418 PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



78. Melospiza lincolni, (And.). — Lincoln's Sparrow. 



This bjtrd was common at Marysville in the winter and spring of 1878. 

 It frequented the thick dead grass at the edge of sloughs. 



The first I had seen the previous fall at Soda Springs was on the 2d 

 of ( )ctbber. It was found at Summit Meadows October 7, 1877. At Big 

 Trees I have seen it in May. At Stockton it has not been seen up to 

 November 28, this year. 



This is the only Melospiza I have found in the pine forests. 



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Mar. 2, 1877 



79. Peucaea ruficeps, (Cass.). — Rufous-headed Sparrow. 



Only a single specimen of this species has been recognized while mak- 

 ing this collection. It was shot while drinking from a spring in a growth 

 of our largest species of fern, on a "cedar-chaparral" hill. 



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Dec. 13,1877 



80. Passerella iliaca, ,3- townsendi, (And.). — Townsend's Sparrow. 



A few of these birds were found in the willow thickets at Marysville 

 in the winter of 1877-78. Only one was seen at Stockton after March 

 6. This was in the edge of the tules, and was evidently migrating. 



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Spring, 1877 

 Mar. 2, 1878 

 Apr. 8, 1878 

 Mar. 2, 1877 



80 a. Passerella iliaca, y. schistacea, Baird. — Slate-colored Sparrow. 



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Murphy's. 



Jan. 4, 1879 



"80h. Passerella iliaca, fi. megarhyncha, Baird. — Thicl-billcd Sparrow. 



This bird is a very common summer resident at Big Trees, below 

 which but few are seen in the breeding season. I found it abundant at 

 Soda Springs and Summit Meadows in the fall of 1877. This or the 

 preceding species, perhaps both, is common at Murphy's in winter. 



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*B1. Hedymeles melanocephalus, (Swains.). — Black-headed Grosbeak. 



This bird is a common summer resident of all parts of this region. It 

 arrived at Murphy's about May 1, 1877, and was first seen at Stockton 

 May (>, 1878. 



