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76. Spizella breweri, Cass. — Brewer's Sparrow. 



Brewer's Sparrow is undoubtedly abundant in the higher Sierras in 

 summer, though I did not find it at Big Trees in July and August. 



I saw but t wo specimens at Stockton during the spring of IS 78. 



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77. Melospiza fasciata, y. guttata, (Ntitt.).— Rusty Song Sparrow. 



This was an abundant species at Marysville in the winter and spring 

 of 1878, as late as March 5, and probably later. It was quite generally 

 distributed among the weeds and grass of corn-fields in the bottom-lands, 

 as well as along sloughs, being strikingly different from M. heermanni in 

 this respect. It is a winter sojourner of Murphy's, where it is restricted 

 to edges of ponds. 



It was first seen at Stockton (in the fall of 1878) on November 14. 

 Here I saw no more than one specimen of this species in the spring (1678 ,. 

 and three or four in the fall of the same year (to November 28).. The 

 latter appeared to be migrating, and one of them was found in wheat 

 stubble two or more miles from a slough. 



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77 a. Melospiza fasciata, o\ fallax, Bairtl. — Bocky Mountain Song Sparrow. 



While collecting at Marysville in winter, I often at first glance mis- 

 took for M. lincolni what may have been this species. This confusion 

 lasted but two or three weeks, however. Later in the season I tried to 

 duplicate the specimens I had shot, but was unable to do so. 



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"77 b. Melospiza fasciata, £ heermanni, Baird. — Californian Song Sparrow: 

 This is an abundant resident of Stockton, and appears to be equally 



abundant in summer and winter. I have seen two nests in the tule 



marshes made entirely of nags, while those I found on solid ground were 



made of grass or weeds, lined with fine grass. 

 It is the only Melospiza found here in summer, and almost the only one 



in winter. 



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