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Specimens in Mus. Vert. Zool. taken in May, 1910, on the California side of the 
river five miles northeast of Yuma and near Pilot Knob (J. Grinnell, Univ. 
Calif. Publ. Zool., xm, 1914, p. 179). It is possible that this name should be ap- 
plied to grosbeaks breeding in certain mountain ranges east of the Sierran divide. 
411 (597a, part) Guiraca caerulea salicarius Grinnell 
CALIFORNIA BLUE GROSBEAK 
Synonyms—Guwiraca caerulea; Goniaphea coerulea; Coccoborus coeruleus; 
Guiraca caerulea eurhyncha, part; Guiraca caerulea lazula, part; Western Blue 
Grosbeak, part. 
Status—Common summer visitant to the interior valleys west of the Sierran 
divide, breeding chiefly within the Lower Sonoran zone. Common locally in the 
San Diegan district, and quite generally throughout the San Joaquin-Sacramento 
basin from Onyx, Kern County (Mus. Vert. Zool.) north to Chico, Butte County 
(Belding, Land Bds. Pae. Dist., 1890, p. 177). Oceurs also in the valleys of the 
Inyo region, east probably to Death Valley (A. K. Fisher, N. Amer. Fauna no. 7, 
1893, p. 106) ; at least specimens in Mus. Vert. Zool. from Independence, Inyo 
County, belong to the race salicarius and not to lazula as might have been ex- 
pected. Very rare in the coast belt north of Santa Barbara; recorded casually 
from Haywards, Alameda County (J. G. Cooper, Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., 1, 1880, 
p. 248); Santa Cruz (J. G. Cooper, loc. cit.), and San Lorenzo River, Santa 
Cruz County (McGregor, Pac. Coast Avif. no. 2, 1901, p. 16). Other sporadic 
stations are: Pitt River (Newberry, Pac. R. R. Rep., vi, 1857, p. 88); Santa 
Cruz Island (J. Mailliard, Bull. Cooper Orn. Club, 1, 1899. p. 44). 
412 (597a, part) Guiraca caerulea lazula (Lesson) 
ARIZONA BLUE GROSBEAK 
Synonyms—Guiraca caerulea eurhyncha, part; Western Blue Grosbeak, 
part. 
Status—Common summer visitant to the valley of the lower Colorad8 River 
(J. Grinnell, Proc. Biol. Soe. Wash., xxiv, 1911, p. 163), from the Mexican line 
north at least to Fort Mohave, above Needles (J. Grinnell, Univ. Calif. Publ. 
Zool., x11, 1914, p. 180). 
413 (599) Passerina amoena (Say) 
Lazuut BuNTING 
Synonyms—Spiza amoena; Cyanospiza amoena; Blue Linnet; Lazuli Finch. 
Status—Common summer visitant to suitable parts of the Upper Sonoran 
and Transition zones, practically wherever these occur in the state. Of most 
wide occurrence during migration, appearing on the deserts, on the Farallones 
(Dawson, Condor, xm, 1911, p. 182), and on the Santa Barbara Islands: Santa 
Catalina (C. H. Richardson, Condor, x, 1908, p. 68); Santa Cruz Island (J. 
Mailliard, MS). Breeds in the desert ranges east of the Sierra Nevada (A. K. 
Fisher, N. Amer. Fauna no. 7, 1893, p. 107) and in the humid coast belt, as well 
as in intermediate localities, showing a lack of sensitiveness at least to varying 
