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was common in suitable valleys in southeastern Nevada, sontli-, 

 western Utah, and northwestern Arizona. It was found in the valley 

 of the Muddy near St, Joe, Nev., May 7, and was a common breeder in 

 Pahranagat Valley, Nevada, May 23. A specimen was shot and others 

 seen at the month of Beavcrdam Creek, Arizona, May 9, and it was 

 common in the Lower Santa Clara Valley near the junction of the 

 Santa Clara and Virgin, May 11-15, where a nest was found near a 

 marshy meadow." 



Record of specimens collected of Melospiza fasciata fallax. 



Col- 

 lector's 

 No. 



Sex. 



6 



3 



Locality. 



Palirann git "Valley, ISTev 



Eeavertlam, Ariz 



Dato. 



May 23, 1891 

 May 9, 1891 



Collector. 



C Hart Merriam. 

 --..do 



Remarks. 



Melospiza fasciata montana. Mountain Song Sparrow. 



This song sparrow was tolerably common about the ranch at Furnace 

 Creek, and among the reeds at Saratoga Springs, in Death Valley, in 

 January, but was not seen at the former place in June. It was quite 

 common at Besting Springs in the Amargosa Desert, February 6-17, 

 and at Ash Meadows, Nevada, in March. Mr. Kelson found it common 

 along the willow-grown banks of the ditches in Pahrump and Vegas 

 valleys, and Mr. Stephens found it rather common in the lower end of 

 Oasis valleys, March 15-19. Mr. Bailey reported it abundant at St. 

 George, Utah, in January, 1889. 



Record of specimens collected of Melospiza fasciata montana. 



Col- 

 lector's 

 No. 



Sex. 



Locality. 



Date. 



Collector. 



Remarks. 



78 



d" 

 cf 



? 

 ? 

 ? 

 ? 

 d 

 2' 

 2 



Death Valley, Calif 



do 



Feb. 3, 1891 

 Jan. 25,1891 

 Mar. 4,1891 

 Mar. 9,1891 

 Mar. 15.1891 

 Mar. 16, 1891 

 do 



E.W. Nelson 



A.K. Fisher 



....do 



Saratoga Springs. 

 Furnace Creek'. 



117 



Ash Meadows, Nev 



118 



do 



do 



....do 





128 



.do 





33 

 34 



Oasis Valley, Nev 



do 



F. Stephens 



do 







Pahrump Valley, Nev .... 



do 



Mar. 4,1891 

 do . . 



E.W.Nelson 



do 







Vegas Valley, Nev 



Mar. 12, 1891 



. do 













Melospiza fasciata heermanni. Heermann's Song Sparrow. 



This Oalifornian subspecies was quite common at San Bernardino, 

 where it was singing in the brush along streams, December 28-29, 1890. 

 It was tolerably common in suitable localities in Owens Valley, along 

 the South Fork of Kern Eiver, July 3-10, and was heard singing 

 at Kernville July 11-13. At Walker Basin it was seen along the 

 sloughs, July 13-10, and at Bakers field it was common along the river 

 bottom, July 17-20. Mr. Palmer found it common near Old Fort Tejon 



