32 CHECK LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



76. Anorthura troglodytes hiemalis (Wils.) Coues. B 273. c 50. R 65. 



Winter Wren. 



77. Anorthura troglodytes pacificus (Bd.) Riclg. B . c . R 65a. (?) 



Western Winter Wren. 



78. Anorthura troglodytes alascensis (Bd.) Coues. B . c 50a. R 66. 



Alaskan Winter Wren. 



79. Telmatodytes palustris (Bartr.) Cab. B 268. c 51. R 67. 



Long-billed Marsh Wren. 



80. Telmatodytes palustris paludicola Bd. B . c . R 67a. (?) 



Tule Marsh Wren. 



81. Cistothorus stellaris (Licht.) Cab. B 269. c 52. R 68. 



Short-billed Marsh Wren. 



82. Eremophila alpestris (L.) Boie. B 302. c 53. R soo. 



Horned Lark; Shore Lark. 



83. Eremophila alpestris leucolsema Coues. B . c 53&. R 300a. (?) 



Western Shore Lark. 



84. Eremophila alpestris chrysola3ma (Wagl.) Bd. B . c 53. R sooc. 



Southern Shore Lark. 



76. An-or-thu'-ra tr5g-15'-dy-tes hl-em-a'-lls. Gr. a or o.v, privative, opdos, straight, ovpa, 



tail. The name was invented by Rennie, because he considered Troglodytes etymologi- 

 cally inapplicable to a wren. Lat. hiemalis or hyemalis, of or pertaining to winter ; from 

 (hiemps) hiems or hyems, winter, a weakened form of the Gr. x e *M. a gushing, a torrent, 

 or ^ifiuiv, ^e rainy, tempestuous, or winter season ; Skr. hi ma, snow. We oftener use 

 the y than the i, but the latter is correct. 



77. A. t. pa-cl'-fi-cus. Lat. pacificus, pacific, peaceful, literally peace-making, from pax, geni- 



tive pads, peace, andyac/o, I make, do. The application is to the occurrence of the bird 

 on the west coast of the United States. 



Not in the orig. ed. of the Check List. (Baird, Key. Am. B., i, 1864, p. 145.) 



78. A. t. a-las-cen'-sis. Alascensis, relating to Alaska. 



79. Tel-ma-t6'-dy-tes pal-us'-trls. Gr. re\/j.a, genitive TeAjuaros, a marsh or swamp ; SUTTJS, an 



inhabitant, from Suw, I go in or under. Lat. palustris, adjective from pahs, a marsh, 

 whence palustrine, like lacustrine from /crews, marine from mare. 



80. T. p. pal-u-dl'-c6-la. Lat. palus, genitive paludis, a marsh; and (in)cola, an inhabitant. 



See No. 79. 



Not in the orig. ed. of the Check List. (Baird, Rev. Am. B., i, 1864, p. 148.) 



81. Cis-tS-tho'-rus stel-la'-ns. Gr. K'HTTOS, a shrub, and 6ovpos, from (66p<a) 6pcaffKa>, I run or 



rush through ; compare Thryothorus, No. 68. Cabanis, who coined the word in 1850, gives 

 Gifl3cf)(upfer as the German translation. Lat. stellaris, stellar, starry, adjective from stella, 

 a star, like aster, Gr. a.<rr-f]p ; here in the sense of speckled. 



82. Er-e-m6'-phl-la al-pes'-tris. Gr. epri/j.os, a desert; <pi\fia, I love. Lat. Alpestris (not 



classic), from Alpes, Alps ; perhaps from a\<p6s, albus, white ; that is, snowy. 



83. E. a. leu-cS-lae'-ma. Gr. \tvi<6s, white ; \at/j.6s, the throat. 



This is a slight variety, lately described by Coues from the high central plains ; it is 

 the bleached form of that region. (B. N. W., 1874, p. 38.) 



84. E. a. chry-sO-lae'-ma. Gr. xpvcreos, golden ; that is, of a golden color, from xP vff ds, 



and \atfj.6s, the throat. A. S. laferc, Scot, laverock, Germ, lercfye, Eng. lark. 



