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Coccotkraustes vespertinus montanus : Western Evening- Grosbeak. Seen in 

 pine woods of Catalinas. 



Carpodacus purpureus ccdifornicus : California Purple Finch. Large flocks 

 seen in Catalina Mountains in fall and winter of 1885. 



Carpodacus cassini : Cassin Purple Finch. Seen in Catalinas in winter. 



Carpodacus me.ricanns frontalis : House Finch. Abundant summer resi- 

 dent ; less common winter resident. 



Loxia curvirostra stricklandi : Mexican Crossbill. - - Irregularly abundant 

 in Catalinas. 



Astragali nus tristis pallid us : Western Goldfinch. Seen in Catalinas in 

 winter. 



Astragal i nus psaltria : Arkansas Goldfinch. Nomadic and not very com- 

 mon in the Catalinas. 



Astragal inus psaltria arizome : Arizona Goldfinch. Less common than 

 the Arkansas. 



Astragalinus la/rrencei : Lawrence Goldfinch. One taken by Mr. Brown 

 in February. 



Spinuspinus: Pine Siskin. Common and at times an abundant winter 

 visitor in the Catalinas. 



Calcarius ornatus : Chestnut-collared Long-spur. A large flock seen in 

 November on mesa of Catalina foothills. 



Pocecetes grainineus confinis : Western Vesper Sparrow. Migrant in Cat- 

 alina region. 



Ammodramus sandwichensis alaudinus : Western Savanna Sparrow. Oc- 

 curs rather sparingly about Tucson in fall, winter, and spring (Brown). 



Ammodramus savannarum bimaculatus : Western Grasshopper Sparrow. 

 Apparently rather an uncommon resident of the mesas of the Catalina 

 foothills. 



Chondestes grammacus strigatus : Western Lark Sparrow. Resident about 

 Tucson and common in the Catalina region up to 5000 feet in the 

 warmer months. 



Zonotrichia leucophri/s : White-crowned Sparrow. Apparently rare. 



Zonotrichia leucophri/s gambelii : Intermediate Sparrow. Winter resident. 



Spizella socialis arizotue : Western Chipping sparrow. In Catalinas ; rare 

 in summer, abundant in fall, winter, and spring-. 



Spizella pallida : Clay-colored Sparrow. Seen at Mineral Creek in Octo- 

 ber. November, and March. 



Spizella atrogularis : Black-chinned Sparrow. Apparently rare. 



Junco hyemalis : Slate-colored Junco. Rare, but of regular occurrence in 

 the Catalina region. 



Junco hyemalis connectens : Intermediate Junco. Common winter resident. 



Junco mearnsi : Pink-sided Junco. Apparently not very common in the 

 Catalinas. 



Junco caniceps : Gray-headed Junco. Common in winter in foothill region 

 of the Catalinas. 



Junco pfutonotiis palliatus : Arizona Junco. Found in Catalinas and Final 

 mountains in pine woods in fall and winter. 



Junco phffonotus dorsaiis : Red-backed Junco. Three specimens taken in 

 the Catalinas. 



Amphispiza bilineata deserticola : Desert Sparrow. Common resident of 

 the foothill region of the Catalinas. and abundant about Tucson. 



Amphispiza belli nevadensis : Sage Sparrow. One seen in Catalina Moun- 

 tains ; not common at Tucson. A number seen on low mesa near the 

 San Pedro in November. 



Aimophila carpalis : Rufous-winged Sparrow. Common in Catalina foot- 

 hills in migrations. 3000 to 4500 feet, 



