a 19. Marshall, 1940 Melospiza melodia Strawberry Canyon, Berkeley, Alameda Co., Calif. March 16 A male, #799 taken by sling shot after squeeked up out of vine tangles on south hill slpe just above Strawberry pool. Had been singing. Campus #800, male taken as hopped among bushes (on the ground) at edge of lawn on north side Haviland Hall. Had been singing. Mate also seen. Campus, March 25 Female, 802 trapped by Al Wolfson at edge of Eucalyptus grove near L.S.B. A male, # 803 trapped on the 27th. Coyote Creek, Santa Clara Co., Calif. April 5 Clear, Windy. Drove down from Berkeley with Stone. Stopped at a fresh-water marsh just south of sew Mt. Eden and collected two song sparrows. (put up by stone) Also there were many in the cattails along the highway. Got another from a tree on the side of the same highway near Alvarade; also put up by Stone.* Drove to Milpitas, thence west on the highway towards Alviso. Stopped where Coyote Creek crosses the highway and worked along the wil lows to mouth. Many ss taken, many singing in the narrow growth and brush piles along the creek, also in adjacent orchards. Would fly out into the orchards to sing and when stalked would retreat to the streamside growth. Began getting yellow-bellied birds long (several hundred yards) before reaching salicornia flats. No good salt marsh at end of willows, because has all been drained. Apparently no ss between the end of the willows and the edge of the bay. The yellow-bellied birds must be hybrid descendents of the pusillusla which had to retreat to the stream and orchards when the marsh was drained. See accompanying map for locating of specimens. Several good santaecrucis taken but most appear to be hybrids. Drove to Stanford and looked at the c llection. They have Grinnells specimens taken by him on his bicycle song sparooow expedition. Dr. Martin has in his personal collection good pusillula from a gun club on the marsh west-of east of the town. Good habitat for pusillula seen at Alviso. Solano Co., Calif. SS Expedition with Emerson Stones- of Benicia. April 7 Met Stoner at Vallejo, Drove to Island no. 1. in Napa Co. A slight drizzle of rain Snag sparrowes more abundant than I have ever seen. * See p back of this page