56 CHECK LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



263. Junco hiemalis oregomis (Towns.) Coues. B 352. c ITS. R 218. 



Oregon Snowbird. 



264. Junco hiemalis annectens (Bd.) Coues. B . c . R 219. 



Pink-sided Snowbird. 



265. Junco hiemalis caniceps (Wooclh.) Coues. B 353. c 176. R 220. 



Gray-headed Snowbird. 



266. Junco hiemalis dorsalis (Heniy) Coues. B 351. c . R 221. 



Red-backed Snowbird. 



267. Junco hiemalis cinereus (Sw.) Coues. B 350. c . R 222. 



Cinereous Snowbird. 



268. Spizella monticola (Gm.) Bd. B 357. c 177. R 210. 



Tree Chipping Sparrow. 



269. Spizella domestica (Bartr.) Coues. B 359. c 178. R 211. 



Chipping Sparrow ; Hairbird. 



270. Spizella domestica arizonee Coues. B . c i78a. R 2ii. 



Arizona Chipping Sparrow. 



271. Spizella agrestis (Bartr.) Coues. B 358. c 179. R 214. 



Field Chipping Sparrow. 



272. Spizella pallida (Sw.) Bp. B 360. c iso. R 212. 



Clay-colored Chipping Sparrow. 



263. J. h. Sr-g'-gS-nus. To the Territory of the Oregon. The name is much in dispute; by 



some derived from the name of a plant (origanum) growing there. It is probably, how- 

 ever, the Algonkin name of the " great river," the Columbia. 



264. J. h. an-nec'-tens. Present participle of annecto, I join together, connect, annex; ad, to, 



and necto, I fasten, join. The bird is very closely related to several others. 



265. J. h. ca'-nl-ceps. Lat. canus, hoary, grayish white, and -ceps, the termination indicating 



head, from f<pa.\-i). 



266. J. h. dor-sa'-Hs. Lat. dorsum, the back, whence the late Latin adjective, dorsalis. 



267. J. h. cin-eV-g-us. Lat. cinereus, ashy (-colored) ; cinis, ash. 



The true Mexican cinereus has been found in the United States (Arizona) since the 

 orig. ed. of the Check List appeared. 



268. Spiz-el'-la [pronounced speedzaylla] mon-ti'-c5-la. An arbitrary diminutive, in Latin 



form, from Gr. a-irlfa, a fin-ch. Lat. monticola, a mountain-dweller, from mons, genitive 

 mentis, a mountain, and colo, I dwell. Mons is from a root min, whence emineo, for exam- 

 ple, I project ; eminent, imminent, prominent, and also the deponent verb minor, to threaten, 

 whence minatory, &c., are all allied. 



269. S. d5m-es'-tl-ca. Lat. domestica, from domus, a house. 



This is S. socialis of the orig. ed. of the Check List. 



270. S. d. a-ri-z5'-nae. To the Territory of Arizona. See Peuccea, No. 253. 



271. S. ag-res-tls. Lat. agrestis, of or pertaining to a field ; aye.r, a field, supposed by some to be 



related to ago, as something that may be worked ; others say from the Gr. a-yp6s, land. 

 This is S. pusilla of the orig. ed. of the Check List. 



272. S. pal'-ll-da. Lat. pallidus, pale, pallid. 



