PERCHING BIRDS 
58lf. Sooty Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia rufina. 
Range. — Pacific coast from British Columbia to Alaska. 
A darker bird, both above and below, even than the last. Eggs like the last 
but averaging a trifle larger. Size .82 x .62. 
58 lg. Brown’s Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia rivularis. 
Range. — Southern Lower California. 
A light colored form like the Desert Song Sparrow; said to build in cat tails 
above water as well as on the ground; eggs not different from others of the 
genus. 
58 111. Santa Barbara Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia graminea. 
Range. — Breeds on Santa Barbara Islands; winters on adjacent coast of Cali- 
fornia. 
A variety of the same size but paler than samuelis. Nesting or eggs not 
peculiar. 
581 i. San Clemente Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia elemental. 
Range. — San Clemente and Santa Rosa Island of the Santa Barbara group. 
Slightly larger than the last; habits and eggs the same. 
581 j. Dakota Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia juddi. 
Range.- — North Dakota, breeding in the Turtle Mountains. 
Practically indistinguishable from the common Song Sparrow; the eggs will 
not differ. 
581k. Merrill’s Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia merrilli. 
Range. — Northwestern United States; eastern Oregon and Washington to 
Idaho. 
Very similar to, but lighter than the Rusty Song Sparrow. 
5811. Alameda Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia pusillula 
Range. — Salt marshes of San Francisco Bay, California. 
Similar to, but still smaller than Samuel Song Sparrow. Eggs will not differ. 
581m. San Diego Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia cooperi. 
Range. — Southern coast of California; north to Monterey Bay. 
Similar to, hut smaller and lighter than heermanni. 
58 In. Yakutat Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia caurina. 
Range. — Coast of Alaska from Cross Sound to Prince Williams Sound. 
Similar to the Sooty Song Sparrow but larger and grayer. Eggs probably 
average larger. 
58 lo. Kenai Song Sparrow. Melospiza Melodia kenaiensis. 
Range. — Kenai Jeninsula on the coasts. 
Like the last but still larger; length about 7 inches. 
58 lq. Bischoff’s Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia insignis. 
Range. — Kadiak Island, Alaska. 
Similar to and nearly as large as the next species, but browner. 
58 lr. Aleutian Song Sparrow. Melospiza melodia sanaka. 
Range. — Found on nearly all the islands of the Aleutian group, excluding 
Kadiak. 
This is the largest of the Song Sparrows being nearly 8 
inches in length; it is similar in appearance to the Sooty 
Song Sparrow but grayer. It nests either on the ground or 
at low elevations in bushes, the nest usually being con- 
cealed in a tuft of grass or often placed under rocks or, 
sometimes, driftwood along the shores. The nests are 
made of grasses and weed stems, and the eggs are similar 
to those of the Song Sparrow but much larger and more 
elongate. Size .90 x .65. 
Greenish white 
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