May 1 901.] LAND BIRDS OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. 1 3 



71. Astragalinus lawrencei (Crt5^.). Lawrence Goldfinch. 



Emerson. — Noticed one near the Big Tree Cirove at Felton. Nesting 

 in live oaks May i8, 1889. McGregor and P'iske. — Abundant summer res- 

 ident about vSanta Cruz. 



72. Spinus pinus ( Jf7/.y.). Pine Siskin. 



A pair of siskins was taken in March V)y Hoover and I. Kaeding. — 

 Throughout all of May siskins were abundant in small flocks. The ovaries 

 were developed. Emerson. — On reaching the large pine grove at the top 

 of the ridge up from the river bottom of the San Lorenzo near Felton, my 

 companion and I noticed a siskin near the roadside gathering bits of dead, 

 dry grass. Soon it flew, with its mate following, to the end of a long pine 

 limb where there was a nest some forty feet up and ten feet or more from 

 the body of the tree. 



73. Ammodramus sandwichensis alaudinus (Bonap.). Western vSavanna 

 Sparrow. 



Kaeding. — A few seen June i. 



74. Ammodramus sandwichensis bryanti Ridgu'. Bryant Marsh Sparrow. 

 In March Hoover and I found this bird in flocks with the Western 



Savanna Sparrow and I have taken numerous specimens in late summer, 

 from the marshes along the San Lorenzo River where it undoubtedly 

 breeds as both young and worn adults were secured, limerson. — Not un- 

 common about the fields south of Santa Cruz. 



75. Chondestes grammacus strigatus {S7iHiiiis.). Western Lark Sparrow. 

 Found breeding near Santa Cruz by McGregor and Fiske. Emer- 

 son. — Noticed near Felton, around habitations. Kaeding — Not common; 

 breeds. 



76. Zonotrichia leucophrys nuttalli Ridgw.^ Nuttall Sparrow. 



This and the golden-crown we found abundant in March. The 

 species breeds about Santa Cruz. Emerson — Noticed sparingly all 

 through the mountains, but it was more plentiful near the coast about 

 thick bushes. Skirm — Common; stays the whole year in the low brush 

 along the beach; begins to breed about April 25; eggs from three to four; 

 raises two, possibl}' three broods in a season.^ 



77. Zonotrichia coronata {Pall.). Golden-crowned Sparrow. 



Emerson observed this species once in November, 1884, at Wright 

 Station. 



78. Zonotrichia albicollis {Gmel.). White-throated Sparrow. 

 Breninger records taking a male peal)ody at Santa Cruz on January 



I, 1894, and seeing another later.3 



79. Spizella socialis arizonae Cones. Western Chipping Sparrow. 

 Emerson. — Observed only about the gardens and small orchards near 



the mountain residences. Kaeding, — Fairly common; breeds. Skirm. — 

 Tolerably common summer resident. 4 



I. Ridgway, Auk XVI; 1899, p. 36. 



2. Belding, o^ c//., ^. 151. 



3. Bull. Cooper Ornith. Club, I; 1899, p. 93. 



4. Belding, op. cit.. p. 155. 



