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Willett and myself. Among these were specimens corresponding with the descrip- 

 tion of the supposed Clarion Island Raven. These are undoubtedly Corviis corax 

 sin II at us. 



Sturnella neglecta. Western Meadow I^ark. Common inland. 



Carpodacus purpureus calif ornicus. California Purple Finch. One female 

 specimen secured in the pines by H. lyinton December 16, and several others seen. 



Carpodacus dementis. San Clemente House Finch. Common over most of 

 the island. 



Astragalinus psaltria hesperophilus. Arkansas Goldfinch. Several seen at Cochas 

 Pietres in November. One taken. 



Ammodramus sandwichensis alaudinus. Western Savanna Sparrow. Several 

 seen, Northwest Harbor. 



Ammodramus sandwichensis bryanti. Bryant Marsh Sparrow. Two seen and 

 one taken at Northwest Harbor in December. 



Chondestes grammacus strigatus. Western Dark Sparrow. Several seen at 

 Cochas Pietres in November. One was taken. 



Zonotrichia leucophrys gambeli. Intermediate Sparrow. Common everywhere. 



Zonotrichia coronata. Golden-crowned Sparrow. Fairly common everywhere. 



Junco hyemalis thurberi. Thurber Junco. I secured an adult male and fe- 

 male in the head of a canyon near Cochas Pietres November 28. 



Aimophila ruficeps ruficeps. Rufous-crowned Sparrow. Mr. Willett and I 

 each secured a specimen in the brushy canyon near the south coast. In the early 

 evening of December 16 I observed a flock of 40 or 50 birds feeding on a grassy 

 hillside near Prisoners', securing two specimens. 



Melospiza graminea (?). Santa Barbara Song Sparrow. Fairly common. 



Passerella iliaca insularis. Kadiak Fox Sparrow. Mr. Willett and I secured 

 several specimens at Cochas Pietres in November. December 16 I secured another 

 in the pines. 



Passerella iliaca megarhyncha. Thick-billed Sparrow. November 24 I se- 

 cured 2 specimens in a canyon of the southern coast. 



Passerella iliaca stephensi. Stephens Fox Sparrow. One taken December 14, 

 in the manzanita underbrush in the pines at an altitude of about 2800 feet. 



Pipilo clementae (?). San Clemente Towhee. Fairly common. Some speci- 

 mens secured had not lost the brownish edgings to the feathers of the back, giving 

 them a peculiar appearance. 



Lanius anthonyi. Island Shrike. Fairly well distributed over the whole 

 island. 16 specimens in all, preserved. 



Vireo huttoni mailliardorum. Santa Cruz Island Vireo. Fairly common. 



Helminthophila celata celata. Orange-crowned Warbler. One specimen taken 

 November 29, but lost during storm at sea. 



Helminthophila sordida. Dusky Warbler. Very common. 



Dendroica townsendi. Townsend Warbler. I secured a single specimen in 

 the oaks, Prisoners', December 13. 



Anthus pensilvanicus. American Pipit. Several seen. 



Mimus polyglottos leucopterus. Western Mockingbird. Fairly common. 



Salpinctes obsoletus. Rock Wren. Fairly common in certain localities. 



Catherpes mexicanus punctulatus. Dotted Canyon Wren. In a canyon near 

 Prisoners', December 19, I secured an adult t ■ 



Thryomanes nesophilus. Santa Cruz Island Wren. Fairly common. I can 

 discern no difference between this wren and the specimens from vicinit}^ of Dos 

 Angeles and Pasadena. 



