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514a. Hesperiphona vespertina montana: Western Evening Gros- 
beak. 
Metz and Lockwood are the only observers of recent date 
who note it. Knight had but little information in regard 
to it. 
515a. Pinicola enucleator montana: Rocky Mountain Pine Gros- 
An uncommon summer resident in the mountain rections 
beak. 
: over the entire state. 
518. Carpodacus cassini: Cassin’s Purple Finch. 
Fairly common summer resident in the timbered mountains 
over the entire state. 
519. Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis: House Finch. 
Abundant summer resident in the southern portion of the 
state. Our most northerly record is from Douglas, and it 
is doubtful if this bird ever goes much farther north in 
the state. It has increased remarkably in numbers during 
recent years. 
521. Loxia curvirostra minor: Crossbill. 
Knight recorded only Bendier’s Crossbill. Richard reports 
that they are common winter residents high in the moun- 
tains and he thinks he has seen them there in the summer. 
Lockwood also reports them. There is one specimen in 
the collection “of mounted birds at the Cheyenne High 
School. 
521a. Loxia curvirostra strickland: Mexican Crossbill. 
Knight’s records were for bendirei, which is synonymous 
with this species. It is a fairly common summer resident 
in the mountains and doubtless they winter with us. 
522. Loxia leucoptera: White-winged Crossbill. 
“Resident; not common. None of these bires have been 
reported in recent years. Hayden reports two specimens 
taken at Laramie Peak, August 25, 1857, and two speci- 
mens taken on the west side of the Wind River Mountains, 
June 5, 1860. Coues reports one specimen taken at Box 
Elder Creek, August 21, 1870. From these records there 
is no doubt about their breeding in the state and I am 
quite certain that they remain all winter; but there are no 
winter specimens reported.” (Knight. ) 
