Marshall, 1940 Melospiza melodia Cordelia and Suisun Bay, Solano Co., Calif. July 8. tules in the fresh-water marsh at the opening of Green Valley Creek right in Cordelia. Proceeded to the salt marsh about 200 yards away and got series there from reeds, tules. Very windy, hard to find sparrows; sang intermittently. None had large bills like the 1909 maxillaris. Decided to go to Grizzly Id. to get some topotypes of maxillaris. Were common in the tules and adjacent rose thickets near the Grizzly King ferry. Collected a series there (salt marsh), but still no thick bills. Have maxillaris birds been swamped out, or is there a seasonal change in thebill size? Next went to Clear Lake and went out to Stone's camp on the island. Song sparrows everywhere. ON night of 8th went to Mt. Hannah where coll. a goofus owl, see Otus flammeolus.