June, 1902. CHECK-IvIST OF CALIFORNIA BIRDS 51 



317 (542) Amraodramus sandwichensls sandwichensis (Gmelin) Ridgway. 



Sandwich Sparrow. 



Syn. — Passerculus sandwichensis, part. 



Status — Rare midwinter visitant to the northern part of the State; recorded by R. C. 

 McGregor from Battle Creek and Gridley. 



318 (542 b) Ammodramus sandwichensis alaudinus (Bonaparte) Ridgway. 



Western Savanna Sparrow. 



Syn. — Passerculus samhvichensis, part; Passerculus savanna; Ammodramus sandwichensis 

 savanna; Emberiza savanna; Passerculus sandiutchensis alaudinus, part; Passerculus 

 alaudimis; Passerculus savanna var. alaudinus. 



St.\TUS — Abundant winter visitant throughout the lower parts of the State; summers in the 

 valleys east of the Sierra Nevada; recorded as breeding at Owens Lake. 



319 (542 c) Ammodramus sandwichensis bryanti (Ridgway) Ridgway. 



Bryant Marsh Sparrow. 



Syn. — Passerculus sandwichensis, part; Passerculus anthinus, part; Passerculus sandwich'' 

 ensis alaudinus, part; Passerculus savanna var, anthinus, part; Passerculus sandwichen- 

 sis brya::ii. 



Status — Abundant resident on the marshes of vSan Francisco and Monterey Bays; south ijj 

 winter along the coast as far as San Pedro. 



320 (543.) Ammodramus beldingi (Ridgway) Ridgway. '' 



Belding Marsh Sparrow. 



Syn. — Passerculus sandivichensis, part; Passerculus anthinus, part; Passerculus savanna 

 var. anthinus, part; Passerculus beldingi; Ammodramus sandwichensis beldingi. 



Status — Abundant resident on the southern coast marshes from Port Karford south to 

 National City- 



321 (544) Ammodramus ro&tratus rostratus (Cassin) Cassin. 



Large-billed Marsh Sparrow, 



Syn. — Passerculus rostratus; Emberiza rostrata. 



St.\TUS — Common winter visitant along our southern seacoast from Santa Barbara to San 



Diego; said to pass the summer and breed within our limits, but definite records are 



lacking. 



322 (546 a) Ammodramus savannarura bimaculatus (Swainson) Grinnell. 



Western Grasshopper Sparrow. 



Syn. — Embenza passcrina; Coturniculus passerinns\ Colurniculus passerifius perpallidus; 



A)nmodramus savaunarum pcrpallidus; Coturniculus savannarum bimaculatus. 

 Status — Fairly common resident locally in the lower country west of the Sierras; north to 



Sacramento and south into San Diego County; more generally distributed tn winter. 



323 (549.1) Ammodramus caudacutus nelsoni Allen. 



Nelson Sparrow. 



Syn. — . Unmodramus caudacutus becki; Ammodramiis nelsoni. 



Status — Known only from the two specimens taken by R. H. Beck at Milpitas, Santa 

 Clara County, on May 6. i8qi, and January 31, 1896, respectively. 



