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Show 241 At Santa Barbara, directly on the 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 diffusion over Southern California is by no means improbable. No. 149 Iffl Sex. Jnn. 9 ad. Santa Barbara, Cal... Locality. Date. June 29 July 1 Collector. H. " W\ Hepihawt Da 60. Chondestes grammaoa, ( 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. Zonotrickia leucophrys, ( Forst.).- White- crowned Sparrow. This species is not known to breed in Alaska, or, indeed, within the Pacific coast region. 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 Passeroulus alandinus, 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 rood 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. 470 471 401 495 Sex. cf ad. cf ad. 9 ad. 9 ad. Mount Whitney, Cal.. do do Locality. Date. Sept 12 Sept 12 Sept 19 Sept 21 Collector. H. W. Henshaw. Da Do. Do. 62. Zonotrickia leuoophrys, ( 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 dees not breed in California. No. 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 492 494 503 549 593 575 585A 585 586 660 591 592 Sex. cf Jan. cf ad. 9 Jnn. cf jnn. cf ad. 9 ad. § » d. BE ftd- 9 jnn. cf ad. 9 ad. cf ad. 9 Jnn. cf jnn. cf JOB. cf ad. cf ad. 9 Jnn. cf ad. ! 9 jnn. Locality. Near Mount Whitney. Cal do do do do do do do I do do do do Near Kernville, Cal do do do do Walker's Basin, Cal Near Kernville, Cal do „ . _ . : : : : : . : : : ; : : : : : : : ; : : : : : : : : : : ; : : : : : : : :: Date. 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 Oct 20 Oct 19 Oct 20 Nov. 5 Oct 23 Oct 23 Collector. HT Wr Hen « haw.. Do. Do. Da Do. Do. Da Da Da Do. Do. Da Da Do. Do. Da Da Da Do. Da Da |
