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367 (585 c) Passerella iliaca schistacea (Baird) Allen. 



Slate-colored Sparrow. 



Syn. — Passerella schistacea, part; Passerella iownsendi var. schistacea. 



Status — Fairly common in summer in the mountains along the eastern border of the State 



east of the Sierra Nevada, south to White Mountains; sparingly in winter in the valleys 



west of the Sierras (Murphys south to Poway). 



368 (585 b) Passerella iliaca megarhyncha (Baird) Ridgway. 



Thick-billed Fox Sparrow. 



Syn. — Passei-ella schistacea, part; Passerella uicgavhyiicha, part; Passerella schistacea var. 



megarhyncha, part. 

 Status — Common in summer along the SieiTa Nevada ("Boreal), breeding from Mount 



Shasta south to Mount Whitney; winters commonly in the San Diegan district north to 



Fort Tejon, casually to Marin County. 



369 (585 d) Passerella iliaca stephensi Anthony. 



Stephens Fox Sparrow. 



Syn. — Passerella megarhyncha, part; Passerella schistacea var. megarhyncha, part; Passer- 

 ella iliaca megarhyncha, part. 



Status — Common in summer on the southern Sierras (Boreal), from the Tejon Mountains 

 south to the San Jacinto Mountains; recorded in winter only from Santa Catalina Island. 



370 (588 a+d) Pipilo maculatus megalonyx (Baird) Cottes. 



Spurred Towhee. 



Syn. — Fringilla arctica; Pipilo arcticus; Pipilo megalonyx, part; Pipilo erythrophthahnus 

 oregonus; Pipilo maculatus orego7ius, part; Pipilo maculatus atratus. 



vStatus — Common resident of Upper Sonoran and Transition east and south of the humid 

 coast belt nearly throughout the State (except Santa Barbara Islands). 



371 (588 b, part) Pipilo maculatus falcifer McGregor. 



San Francisco Towhee. 



Syn. — Pipilo maculatus oregonus, part; Pipilo maculatus f/iegalony.v, -part; Pipilo oregonus; 

 Pipilo megalonyx, part. 



Status — Common resident in the humid coast belt from Mendocino County south to south- 

 ern Monterey County, including the San Francisco Bay region. 



372 (588 b, part) Pipilo maculatus oregonus (Bell) Coues. 



Oregon Towhee. 



Status — Common resident in the northern coast belt (vicinity of Humboldt Bay and north- 

 ward). 



373 (588 c) Pipilo clementae Grinnell. 



San Clemente Towhee. 



Syn. — Pipilo maculatus cleinentce; Pipilo maculatus megalonyx, part; Pipilo maculatus 



oregonus, part; Pipilo megalonyx, part. 

 Status — Common resident on San Clemente, Santa Cruz, v^anta Rosa and Santa Catalina 



Islands. 



