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324 (552 a) Chondestes grammacus strigatus (Swainson) Ridgway. 



Western Lark Sparrow. 



Syn. — Chondestes grammaca; Zonotrichia gramniaca; Etnberiza gramtnaca. 

 Status — Gommon resident of the Upper vSonoran Zone; most numerous in the interior 

 valleys west of the Sierras. 



325 (553) Zonotrichia querula (Nuttall) Gambel. 



Harris Sparrow. 



Status — Known only from the record by W. O. Emerson of a male specimen taken by 

 him at Haywards, October 27, 1900. 



326 (554) Zonotrichia leucophrys leucophrys (Forster) Swainson. 



White-crowned Sparrow. 



Syn. — Zonotrichia leucophrys intermedia, part; Zonotrichia leucophrys var. gatnbeli, part. 

 Status — Common summer visitant along the higher Sierra Nevada from Mount Shasta 

 south to Mount Whitney; occurs in southern California during migration. 



327 (554 a) Zonotrichia leucophrys gambeli (Nuttall) Coucs. 



Intermediate Sparrow. 



Syn. — Zonotrichia leucophrys intermedia, part; Zonotrichia gambeli intermedia; Zono- 

 trichia leucophrys, ^kxX.; Zoiiotrichia intermedia; Zonotrichia gambeli, part; Fringilla 

 leucophrys; Fringilla gambeli. 



Status — Abundant winter visitant throughout the State below Transition; elsewhere 

 during migration. 



328 (554 b) Zonotrichia leucophrys nuttalli Ridgway. 



Nuttall Sparrow. 



gYN. — Zonotrichia leucophrys gambeli, part; Zonotrichia leucophrys, part; Zonotrichia 



gambeli, part. 

 Status — Common resident of the narrow humid coast belt south through the Santa Cruz 



district at least to Point Sur; in winter occurs a few miles further inland, and casually 



southward as far as Los Angeles. 



329 (557) Zonotrichia coronata (Pallas) Baird. 



Golden-crowned Sparrow. 



Syn. — Fringilla aurocapilla; Zonotrichia aurocapilla', Zonotrichia atr\capilla. 

 Status — Common winter visitant almost everywhere west of the Sierras, south to San 

 Diego. 



■330 (558) Zonotrichia albicollis (Gmelin) Swainson. 



White-throated Sparrow. 



Status — Rather rare winter visitant west of the Sierras; thirteen specimens recorded, 

 from Santa Rosa and Stockton south to Los Angeles. 



331 (559 a) Spizella monticola ochracea Brewster. 



Western Tree Sparrow. 



Status — Known only from the record of its capture by J. Feihier at Fort Crook in the 

 northeastern comer of the State presumably in winter. 



