241 
At Santa Barbara, directly on tlie coast, I found the species breeding, and took the 
young in nesting plumage the last of June. Elsewhere I did not see it, though, as it is 
a bird of very unobtrusive habits, it may have easily been overlooked ; hence its dif¬ 
fusion over Southern California is by no means improbable. 
No. 
Sex. 
Locality. 
Date. 
Collector. 
142 
,Tnn. 
Santa Barbara, Cal... 
June 29 
H. W. Hensbaw. 
162 
9 ad. 
.do. 
July 1 
Do. 
CO. Clxondestes grammaca, (Say).—Lark Finch. 
As might be expected from its almost universal dispersion over the West, the Lark 
Finch is found in California, wintering, according to Dr. Cooper, in the southern part of 
the State. That this is somewhat out of their usual range is shown by the fact of their 
general scarcity as compared with the great number to be seen in the interior sections. 
61. Zonotrichia leucophrys, (Forst.).—White-crowned Sparrow. 
This species is not known to breed in Alaska, or, indeed, within the Pacific coast re¬ 
gion. I found it in the high sierras in September, in company with the succeeding 
variety, forming, however, but a very small proportion of the vast flocks of those birds. 
In common with some other species, as the Passerculus alandiniis , large numbers of this 
Sparrow in pursuing their migration southward in fall, instead of following a direct 
course, radiate out of the line, and are thus found far to the west and east of the region 
inhabited by them in summer. 
A more notable instance of this irregular mode of migrating is seen in the Junco 
oregonus. This, though a species belonging to the western province, is found in fall and 
winter diffused over all the interior province, and to the edge of the eastern. In these 
cases it seems to be merely a question of the abundance of food which determines their 
path. In a great measure, independent of climatic conditions, the birds wander almost 
at will, wherever they find their wants most easily satisfied. 
No. 
Sex. 
Locality. 
Date. 
Collector. 
470 
cf ad. 
cf ad. 
$ ad. 
§ ad. 
Mount Whitney, Cal. 
Sept. 12 
Sept. 12 
Sept. 19 
Sept. 21 
H. W. Henshaw. 
471 
.do... 
Do. 
491 
.do. 
Do. 
495 
.do. 
Do. 
62. Zonotrichia leucophrys , (Forst.), var. intermedia , Ridgw. 
By the middle of September this bird had become very common in the sierras, and 
at an altitude of 12,000 feet was seen in large flocks feeding among the low willows and 
alpine shrubbery that fringe the little streams of this elevation. As we descended 
thence into lower regions, it grew still more abundant, till in the low valleys they 
numbered thousands. About San Francisco, the middle of November, they were seen 
in throngs in the shrubbery of the gardens, and they doubtless spend the winter here. 
This variety does Dot breed in California. 
No. 
Sex. 
Locality. 
Date. 
Collector. 
478 
cf jun. 
cf ad. 
9 jun. 
cf jun. 
cf ad. 
9 ad. 
? ad. 
$ ad. 
9 jun. 
cf ad. 
Near Mount W liitney, Cal. 
Sept. 18 
Sept. 18 
Sept. 19 
Sept. 19 
Sept. 19 
Sept. 19 
Sept. 19 
Sept. 19 
Sept. 21 
Sept. 21 
Sept. 21 
Sept. 26 
Sept. 10 
Sept. 23 
Oct. 16 
H. W. Henshaw. 
479 
.do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
480 
.do. . .. 
481 
.do. . 
482 
.do. 
Do. 
483 
.do. 
Do. 
484 
.do. 
Do. 
485 
.do.. 
Do. 
486 
.do. 
Do. 
492 
.do.. 
Do. 
494 
9 ad. 
d" ad. 
.do. 
Do. 
503 
.do. 
Do. 
549 
593 
9 jun. 
cf jun. 
cf jun. 
cf ad. 
Near Kernville, Cal. 
.do. 
Do. 
Do. 
575 
.do. 
Do. 
585A 
.do. 
Oct. 20 
Oct. 19 
Oct. 20 
Do. 
585 
cf ad. 
.do. 
Do. 
586 
9 jun. 
cf ad. 
.do. 
Do. 
660 
Walker’s Basin, Cal. 
Nov. 5 
Do. 
591 
9 jun. 
Near Kernville, Cal. 
Oct. 23 
Do. 
592 
cf ad. 
.do. 
Oct. 23 
Do. 
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