FRINGII.I.IIi 1'; TlIM MNCIIKS. ]25 



lKiiij;iii^' Llio Sucnuiiriild l;i\i'r, lli' ilcscrilics llic cj^'^^'.s ol' lliis spccit'S iia 

 ilillbriiig ciilii'uly rnmi :iiiy "I Iliis j^i'iiiis lie had cvci' iiicl, with, aiul un Imv- 

 ing so groat a i'cs(!iiil)laiici; to tlie eggs ul' I hi' I hive iliHrivnl species of lllack- 

 birds iiiliahiliiig ('alilnniia Ihal. Ihcy wcit liaMc In he (■onrnmidcil willi 

 Ihciil niih'ss iiiarki'd when lakcii lidin Ihr licsl. 



I Ir. Nrwlicn-y, w hu I'diind this liii'd \('iy ('(11111111111 in I he Sai'iaiiiciilii \'al- 

 ley, slates tliat when lie lirst met wilh il, a strange bird In liini, ils liahit (it 

 scvalcliiiig aiiiDiig llin dry leaves iindci' tin; tiushes, as well as lis hmg lail 

 and jerking Might IVdiu one eliiin|i nl Imshes In aiidl her, al iniec indicated hi 

 liiiii its alllnities. 



Among the uuuuorauda inadi; by ,Mr. Xanliis at l'"iii't Tejoii ai'e I he lol- 

 lowiiig ill reference to tliis spooies : "474, nest and two eggs, round May li) 

 on a small IlKirnlmsh in a, xcry daik llii('k(;t, abdiil six feel IVniii I he I'lunnd ; 

 1,07.'), nest and (Jiu^ t;gg, on a thick lh(irny bush, six I'eet I'ldin I lie ^r(aiii(l ; 

 l,8r)l, nest and Iwd eggs. May iL', dii a, nise-bnsh, Ibur Icet IVdiii I he L;rdUiid, 

 eggs already incubaled." 



The eggs of this species measnn! one inch by .7^), laive a, light ground of 

 robin-blue, and arc; spntted and ]ilot(died with varying slia,d(;s of dark and 



light purple. In Sdllie Ihe cnliir (ij the 1 ili itelies is Sd deep as linl, Id be 

 distingiiisliabh; IVdiii black, (!X(;ept in a, sliniii; light. The lighter shades 

 are a I'aiiit lavender. 



Pipilo fuscus, var. mosoloiicus, r.\:i;i> / 



caSon bunting. 



riiiiln mcsnUiiciiK, liAiui), \'r. A, N. Sc. I'll. VII, .liiiic, ISfvl, Ui) (Rocky Moiinliiiiis). — 

 lli. Hints N. Am. IS.'is, .'',18; pi. xxix. — IvKNNHltl.Y, P, K. It. X, li. pi. xxix. — 

 IIkkkm. X, I', p. IT). (Iddi'Kii, Oi'ii. ('ill. I, 2'I7. f f'i/ii/o/'ii.mi, "Swains.," .Sci.ATHii 

 & .Sai.vin, r. Z. S. 18(ii), atil (cily (jrM(;xi(.'o). 



Sp. OiiAH. Alii)V(} very (lull "livacciius-ln'iiwii, willi a grayish liiijrc; liu'i'l iliill ilicsit- 

 niil, ciiiispiiMioii.sly (liirci'ciit rriiiii llic hiick. Sides like llic back, Ijiil paler; poslcriorly, 

 mill aiunittlic vuiit ami iiml(,'r liiil-eiivc'i'l.s, pale lirDwiiisli-rcii. 'I'lic ii.Mliy olivc-lirnwii ol' 

 1 1 »; Nidcs scarcely niocliiifc acro.'i.s the linjiisl, llic lower pnrlinii nt wliicli, willi llic upper 

 hi;lly, is rallicr puns wliile. The loral refrioii, cliiii, lliriml, anil upper pari, ot liie lircasi,, 

 ])al(! yellovvisli-niliiiis, liiicly .H|iotlcil mi Uic si(l(« and nuire coar.scly aorcws llio liri^asl, willi 

 brown; an ol)S(;in'e spot in the niiildlc of llic brea.'^t ; (•(!>;(■ ot oiiler piiniary wliiLo. Hill 

 pale brown; Icjjs llcsli-eolor ; lirsl, (piill alioul, eipial to cifjlilli, lliiiil and roiirlli lonf,'e.«l. 

 LonKtIi, H.M inches; wing, 3.80; lail, I."!). 



IIah. Vall(;y of Upper llio (Irandc and acro,ss lo IIk' fiiti liiver. KasI, lo .SanUi 

 Caterina, New Lcmi, 



This race is similar in general appearance tn /'. rr/'usa/is, but the 

 olive-brown and nil'dus are Imlh oi' a lighler shade. The cidwii is ol' a, 

 decided rufous, ('ons])ic,iiiiusl}' dill'erenl- IVniii the baidi, instead of nearly tin; 

 same liiiL. The light reddish under Ihe head is wider tliroughoiit, and 



