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INTRODUCTION 
Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis: House Finch. — Abundant resident. 
Astragalinus tristis salicamans : Willow Goldfinch. — Resident in willows 
and mustard patches. 
Astragalinus psaltria: Arkansas Goldfinch. —Abundant resident. 
Astragalinus lawrencei: Lawrence Goldfinch. — A rare summer visitant, 
and erratic in its visits. 
Spinus pinus: Pine Siskin. — Resident in the Santa Cruz Mountains ; mi¬ 
grant in valley. 
Ammodramus sandwichensis alaudinus: Western Savanna Sparrow. — 
Abundant fall and winter visitant in valley fields. 
Ammodramus sandwichensis bryanti: Bryant Marsh Sparrow. — Abundant 
resident in marshes about San Francisco bay. 
Ammodramus savannarum bimaculatus : Western Grasshopper Sparrow. — 
Recorded from near San Jos£ (R. H. Beck). 
Ammodramus nelsoni: Nelson Sparrow. — Two records from Milpitas 
marshes. 
Pooecetes gramineus confinis: Western Vesper Sparrow. — Recorded from 
near San Jos4 (McGregor). 
Chondestes grammacus strigatus: Western Lark Sparrow. — Commoner on 
the east than on the west side of the hay. 
Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii: Gambel Sparrow. — Abundant winter vis¬ 
itant, leaving in April. 
Zonotrichia leucophrys nuttalli: Nuttall Sparrow. — Resident in damp 
coast belt; winter visitant in Santa Clara valley. 
Zonotrichia coronata: Golden-crowned Sparrow. — An abundant winter 
visitant. 
Spizella socialis arizonce : Western Chipping Sparrow. — Not a very com¬ 
mon resident. 
Junco hyemalis thurberi: Sierra Junco. — Winter visitant; not common. 
Junco hyemalis pinosus: Point Pinos Junco.—Resident in Santa Cruz 
Mountains, and south in humid coast belt; commonest junco in valleys 
in winter. 
Amphispiza belli: Bell Sparrow. — Said to breed near Los Gatos (J. Van 
Denburgh). 
Aimophila ruficeps: Rufous-crowned Sparrow. — Resident, locally, on east 
side of valley in sage-brush districts. 
Melospiza melodia heermanni: Heermann Song Sparrow. — Resident in 
southernmost portions of Santa Clara valley uplands. 
Melospiza melodia santcecrucis: 1 Santa Cruz Song Sparrow. — Common 
permanent resident along streams flowing into San Francisco hay and 
into Pacific Ocean from Santa Cruz Mountains. 
Melospiza melodia pusillula. 1 — Resident in Salicornia marshes about San 
Francisco bay. 
Melospiza melodia morphna: Rusty Song Sparrow. — Winter visitant in 
Santa Cruz Mountains. 
Melospiza lincolnii: Lincoln Sparrow. — Winter visitant. 
Melospiza lincolnii striata : Forbush Sparrow. — Casual winter visitant; 
marshes. 
Passerella. iliaca unalaschcensis: Townsend Sparrow. — Common winter 
visitant in valley and Santa Cruz Mountains. 
Pipilo maculatus megalonyx: Spurred Towhee. — Abundant resident in 
valley and in Santa Cruz Mountains. 
Pipilo fuscus crissalis: California Towhee.—Abundant resident in valley 
and mountains. 
1 A local race not yet acted upon by A. O. U. committee. 
