1913] Grinrn ll-Swarth : Birds and Mammals of San Jacinto 279 



Thirty-one specimens were collected: Hall Grade, two (nos. 

 1626. 1627). Schain's Ranch, six (nos. 1902-1907), Poppet Plat, 



one (no. 2010), Banning, one (no. 2040), Kenworthy, seven 

 (nos. 2356-2362). Tahquitz Valley, six (nos. 2859-2864). Round 

 Valley, one (no. 2865), Ilemet Lake, five (nos. 2971-2975), 

 Vallevista. two (nos. 3116. 3117). 



Melospiza melodia cooperi Ridgway 

 San Diego Song Sparrow 



Nowhere abundant, and yet represented in suitable places 

 almost wherever such occur. Noted as follows: At Cabezon, May 

 20, one was seen in the canon bottom near camp ; at a cienaga 

 a1 about 2000 feel altitude in Snow Creek Canon, one was heard 

 and seen repeatedly, May 28 and 31; near Banning, June 6, 8 

 and 14, single individuals were noted; several were heard or seen 

 in ravines and meadows, and one (no. 1912) taken, at Schain's 

 Ranch, 4900 feet, June 18; in the canon of the San Jacinto 

 River, near Oak Cliff, at 2000 feet altitude, one was beard. May 

 19; and in the lower Palm Canon, 800 to 1200 feet altitude. 

 several were observed, and two (nos. 3053, 3(154) taken. June 15 

 and 16. It is probable that the species was breeding at all these 

 places. 



The song sparrows in this region appeared to be restricted 

 to Riparian or almost Palustrine associations, below the Tran- 

 sition zone; this accords with the occurrence of the race cooperi 

 elsewhere in southern California. The thins' of startling 1 interest 

 was its occurrence in the canons on the desert base of the moun- 

 tains, without departing in its subspecific characters from the 

 average of cooperi as occurring throughout the San Diegan dis- 

 trict. The two specimens from Palm Cafion are adults, in very 

 good plumage for comparative purposes. They do not differ 

 in appreciable degree from cooperi from the Pacific slope of 

 southern California ; in other words they show no perceptible 

 approach towards the very different M. m. saltonis of the Colo- 

 rado desert around Mecca, at the northwest end of Salton Sea. 



This is significant when it is considered that conditions of 

 flora, temperature, and humidity, are to all appearances very 



