Remsen, J.V. 1977 Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammosppiza caudacutg Nov. 19 Bolinas Lagoon, Marin Co. Calif: 1 in small (10'x 50') patch of cattails along NW edge of the lagoon where found a couple of days ago. A small, short-tailed sparrow roughly the size and shape of a Grasshopper Sparrow but with a slimmer bill. Crown: gray central stripe bordered by broad brown stripes on either side Face: buffy-orange with gray, triangular cheek patch; dark postocular stripe bordering cheek patch and buff-orange eyebrow - the postocular stripe bent around the corner of the cheek patch. Underparts: throat whitish, breast washed with orange buff; some faint short streaks on sides; belly + undertail coverts whitish. Back: 2 pairs of str.ming white streaks converging towards the lower back; a narrow gray collar separated back from head but the collar was incomplete in the center of the back, Rest of back brown - details of pattern not recorded. Wings: basically brown, but details of the pattern not recorded. Tail: thin, spindly, pointed. Seen well for about 10 seconds in the tops of cattails at about 20' in good light and once again in & similar conditions for about 2 seconds.