Mayhew 1955 Amphispiza belli (Bell sparrow) I. May 24 Eugene Cardiff tells me that 2 sub- species are separated by a ridge in some areas. The coastal form (belli belli) occurs in Lone Pine Canyon (mostly chamise) and the intermediate form (belli canescens) occurs in Sheep Creek Canyon (Artemisia, Purskia, yucca brevifolia, pinyons). 1959 Feb. 5 5 mi. W. of Glamis, Imperial Co., Calif. Several of these birds were seen on the Yuma Dunes feeding with house finches, white-crowned sparrows, and Audubon's warblers. They ran across the sand rather than hopped as the other fringillids did. They seemed to be eating seeds on and under the annuals that are still present in dry form.