90 



NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA. 



I No. 



San Simeon to Carpenteria and Santa Paula it was abundant during 

 November and December. 



Zonotrichia coronata. Golden-crowned Sparrow. 



The golden-crowned sparrow was found by Mr. Nelson to be abundant 

 and generally distributed along the coast from San Simeon to Carpen- 

 teria and Santa Paula during November and December. This is the 

 only region where the species was noted. 



Zonotrichia albicollis. White-throated Sparrow. 



Mr. Nelson secured a male specimen of the white-throated sparrow 

 at the mission of Santa Ynez, December G, 1891, which makes the fourth 

 record for California. 



Spizella monticola ochracea. Western Tree Sparrow. 



The only place where the tree sparrow was seen was Pahrump ranch, 

 Nevada, where Mr. Nelson found quite a number in the willow thickets, 

 the latter part of February. They appeared quite suddenly one morn- 

 ing before a storm, which filled the valley with rain and covered the 

 mountains with snow. 

 Spizella socialis arizonae. Western Chipping Sparrow. 



The chipping sparrow was not fouud to be a common migrant in the 

 valleys, though it was more or less common as a summer resident in the 

 mountains, from the piiions and junipers up to and among the other coni- 

 fers. A number were seen in thetmltivated fields about San Bernardino, 

 December 28-29, 1890. Mr. Nelson saw a few on the Panamint Moun- 

 tains the latter part of May and found the species breeding on the Grape- 

 vine Mountains, June 10-11. A few were seen about Maturango Spring, 

 where the males were in full song, May 13-14. The species was found 

 up to timber line in the White Mountains, and was common at the head 

 of Owens River, in the Sierra Nevada. Dr. Merriam found it on the 

 north slope of Telescope Peak in the Panamint Mountains, April 17-19; 

 among the junipers in the Juniper Mountains, Nevada, May 18; and 

 among the piiions on Mount Magruder, Nevada, June 5. In Walker Basin 

 it was common among the pines above the valley, July 14, and Mr. 

 Palmer found it quite common at Old Fort Tejon about the same time. 

 In the High Sierra it was common in the Sequoia National Park the 

 first week in August; at Horse Corral Meadows, August 9-13; in Big 

 Cottonwood Meadows during the summer and fall; at Whitney Mead- 

 ows, the first week in September; at Mineral King, near timber line, 

 September 9-11; and along the Kaweah Eiver, from Mineral King to 

 the valley, September 11-13. 



Record of specimens collected of Spizella sociailis arizonce. 



Col- 

 lector's 

 No. 



Sex. 



Locality. 



Date. 



Colletcor. 



Remarks. 



1 



158 



d 

 9 

 d ini. 



San Bemandino, Calif 



Sierra Nevada, Calif 



do 



Dec. 28,1890 

 Aug. 22, 1891 

 Aug. 29, 1891 



A.K.Fisher.-.. 



F. Stephens 



V. Bailey 



Olancha Peak. 

 Whitney Meadows. 







