240 
56. Passerculus savanna, (Wils.), var. alaudinus, Bp.—Western Savanna Sparrow. 
We have no positive proof of the occurrence of this variety in California in summer, 
and all the evidence I could obtain seems to point to the opposite conclusion. 
During the fall migrations it makes its appearance from the North, and then occurs 
over the State at large. 
I found it early in September on the streams high up in the mountains, near Mount 
Whitney, while in November it was exceedingly numerous about Oakland, across the 
bay from San Francisco, frequenting the plowed lands, gardens, and grassy fields 
everywhere, almost to the shore. Whether it ever is found in the salt-meadows along 
the shore I do not know, but believe it never does occur in such places, even during 
the migrations. 
No. 
Sex. 
Locality. 
Date. 
Collector. 
443 
? 
Walker’s Basin, Cal. 
Sept. 6 
H. W. Henshaw. 
510 
9 
North Fork Kern River, Cal. 
Sept. 29 
Do. 
587 
9 
Near Kernville, Cal. 
Oct. 20 
Do. 
588 
cf 
.do. 
Oct. 20 
Do 
594 
cf 
.do. 
Oct. 23 
Do. 
713 
cf 
Walker’s Basin, Cal. 
Nov. 11 
Do. 
57. Passerculus savanna, (Wils.), var. anthinus .—Fitlark Sparrow. 
Passerculus anthinus, Bonaparte, Comptes Rendus, xxvii, Dec., 1853, 919 (Russian America).— 
Bd., B. N. A., 1858, 445.—Coop, B. Cal., i, 1870,183. 
Passerculus savanna vav. anthinus, Coues, Key N. A. E., 1872,136.—B.,B., &R., N. A. B., i, 1874, 539. 
This sparrow, so far as known, is confined to California,* where it inhabits exclusively 
the coast, being found in the salt-meadows and beds of rushes. Its habits seem to re¬ 
semble very closely those of the eastern Savanna Sparrow (P. savannas ) as seen under 
similar circumstances. They lie close hidden in the grass, rise with extreme reluct¬ 
ance, and fly with apparent difficulty to a short distance, alighting usually on the 
tops of the mattocks of grass, or upon the mazing reeds, there to reconnoiter for a mo¬ 
ment ere taking refuge among the roots. , 
Sex. 
Locality. 
Date. 
Collector. 
Wing. 
Tail. 
Bill. 
$ jun. 
Santa Barbara, Cal. 
•June 27 
H. W. Henskaw. 
2. 57 
2. 00 
0. 43 
9 ad. 
.do. 
June 27 
_do ... 
2. 40 
1. 90 
0. 46 
$ ad. 
.do. 
June 27 
_do. 
2. 45 
1. 80 
0. 46 
cf i un. 
.do. 
June 27 
_do. 
2. 65 
2.15 
0. 43 
O inn. 
__do _ __ ------ 
.Tnnft 27 
dn 
2 54 
2. 00 
0. 47 
cf ad. 
.do. 
June 27 
_do. 
2. 64 
2. 03 
0. 47 
9 ad. 
.do. 
June 28 
_do. 
2. 40 
0. 40 
cf ad. 
.do. 
June 28 
... do). 
2. 56 
2. 00 
0. 47 
9 ad. 
.do. 
June 28 
_do. 
2. 50 
2. 00 
0. 50 
cf ad. 
June 28 
_do. 
2. 72 
2. 06 
0. 47 
$ ad. 
.do. 
July 1 
....do. 
2. 43 
1. 90 
0. 42 
9 ad. 
_do..... 
July 1 
_do. 
2. 46 
2. 00 
0. 46 
cf ad. 
.do. 
July 8 
_do . 
2. 49 
2. 06 
0. 46 
No. 
101 
103 
104 
105 
106 
112 
119 
120 
121 
122 
156 
157 
237 
Tarsus. 
0. 80 
0. 74 
0. 77 
0. 79 
0. 79 
0. 83 
0. 82 
0.82 
0. 81 
0. 82 
0. 77 
0. 77 
0. 78 
58. Pooecetes gramineus , (Gm.), var. confinis, Bd.—Grass Finch. 
I did not meet with the Grass Finch in summer in Southern California, and believe 
with Dr. Cooper that if it breeds within the State, it is only in the more northern 
parts. Like the Lark Sparrow, it is more a bird of the dry interior regions, being found, 
however, over California during the migrations. 
No. 
Sex. 
Locality. 
Date. 
Collector. 
466 
9 
Near Mount Whitney, Cal. 
Sept. 12 
H. W. Henshaw. 
630 
$ 
Near Kernville, Cal. 
Oct. 25 
Do. 
59. Coturniculus passerinus, (Wils.), var. perpallidus .—Western Yellow-winged Sparrow. 
This Sparrow is chiefly a bird of the interior region, where it is rather southerly in 
its habitat. It has not hitherto been known certainly to occur on the Pacific coast. 
* The locality of Bonaparte’s type-specimen was probably transferred with that of 
P. alaudinus. (See B., B., & R., N. A. B.) 
