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by us, December ;U, li)20, on the slope above 4,000 feet, with I'oiiopHht juul 

 Amphispiza. A flock of fifty or more was seen, January 16, 1021. at the fii'st 

 large water pools in Stone Cabin Canyon, and they were seen wandering up 

 and down between 4,500 and 4,000 feet on January 22 and 2.'}. A few were 

 also seen on April 16. In the irrigated Santa Cruz bottoms near Continental 

 one was seen close at hand on March 8, 1921, and numerous other small spar- 

 rows, perhaps of the san)e species, were seen at a distance. 



At Rosemont (5,000 feet), on January 15, 1023, two companies of four 

 each were noted by Taylor. In the oaks and open fields of IJarrel Canyon, 

 January 16, several flocks of small sparrow's, probably of this species, aggre- 

 gating perhaps thirty oi- forty were noted; while at Gardner's Ranch f5,500 

 feet), February 9-10, several birds taken for this species were seen in clear- 

 ings in the vicinity. 



Spizella pallida. Clay-colored Si)arrow 



Three specinums were taken by Henshaw, Se])tember 1, 2. and 5. 1S74. at 

 Camp Crittenden, where it was rather common and Avas sui)i)osed to wintei-. 



Spizella brev^^eri. Brewer Sparrow 



One was taken by Henshaw September 10. 1S74, at C;iiii[) Ci'it iciub'ii. 

 Another was taken by Bailey, March 22, 1921. on the Range Reserve below 

 4,000 feet. On March 2.'5. a numl)er were seen by us in the same place, in a 

 mixed flock with Lark Buntings and Western Vesper Sparrows. On April lo. 

 three others were seen in a gulch below Madera Canyon. Small s|)arrows. ap- 

 parently of this species, were frequently flushed in the mesquites near 4.000 

 feet. 



Spizella atrogularis. Black-chinned Sparrow 



A female or immature was seen by me on January 16, 1921, at the A\'ater 

 pools at abont 4,500 feet, in Stone Cabin Canyon; and one with strongly 

 marked black chin near the same place, April 16, 1921. 



Junco hyemalis connectens. Shufeldt Junco 



One was taken by Bailey, October 28, 1913, and another January 16. 1921, 

 when numbers of black-headed juncos supposed to be of this species were 

 seen, as they had also been on December 29, 1920, near Avater at about 4,500 

 feet in Stone Cabin Canyon. 



Junco hyemalis montanus. Montana Junco 



Mixed flocks of juncos were found by Taylor, January 16. 1923. at Rose- 

 mont (5,000 feet), about the ranger station and in Barrel Canyon; tAvo speci- 

 mens of movfanits and one of niearnsi being sent to the Biological Survey. At 

 GardTier's Ranch (5,200 feet). February 9 and 10, he found mixed species of 



