June, 1902. CHECK-LIST OF CALIFORNIA BIRDS 55 



346 (581 b) Melospiza cinerea montana (Henshaw) Ridgway. 



Mountain Song Sparrow. 



Syn. — Melospiza melodia montana, part; Melospiza fallax , part; Melospiza fasciata var. 



fall ax; Melospiza fasciata inontana; Melospiza melodia -var. heermanni, part; Melospiza 



fasciata. 

 Status — Common in summer along the eastern border of the State on the eastern slope of 



the Sierra Nevada from Mount Shasta to Mono Lake; descends in winter to the valleys 



to the west and south (Haywards, Palo Alto, Fort Tejon, Death Valley, etc.). 



347 (581 k) Melospiza cinerea merrilli (Brewster) Ridgway. 



Merrill Song Sparrow. 



Syn. — Melospiza fasciata ingersolli; Melospiza melodia montana, part. 



Status — Winter visitant into northern California east of the humid coast belt; recorded 



south to Saint Helena, Battle Creek, and Enterprise; stated by R. Ridgway to breed in 



Shasta County. 



348 (581 e, part) Melospiza cinerea morphna (Oberholser) Ridgway. 



Rusty Song Sparrow. 



Syn. — Melospiza melodia morphna; Melospiza fasciata guttata, part; Melospiza rufina; 



Melospiza fasciata rufina. 

 Status — Winter visitant southwest of the Sierras as far as Fort Tejon; recorded from the 



Sierran foothills to the coast. 



349 (581 e, part) Melospiza cinerea phaea Fisher. 



Oregon Song Sparrow. 



Syn. — Melospiza fasciata guttata, part. 



ST.\TUS — Common winter visitant south into the northern humid coast belt (Crescent City) ; 

 casually to the vSan Francisco Bay region. 



350 (581 d, part) Melospiza cinerea cleonensis (McGregor) Ridgway. 



Mendocino Song Sparrow. 



Syn. — Melospiza fasciata samuelis, part; Melospiza melodia cleonensis. 

 Status — Common resident in the northern humid coast belt (Del Norte, Humboldt and 

 Mendocino Counties). 



351 (581 d, part) Melospiza cinerea gouidi (Baird) Grinnell. 



Marin Song Sparrow. 



Syn. — Melospiza fasciata samuelis, •^■ax\.\ Melospiza gouldi; Melospiza cinerea samuelis, 



part. 

 Status— Common resident along the freshwater streams of Marin and Sonoma Counties. 



352 (581 d, part) Melospiza cinerea samuelis (Baird) Ridgway. 



Samuels Song Sparrow. 



Syn. — Amntodramus samuclis\ Melospiza fasciata samuelis, part; Melospiza melodia 



samuelis, part. 

 Status — Abundant resident on the salt marshes along the north side of San Francisco Bay 



from Larkspur, Marin County, to Vallejo, Solano County; also on the south side of San 



Pablo Bay, at Selby and Pinole. Contra Costa County. 



