464 U. Ss P. Re R. EXP. AND SURVEYS—ZOOLOGY—GENERAL REPORT. 
List of specimens. 
Catal.| Sex. | Locality. When col- Whence obtained. | Orig. Collected by— Length. | Stretch | Wing. Remarks. 
No. lected. No. of wings} 
: 
1434 fof Carlisle, Penn.......- May 3, 1844 7.00 | 9.75 3.08 [eet eee tees ee ee es 
1388 3 sees dOviescecie +.| April 24, 1844 6.25 9,42 PEP AL eepaneeGg00 D 
765 | Qi |eveee doceweess ..| Sept. 28, 1842 ]......do 6742)!" 9250 St 00ilnaeeemmeecices 
310 ai eeceee do... | April 26, 1841 c eee 6.80 | 9.42) |) . Saree ee|nadsaeusivesnie 
859 3 seceee do--c.. ...| Nov. 15, 1842 ee er eee soeee od 6.67 nly 2.67 | ccc eveneees( 
7544) eee Washington, D:C.c0-s|ececcesesscces W. Hutton.. ais) [eteresselsle'= | alias oleieiti| sieleielelelsiel|liiventersieieinelaetentsistele 
5893 | ....08 Prairie Mer Rouge, La.}...eceeee eves Da SAITIC oe weraleisiaie(e cies! siejeeetell sieislaieleleiec)eielea se ccielsiess'| selecienae qi aejeiele'c!|\warvfeleiel| ceed sw 'eleeleleisteis'eve! 
7391" | seen Cleveland, Ohi0...s.|esseeesesseees aa Prete erl Bren acnenasaueciiod 
4790 | Q | Big Nemaha R.,Neb..) April 23, 1896 2.87 | Iris brown. .seeee 
4791 Go leseeee dO vere saeccesess ++..do 2.87 |. 
4788 rea Wood’s Bluff, Neb....| May 3.12 
4787 3 Black Bird Hill, Neb..| May 3.25 
4785 é ceece Cl Sndancide posdog May 6.00 | 10,00 3.25 |: 
4782 Big Sioux river, Neb..| May 7.37 9.75 3,25 
4783 3 Vermilion river, Neb..) May 6.50 | 7.50 3.00 
4789 3. pesoce Os. ccccccceioses +22 dO 6.87 9,50 3, 
4784 | Q | Big Sioux river, Neb..|....do... 7.00} 9.62] 2.8 
4786 3 Vermiiion river, Neb..|....do... 7.62| 9.50] 3, 
4796 |...... Big Sioux river, Neb..|....do... 7.37 | 9.50 3. 
5402 Q Cedar Island......... Oct. 14.. 7.50 | 8.25 3. 
S401 | cee. White Earth river....| Sept. 6....... 6.50| 9. 2.75 | Tris brown ...+0- . 
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JUNCO, Wagler. 
Junco, WacteEr, Isis, 1831. Type Fringilla cinerea, Sw. 
Niphoea, Aupupon, Syn. 1839. Type Emberiza hyemalis, Gm, 
Bill small, conical ; culmen curved at the tip; the lower jaw quite as high as the upper. Tarsus longer than the middle toe ; 
outer toe longer than the inner, barely reaching to the base of the middle claw ; hind toe reaching as far as the middle of the 
latter: extended toes reaching about to the middle of the tail. Wings rather short; reaching over the basal fourth of the 
exposed surface of the tail; primaries, however, considerably longer than the nearly equal secondaries and tertials. The 
second quill longest, the third to fifth successively but little shorter ; first longer than sixth, much exceeding secondaries. Tail 
moderate, a little shorter than the wings; slightly emarginate and rounded. Feathers rather narrow; oval at the end. No 
streaks on the head or body ; color above uniform on the head, back, or rump, separately or on all together. Belly white ; 
outer tail feathers white. 
The essential characters of this genus are the middle toe rather shorter than the short tarsus; 
the lateral toes slightly unequal, the outer reaching the base of the middle claw; the tail a 
little shorter than the wings, slightly emarginate. In Junco cinereus the claws are longer; the 
lower mandible a little lower than the upper. The species have the upper parts ashy or 
plumbeous, the belly and lateral tail feathers white. 
SYNOPSIS. 
A.—Interscapular region, greater wing coverts, and tertials reddish. 
Head and neck all round black, the color not extending along the sides.. .....J. oregonus. 
Head light plumbeous above. Lores abruptly black. Beneath very pale ashy, much 
lighter than the head. Whitish on the belly...........cseccsoccsssscvecsovescoseesd CUNETEUS. 
B.—Interscapular region alone reddish. 
Above light plumbeous; beneath nearly white tinged with ash. Lores abruptly 
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