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374 (591 b-f-d; Pipilo crissalis crissalis (Vigors) Gray. • 



California Towhee. 



SvN. — Frini^illa crissalis; Pipilo fuscus, part; Pipilo crissalis, part; Pipilo fuscus crissalis, 

 part; Pipilo fuscus carolo'; Pipilo crissalis carolce. 



vStatus — Abundant resident of the Upper Sonoran Zone west of the Sierra Nevada south to 

 about latitude 35°; north to Shasta Valley. 



375 (59^ c) Pipilo crissalis senicula (Anthony) Ridgway. 



Anthony Towhee. 



Syn. — Pipilo fuscus senicula; Pipilo fuscus crissalis, -psLTt; Pipilo fuscus, part; Pipilo cris- 

 salis, part. 



Status — Abundant resident below Transition in the San Diegan district, north to southern 

 end of Salinas Valley (Paso Robles). 



376 (592) Pipilo aberti Baird. 



Abert Towhee. 



Status — Fairly common resident locally in the desert within the southeastern corner of 

 the State, from Fort Yuma west to Salton and Indio. 



377 (592.1) Oreospiza chlorura (Audubon) Ridgway. 



Green-tailed Towhee. 



Syn. — Emherna;^ra rhlontra; Embernagra blafiditigiana; Pipilo chloruriis; Atlapetes 

 chlorurus. 



vStaTus — Common summer visitant along the higher Sierras and desert ranges from Mount 

 Shasta south to the San Bernardino Mountains; winters sparingly in the southern part of 

 the San Diegan District; casual during migration west of the Sierras to San Jose. 



378 (594) Pyrrhuloxia sinuata sinuata Bonaparte. 



Arizona Pyrrhuloxia, 



Status — Recorded only from Fort Yuma on the California side of the lower Colorado 

 River. 



379 (595) Zamelodia ludoviciana (Linnoeus) Coues. 



Rose-breasted Grosbeak. 



.Status — Several specimens secured by C. H. Gilbert and party at Meyers, Humboldt 

 County, July I, 1897; portions of these specimens are still preserved and re-examination 

 confirms the original record as made by R. B. McLaiu; also an immature male specimen 

 is at hand secured by M. F. Gilman at Palm Springs, Riverside County, September 10, 



i«97- 



380 (596) Zamelodia melanocephala (Swainson) Coues. 



Black-headed Grosbeak. 



Syn. — Guiraca melanocephala; Zamelodia melanocephala capitalis; Zamelodia melano- 

 cephala tnicrorhyndia; Habia melanocephala; Hedymcles melanocephalus; Hedymeles 

 melanocephalus var. capilalis; Coniaphca melanocephala. 



Status — Common summer visitant nearly throughout the State below Boreal; breeds most 

 iibumlaiitly in Upj.cr Sonoran. 



