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San Francisco Bay, from South San Francisco around by the way of Palo Alto, 
Alviso and Alameda to West Berkeley (specimens examined). 
373 (581d, part) Melospiza melodia santaecrucis Grinnell 
Santa Cruz Sone SPARROW 
Synonyms—WMelospiza heermanni, part; Melospiza fasciata heermanni, part; 
Melospiza melodia heermanm, part; Melospiza fasciata samuelis, part; Melospiza 
melodia samuelis, part; Melospiza cinerea samuelis, part; Melospiza cinerea san- 
taecrucis; Samuels Song Sparrow, part; California Song Sparrow, part. 
Status—Common resident on fresh water marshes and streams throughout 
the Santa Cruz faunal area, from San Francisco south to Sur River, Monterey 
County (Grinnell coll.) ; also east through the Santa Clara Valley to the streams 
flowing west from the Mount Hamilton range and thence north to Oakland and 
Berkeley. Also south to Paicines, San Benito County (Mailliard coll.) ; Poso and 
Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo County (Mus. Vert. Zool.). The specimens 
from the last three localities approach cooperi very closely; in fact they might 
be about as well referred to cooperi. 
374 (581m) Melospiza melodia cooperi Ridgway 
San Dieco Sone SpaRRow 
Synonyms—Zonotrichia fasciata; Melospiza heermanni, part; Melospiza 
fasciata heermanm, part; Melospiza melodia heermanni, part; Melospiza sam- 
uelis, part; Melospiza fasciata samuelis, part; Melospiza fasciata graminea, part; 
Melospiza melodia graminea, part; Melospiza fasciata cooperi; Melospiza cinerea 
cooperi; Heermann Song Sparrow, part; California Song Sparrow, part. 
Status—Common resident of suitable portions of the San Diegan faunal 
district, from the Mexican line northwest at least to the vicinity of Santa Bar- 
bara, and Cuyama Valley, extreme southern San Luis Obispo County (Mus. 
Vert. Zool.). Closely adherent to the lower parts of the Pacific slope save at 
two points where it has crossed to the desert side: Occurs down on the east slope 
of San Jacinto Mountains nearly to the mouth of Palm Canyon (J. Grinnell and 
Swarth, Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool., x, 1913, pp. 279-280) ; and on the north side of 
the San Bernardino Mountains out on the Mohave Desert along the Mohave 
River at least to Victorville (J. Mailliard and J. Grinnell, Condor, vu, 1905, p. 
76) and Yermo (Lamb, Condor, xiv, 1912, p. 38). Material is lacking to show 
Melospizine conditions between Santa Barbara and Monterey counties, but it is 
probable that the distribution is nearly continuous and that M. m. cooperi blends 
with M. m. santaecrucis. 
375 (581h) Melospiza melodia graminea Townsend 
Santa Barpara Song Sparrow 
Synonyms—Melospiza heermanni, part; Melospiza melodia heermanm, 
part; Melospiza graminea; Melospiza fasciata graminea, part; Melospiza cinerea 
graminea. 
Status—Common resident on Santa Barbara Island; less numerous and of 
