216 CHECK-LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 
(Big22, Cra 7s Cig 
Geoc. Dist.— Interior of British America, south in winter through- 
out the entire Rocky Mountain region of the United States, but most 
abundant on the eastern slope. Known to breed only in the Sierra 
Nevada in California. 
524 a. Leucosticte tephrocotis littoralis (Barirp). 
Hepburn’s Leucosticte. 
Leucosticte littoralis Batrp, Trans. Chicago Ac. Sci. I. i. 1869, 
219, pl. 26, ig. '©. 
Leucosticte tephrocotis var. littoralis COUES, Key, 1872, 130. 
[B—, C—, R 1754, C 204.] 
Geoc. Dist.—In summer, probably the interior mountainous 
regions of British Columbia; in winter, northwest coast, from 
Kadiak southward, and eastward in the Rocky Mountain region to 
Colorado. 
525, Leucosticte atrata Rivew. 
Black Leucosticte. 
Leucosticte atrata Ripcw. American Sportsman, July 18, 1874, 
241; Bull. U.S. Geol. & Geog. Surv, Terr. 2d ser. No: 2, 
May 11, 1875, 69. 
[B—, C—, R 176, C 201.] 
Groc. Dist.— Breeds in the Salmon River Mountains, Idaho, and 
probably other northern ranges; in winter, mountains of Colorado 
and Utah. 
526. Leucosticte australis Ripcw. 
Brown-capped Leucosticte. 
Leucosticte tephrocotis var. australis “ ALLEN MS.” Ripew. Bull. 
fssex inst. )V.. Dec. 1873, 197. 
Leucosticte australis Rrpcw. Bull. U. S. Geol. & Geog. Surv. 
Terr. 2d ser. No. 2, May 11, 1875, 79. 
BC Reena an 
Geoc. Dist.— Mountains of Colorado, breeding above timber-line, 
descending into the valleys in winter; New Mexico. 
