains, Kern County (Shel- 
don, Condor, x1, 1909, p. 172). : 
362 (574) Amphispiza belli (Cassin) 
BELL SPARROW 
Synonyms—Emberiza belli; Poospiza belli, part; Amphispiza belli clemen- 
teae; Bell Finch. 
Status—Common resident in portions of the Upper Sonoran zone 
west of the desert divides. Adheres closely to the chamisal (Adenostoma fasci- 
culatum) association. Occurs north through the southern coast region from 
San Diego to Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties, and locally in Marin and 
