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359 (583) Melospiza lincolni lincolni (Audubon) Baird. 



Lincoln vSparrow. 



Syn. — Peuaea lincolni. 



Status — Common winter visitant to the lowlands of the southern and interior parts of the 

 State; remains through the summer and breeds sparingly along the high Sierras from 

 Mount Shasta, south to near Mount Whitney; occitrs elsewhere as a migrant. 



360 (583 a) Melospiza lincolni striata Brewster. 



FoRBUSH Sparrow. 



Syn. — Melospiza lincolni, part. 



Status — Fairly common winter visitant south through the coast belt to the San Francisco 

 Bay region; also to the northward in the interior (Battle Creek and Saint Helena). 



361 (585) Passerella iliaca iliaca (Merrem) Swainson. 



Fox-coLOKED Sparrow. 



Status — Rare midwinter visitant west of the Sierras; definitely recorded from Oakland, 

 Poway and Saticoy. 



362 (585 a. part) Paoserella iliaca unalaschcensis (Guielin) Ridgway. 



Shumagin Fox Sparrow. 

 Status — Rare winter visitant into the San Diegan district (Pasadena, December 12). 



363 (585 a, part) Passerella iliaca insularis Ridgway. 



KADiAK Fox vSparrow. 



SvN. Passerella ihaca lozvnsendi; Passerella unalaschcensis; Passerella iliaca iinalasch. 



censis, part; Passerella lozvnsendi; Zonotrichia tozvnsendi. 

 Status — Common winter visitant west of the Sierras (excepting the Santa Cruz district), 



south to San Diego and Santa Catalina Island. 



364 (585 a, pnrt) Passerella iliaca meruloides (Vigors) Grinnell. 



Vakutat Fox Sparrow. 



ii\'N .—Passe/-el/a iliaca anncctens; Passerella iliaca unalaschcensis, part; Fringilla nieruL 



aides. 

 Status — Conmion winter visitant south along the humid coast belt through the Santa Cruz 



district. 



365 f 585 a. part) Passerella iliaca townsendi (Audubon) Coues. 



TowNSEND Fox Sparrow. 



Status — Winter visitant into the northern humid coast belt; recorded by R. Ridgway 

 from Humboldt Bay and Bodega. 



366 (585 a, part) Passerella iliaca fuliginosa Ridgway. 



Sooty Fox Sparrow. 



SvN. — Passerella iliaca unalaschcensis, part. 



STATU.S — According to R. Ridgway, south in winter along the humid coast belt to San 

 Francisco. 



