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27. Acanthislinaria (Linnaeiis) — Redpoll. 



Redpolls were abundant in the deciduous growth along 

 the White river and the streams flowing into it. None were 

 seen on the plateau or higher in the canyons than the decid- 

 uous growth extended. Several specimens taken all prove 

 to be typical linaria. 



28. AstraialinustHsUs pallidus (Mearns) — Pale Goldfiinch. 



Goldfinches, like the Redpolls, were seen only in deciduous 

 timtjcr. No specimens were taken but the birds observed 

 all had the wing bars of maximum width and evidently 

 belonged to the western form which is the resident one in 

 that section of the state. They were but moderately com- 

 mon ; not nearly so numerous as the Redpolls. 



29. Zonotiiclna queriiJa (Nuttall) — Harris Sparrow. 



On December 6 w^hile working the White river valley I 

 was very much surprised to see a Harris Sparrow. I was 

 unable to secure the specimen that day but did so on the 

 day following when I found it in about the same locality 

 and again in a flock of tree sparrows. The record is inter- 

 esting from a double standpoint. The species has not pre- 

 viously been recorded west of Cherry county while in addi- 

 tion it is not known to winter except in southern Nebraska. 

 A wintering individual from Dawes county is therefore, 

 to say the least, unusual. 



30. Spizella inonticola ocliracea Brewster — Western Tree 

 Sparrow. 



Western Tree Sparrows were seen twice on the plateau 

 and every day along the White river where they were 

 abundant. 



SI.' JunooaiA-eni Ridgway — White-winged Junco. 



This species was the most abundant bird in the region 

 visited. The juncos occurred in flocks of greater or less 

 extent and were distributed over the high ridge as well as 

 down in the river valley. 



32. Junco hijeniaJis connecten sCoues — Shufeldt Junco. 



Shufeldt Juncos were moderately common and were asso- 

 ciated -with the White-Avinged Juncos. Almost every flock 

 of the latter, especially in the lower valley, contained one or 

 more individuals of the present species, which were immedi- 



