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11.4, 11.6, 12.1, tarsus 18.0, 18.5, 19.6 mm. Females, wing 63.7, 64.7, 



65.5, tail, 50.4, 50.8, 51.4, culmen from base 11.0, 11.5, 12.0, tarsus 18.4, 



SPINUS TRISTIS TRISTIS (Linnaeus) : Eastern Goldfinch 



In the mountain region the goldfinch was obtained near Murphy on 

 June 9 and 15, in the vicinity of Hayesville on June 30, on Elk Knob 

 north of Boone on July 18, and near West Jefferson on July 14. A 

 winter bird was collected at Williston on November 16. The species 

 was recorded near Reidsville on September 19, 22, and 23. 



PIPILO ERYTHROPHTHALMUS ERYTHROPHTHALMUS (Linnaeus) : Red-eyed Towhee 



With three forms of the towhee represented in the series of skins se- 

 cured in 1939, it is obvious that there is much to be done in determining 

 ranges and occurrence of this species in North Carolina. The typical 

 form is marked by larger size, reddish-brown eye, deeper brown on the 

 sides and flanks, and large size of the white spot on the end of the outer 

 tail feather. The wing in five males in the present series ranges from 

 82.0 to 86.4 mm. and in five females from 75.7 to 81.8 mm. 



Specimens allotted to this race include birds taken in the Dismal 

 Swamp area 7 miles west of South Mills, April 17 and 18; about 3 

 miles southwest of Clinton, May 1 ; about 3 miles northeast of Rose- 

 boro. May 2 ; and 4,800 feet elevation on Elk Knob, 7 miles north of 

 Boone, June 10 and 11. Fall specimens include one from Hogan 

 Creek, 7 miles northeast of Reidsville, September 22; one from the 

 Catawba River 7 miles west of Statesville, October 3 ; and two secured 

 at Stumpy Point, October 17 and 21. The bird from Statesville may 

 be a migrant, while the two from Stumpy Point certainly are in that 

 category. 



PIPILO ERYTHROPHTHALMUS CANASTER Howell: Alabama Towhee 



This race has a reddish-brown eye, and is about equivalent in 

 size to P. e. erythrophthalmus^ but has the tail spot smaller and 

 the brown of the sides and flanks paler. Males taken 8 miles south- 

 west of Murphy, June 12, and at 5,100 feet on Rocky Bald, 12 miles 

 west of Franklin, agree with this form, though the tail spots, meas- 

 uring 34 and 35 mm., are a little large. It is expected that this bird 

 will be found elsewhere along the western border of the State, as 

 it occurs in adjacent sections of Tennessee. 



PIPILO ERYTHROPHTHALMUS ALLENI Coues: White-eyed Towhee 



That towhees with light-colored eyes are found in the southeastern 

 coastal region of North Carolina is well known, the present mate- 



