156 NORTH AMERICAN FA*UNA. [3s T o. 7. 



80. Icterus oullochi. Bullock's Oriole. 



A common summer resident. 



81. Scolecophagus cijanocephalus. Brewer's Blackbird. 



A common summer resident. It may be a resident. 



82. Carpodacus mexicaniis frontalis. House Finch. 



A common resident. 



83. Spinas psaltria. Arkansas Goldfinch. 



A common summer resident. 



84. Poocoetes gramineus confinis. Western Vesper Sparrow. 



Not uncommon at the head of the valley. 



85. Ammodramus sandwicJiensis alaudinus. Western Savanna Sparrow. 



A not uncommon resident. 



86. Chondestes grammacus strigalus. Western Lark Sparrow. 



A common summer resident. 



87. Zonotrichia leuoopjirys. White-crowned Sparrow. 



Observed along the east slope of the Sierra Nevada ; where it breeds higher up. 



88. Splzella oreweri. Brewer's Sparrow. 



A common summer resident. 



89. Spizella alrigularis. Black-chinned Sparrow. 



Secured at Independence Creek on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada. 



90. Junco liyemalis thurberi. Thurber's Junco. 



Winter visitant in the valley; breeds on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada. 

 91 AmpMspiza bilineata. Black-throated Sparrow. 

 A common summer resident. 



92. AmpMspiza 'belli nevadensis. Sage Sparrow. 



A not uncommon resident. 



93. Melospiza fasciata heermannt. Heermann's Song Sparrow. 



Tolerably common resident. 



94. Melospiza lincolni. Lincoln's Sparrow. 



Found breeding at Independence Creek, on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada. 



95. Passerella iliaca megarhyneha. Thick-billed Sparrow. 



Found in the same place as the preceding species. 



96. Pipilo maculatus megalonyx. Spurred Towhee. 



A not uncommon resident. 



97. Pipilo chlorurus. Green-tailed Towhee. 



A common summer resident in the upper end of the valley. 



98. TIabia melanocephala. Black-headed Grosbeak. 



Seen at Olancha and Ash Creek in May, and Independence Creek in June. 



99. Guiraca ccerulea eurhyncha. Western Blue Grosbeak. 



A common summer resident. 



100. Passerina amcena. Lazuli Bunting. 



A common summer resident. 



101. Piranga ludoviciana. Western Tanager. 



A not uncommon summer resident. 



102. Petrochelidon lunifrons. Cliff Swallow. 



A common summer resident. 



103. Chelidon erythrogasier. Barn Swallow. 



A common summer resident. 



104. Tachycineta llialassina. Violet Green Swallow. 



A common summer resident. 



105. Clivicola riparia. Bank Swallow. . . 



Common at Alvord the last of June, where it was breeding. 



106. Sielgidopleryx serripennis. Rough- winged Swallow. 



A not uncommon summer resident. 



