Remsen, J.V. 1977 White-collared Seed eater Sporophila torqueola 19 Sept. Tijuan River Valley, San Diego Co., California: 1 ad. ♂ studied for 2 minutes in row of brush and low trees along 19th St. Size of goldfinch, but with much (dark) more massive, conical bill. Crown + face - black. Underparts - uniform cinnamon from throat to undertail coverts, crossed by conspicuous black chest band. Conspicuous white area in shoulder - neck area. Upperparts - brownish-black. Small white patch at base of primaries. Rump + lower body - cinnamon (same as breast) sharply demarcated. Tail - dark, rounded. Assumed to be an escape, but Sporophila are notorious wanderers, and probably hard to keep in cages.