North American Birds Eggs. 263 



* * * Shufeldt Junco. Junco hjjcmdUs shukidti. 



Range. — Pacitic coast breeding from Oregon to British Columbia and winter- 

 ing south to the Mexican boundary. 



Said to be sliglitly larger anil duller colored than the Oregon Junco; eggs the 

 same. 



567b. Coues Junco. Junco liijcmftlis coinuctcns. 



Range. — Arid regions of interior British Columbia and south through the 

 Rocky Mountain region to Mexico; west to California. 



A similar variety to the last but paler. Its habits are not characteristic. 



567c. Thurber Junco. Junco hyemaiix thurbirl. 

 Range. — The Sierra Nevadas from Oregon to southern California. 

 Similar to oreganun but paler and back more pinkish ; eggs will not differ. 



567d. Point Pinos Junco. Junco hycnialis pinosus. 



Range.— A very locally confined variety breeding in pine woods of southwes- 

 tern California, about Monterey and Santa Cruz. 



Similar to thurhcri but with the head and neck slaty instead of black. 



567e. Carolina Junco. Junco hyemalis carolinensis. 



Range. — Alleghanies in Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia. 



A slightly larger bird than the Slate-colored Junco and with the bill horn 

 color instead of pinkish white. They have been found to breed very abundantly 

 in the higher ranges of the Carolinas, nesting under banks, in tufts of grass, or 

 occasionally in small bushes, in fact in such locations as are used by hi/cmalis. 

 Their eggs which are laid during May, June or July (probably two brootis being 

 raised) are similar to those of the Slate-colored species but slightly larger. 



567.1. Montana Junco. Junco montanus. 



Range. — From northern Idaho and Montana north to Alberta; winters south to 

 Mexico. 



This variety is like iiwarnsi but darker on the head and throat and with less 

 pink on the sides. Its nesting habits and eggs do not differ from those of the 

 Pink-sided Junco. 



568. Pink-sided Junco. Junco nicarnsi. 



Range.— Breeds in mountains of Idaho, Wyoming and Montana and winters 

 south to Mexico. 



This species has the head and breast gray, the back brownish 

 and the sides pinkish brown. They breed at high altitudes in 

 the ranges, placing their nests of grasses under sods or over- 

 hanging rocks: their eggs are pinkish white before being 

 blown anil are spotted over the whole surface but more heavily 

 at the large end with pale reddish brown and gray. Size 

 .80x,60. ' I White.] 



569. Gray-headed Junco. Junco can iceps. 



Range.— Rocky Mountain region from Wyoming south to Mexico. 



This species is similar to the Slate-colored Junco but has' a 

 ,;.•>- reddish i)rown patch on the back. They nest on the ground in 



mountainous regions, concealing the nests in tufts of grass or 

 under logs, stones, etc. The eggs are creamy or bluish white, 

 specked over the whole surface, but most numerously about the 

 larger end with reddish brown. Size .75 x .60. Data. — Custer 

 Co., Colo., June 4, 1897. Slight nest of small rootlets and fine 

 grass placed under a tuft of grass. Altitude over 8,000 feet. 

 Collector, D. P. Ingraham. (Crandall collection.) 



