240 



ZOOiXXiY— IJIRDS. 



Utspetiphona rcspertiua, Bi)., Binl.s X. A., 1858, 400. — IIknry, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci 

 J'hila., 18.5!), 107 (New Mexico).— Cool". & Sickl., P. It. P. Pci)., xii, pt. ii, 

 18G0, 100. — CouES, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pliila., 18(iC, 81). — Cooi'EK, Birds 

 Cal., i, 1870, 17-1. — CouE.s, Key N. A. J5iids, 187L', 11.'7.— Aiken, Proc. Bost. 

 Soc. Nat. Hist., 1872, 100. -Bu., Brew., & Kidg., N. A. Birds, i, 1874, 440, 

 pi. L'li, f. 1. — Uensiiaw, Pep. Oru. Specs., 1873, Wheeler's Kx|)ed., 1874, 

 108.— CoUES, Birds Northwest, 1874, 104. 



Jlotpcripltona rinperiinu var. montana, Bd., Bkew., & KiDG., N. A. Birds, i, 1874, 440, 

 pi. 122, f. 4 (individual variation). 



Doubtless a rare resitlent in Ai'izona, wliurc; aUme the sjjecies has been 

 detected by our expedition. 



A small flock of immature bird.s was seen a little .south of Camp 

 Apache feeding upon berries. 



CARPODACrS CASSINI, Bd. 

 Ca*>isiiiN Purple Finch. 



Carpodacus camnii, Bd., Birds N. A., 1858, 414. — Xantxjs, Proc. Acad Nat. Sci. Phila., 

 1850, lOl (Fort Whii)ple, Ariz.).— Kennekly, P. Ii. li. Pep., Whipple's 

 Poute, 18.50, 27, i)l. xxvii, f. 1.— CoUES, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sei. Phila., hSOC, 

 80 (Fort Whipple, Ariz.).— Cooper, Birds Cal., i, 1870, 155.— CoiES, Key 

 N. A. Birds, 1872, 128.— Merkiam, U. S. Geol. Surv. Terr., 1872, 078 (Yel- 

 lowstone and Snake IJiver, Wyoming;). — I>D., Brew., Pino., N. A. Birds, i, 

 1874, 400, pi. 21, f. 4-5.— llENSUAW, An. Lye. Nat. Uist. N. Y., xi, 1874, 5.— 

 Jd., An. List Birds Utah, 1872, Wheeler's Exited., 1874, 4.J.— M, Pep. Orn- 

 Specs., 1873, Wheeler's Exped., 1874, 78, 100. — CoUES, Birds Northwest, 

 1874, 100. 



This Purple Finch aj)i)eai"s to be more abundant in I'tah and Colorado 

 than in the Teiritories south. In Southern Colorado it seemed to be not 

 very connnon, though I saw several pairs about the middle of June in the 

 pine region at an altitude of about 9,000 feet, where they were doul)tless 

 breeding. The males were continually singing, and their efforts in this 

 direction were very tine, more so, I think, than the common Purple Finch, 

 to the song of which, however, their strains bear a close resemblance, but 

 ai'e louder. In Xovenil)ei', they were present in large flocks at the salt 



