BIRDS OK NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA. 369 



Melospiza fasdata dementse Tow-SSE^-D, Proc. TJ. S. Xat. Mus., xiii, no. 799, Sept. 

 9, 1890, 139 (San Clemente I., Santa Barbara group, California; U. S. 

 Nat. Mus.), 140 (Santa Kosa I.). — American Oknithologists' Union 

 Committee, Auk, viii, 1891, 86; Check Lift, 2(1 ed., 1895, no. 582i.— Ridci- 

 WAY, Man. N. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 1896, 604.— Grinnell, Pub. i, Pasadena 

 Acad. Sci., 1897, 18 (San Clemente I.; habits; song). 



Melospiza melodia clementee Oberholser, Auk, x\-i, April, 1899, 183. — McGregor, 

 Bull. Coop. Orn. Club, i, Sept. to Oct., 1899, 88 (Coronados I., Lower Cali- 

 fornia). 



MELOSPIZA CINEREA GRAMINEA (Townsend). 

 SANTA BARBARA SONG SPARROW. 



Similar in coloration to 3f. c. dementce, but much smaller. 



Adult male.— Length, (skins), 131.57-138.68 (134.87); wing, 58.17- 

 61.21 (60.20); tail, 53.59-58.67 (56.13); exposed culmen, 11.94-12.45 

 (12.19); depth of bill at base, 6.60-6.86 (6.83); tarsus, 20.32-21.84 

 (21.34); middle toe, 14.22-14.99 (14.88).' 



Adult female.— h&ngth (skins), 134.62-139.19(136.91); wing, 58.42- 

 60.20 (59.18); tail, 55.63-58.67 (57.15); exposed culmen, 11.68-11.94 

 (11.81); depth of bill at base, 6.35; tarsus, 20.32-21.08 (20.83); middle 

 toe, 14.22-14.99 (14.73).^ 



Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz islands, Santa Barbara group, Cali- 

 fornia. 



Melospiza melodia . . var. heermanni (not Melospiza heermani Baird)HEN- 

 SHAw, Orn. Bep. Wheeler's Surv., 1876, 244, part (Santa Cruz I.). 



Melospiza fasciata graminea Townsend, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xiii, no. 799, Sept. 

 9, 1890, 139 (Santa Barbara I., California; TJ. S. Nat. Mus.). — American 

 Ornithologists' Union Committee, Auk, viii, 1891, 86; Check List, 2d ed., 

 1895, no. 5827i.— RiDGWAY, Man. N. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 1896, 604.— Grin- 

 nell, Pub. i, Pasadena Acad. Sci., 1897, 6 (Santa BarbaraL). 



Melospiza melodia graminea Oet^RKOhSEti, Auk, xvi, Apr., 1899, 183. 



MELOSPIZA CINEREA SAMUELIS (Baird). 

 SAUUELS' SONG SPARROW. 



Exactly like JI. o. heermanni in coloration, but much smaller, with 

 the bill more slender. 



Admit mMile.—Lzng^h. (skins), 126.75-149.86 (138.94); wing, 56.13- 

 63.75 (60.96); tail, 53.09-61.72 (59.44); exposed culmen, 10.92-12.70 

 (12.19); depth of bill at base, 6.60-7.37 (6.86); tarsus, 19.81-22.35 

 (21.08); middle toe, 14.22-16.26 (15.24).' 



Adaltfemxde.—lJdXigth (skins), 128.27-142.49 (135.13); wing, 56.13- 

 60.45 (58.42); tail, 53.34-59.69 (57.91); exposed culmen, 11.43-12.45 

 (11.94); depth of bill at base, 6.36-7.37 (6.86); tarsus, 19.81-21.84 

 (20.57); middle toe, 14.48-16.61 (16.24).* 



' Five specimens. * Twenty-two specimens. 



''■ Two specimens. * Eleven specimens. 



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