A common summer resident west of Cascades. A few remain throughout the winter on Vancouver Island; I have taken it in November and January.
290. Slate-coloured Sparrow.
Passerella iliaca schistacea (Baird).
Southern portions of Mainland, east of Cascades. Sicamous, J. Fannin,
Okanagan, A. C. Brooks.
PIPILO Vieillot.
291. Spurred Towhee.
Pipilo maculatus megalonyx (Baird).
East of Cascades, south through the Okanagan.
292. Oregon Towhee.
Pipilo maculatus oregonus (Bell.).