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21. Hesperiphona vespertina montana Ridgway — Western 

 Evening Grosbeak. 



I noted this 'bird on two occasions. The first occurrence 

 was on December 7, on which date I saw a flock of them 

 along the White river but was unable to approach the birds, 

 and in the absence of a specimen referred them to this 

 form only provisionally. On December 10, while exploring 

 a little canyon north of Saddle-back butte, I heard the call 

 note of the species, which faintly suggested that of the 

 Purple Finch, and discovered one of the birds in the top 

 of a tree just above me. I secured it but in doing so start- 

 led from its perch another which I had not seen. I obtained 

 this specimen also and it proved to be the mate of the one 

 first taken. The specimens might be referable to either 

 typical vespertina or its variety montana, being practi- 

 cally intermediate in regard to size of wing and bill, although 

 they come a little closer to inontana,vf'\n\Q in the width of 

 the frontal band the tendency is also in that direction. These 

 facts taken in conjunction with the geographical situation 

 of the locality and its accompanying preponderance of 

 western subspecies, leave little doubt in my mind as to the 

 variety to which these two birds should be referred. This 

 record adds a new bird to the Nebraska list as no speci- 

 mens approaching this form have heretofore been taken. 



22. Pinicola enucleator montana Ridgway — .Rocky Mountain 

 Pine Grosbeak. 



Two male pine grosbeaks decidedly referable to this form 

 were obtained on November 30, and form the basis for the 

 inclusion of this bird in the Nebraska list. They were taken 

 from a flock of about twenty-five w^hich were in the top of 

 a pine tree busily engaged in devouring the larvae of an 

 injurious sawfly, the depredations of which were the cause 

 of my being in that part of the state on field work. The 

 birds first drew my attention by their peculiar chirping or 

 chattering, a distinctive enough note when once recognized. 

 The birds themselves are rather inconspicuous except for 

 their white wing bars and their rather large size. December 

 9, while at Glen, I saw an additional pair which like the 

 flock oibserved before was at the highest part of the ridge. 



23. Carpodacus cassini Baird — ^Cassin Purple Finch. 



A third species to be added to the Nebraska list is the 



