Pink-sided Junco 377 



I have followed Ridgway in the nomenclature of this subspecies ; 

 the earlier name — " connectens'" of Coues, often appUed to it, is 

 stated by Ridgway, after an examination of the type, to be referable 

 to a hybrid or intermediate form between J, hyemalis and the present 

 subspecies. 



Distribution. — Breeding in central and southern British Columbia, 

 Washington and perhaps Idaho and Montana ; south in winter over the 

 Rocky Mountain region to Texas and northern Mexico. 



In Colorado Shufeldt's Junco is a common winter bird, from the plains 

 to about 10,500 feet ; there is an example, taken at Lake Moraine on 

 the slopes of Pikes Peak, 10,250 feet, by Warren in December, now in 

 the Colorado College Museum ; but it is most abimdant at lower eleva- 

 tions from 6,000 to 8,000 feet. It arrives in El Paso co. at the end of 

 October, and leaves again about the middle of April ; the earliest and 

 latest dates in the Aiken collection being October 25th and April 9th. 

 Other recorded localities are : Gold Hill, Boulder co. (D. Gale), Sulphur 

 Springs, March 30th (Warren, 08), Clear Creek co. (Trippe), Pueblo 

 (Beckham), Salida (Frey), Wet Mountains to 9,000 feet (Lowe), Mesa co. 

 (Rockwell), Crested Butte (Warren), San Juan co. (Drew) and Fort 

 Lewis (Oilman). 



Habits. — This and the Pink-sided Junco are perhaps the 

 two most abundant of the Juncos near Colorado Springs. 

 They are to be seen on the ground or in low bushes, making 

 short flights and exhibiting their white, lateral tail-feathers, 

 which form an unfailing mark of recognition in the field. 

 They are most often seen in the immediate neighbourhood 

 of houses and ranches, where they pick up a living among 

 the htter and straw. 



Pink-sided Junco. Junco mearnsi. 



A.O.U. Checklist no 568 (3rd ed., 567g) — Colorado Records — Aiken 

 72, p. 201 (J. annectens) ; Trippe 74, p. 145 ; Henshaw 75, p. 268 ; 

 Drew 81, p. 90 ; 85, p. 16 ; Allen & Brewster 83, p. 190 ; Beckham, 

 87, p. 123 ; Morrison 88, p. 74 ; 90, p. 38 ; Lowe 94, p. 269 ; Cooke 

 97, p. 105 ; Henderson 03, p. 236 ; 09, p. 237 ; Gihnan 07, p. 157 ; 

 Warren 08, p. 23 ; 09, p. 16 ; Rockwell 08, p. 172. 



Description. — Male — Head, neck and breast grey, becoming dusky 

 on the lores ; back, scapulars and edges of the secondaries drab-brown ; 

 wings and central tail-feathers dusky, two outer pairs white, third 

 outermost pair white and dusky ; below the sides and flanks broadly 



