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lii;;lic'r portion ot the pine-belt ol' the Walisatcli, and we liave every reason 

 to Ijelieve that it is also found in similar localities on the Sieira Nevada. 

 Near the summits of the pine-clad hills in the vicinity of our canij) in 

 Parley's Park it was by no means rare in certain parts of the woods, its 

 favorite resort being those i)ortions of the forest where many of the trees 

 had been deadened by fire, the most characteristic associate species being 

 Chrysomitris pinus, Carpodacus cassini, and Junco caniceps. It was extremely 

 shy, and could be approached only with the greatest difficulty. Attention 

 Avas usually attracted to it by its mellow whistling notes, which bore a 

 faint resemblance to certain utterances of the Cardinal Grosbeak {Canlhialis 

 rirffinianus), the bird being generally perched xipon the sununit of a tall 

 dead ))ine. One of the specimens obtained was secured only by a tedious 

 and difficult climb to the top of a very tall fir-ti'ee, Avhich fortunately began 

 branching near the ground, the bird having lodged among the topmost 

 branches. The first individual of the species that we saw was perched 

 quite a distance off, upon a dead mahogany tree on the side of one of 

 the lower canons of the East Humboldt Mountains. Being the first example 

 we had ever seen, its appearance struck us as quite peculiar, as it sat quietly 

 in an u])right attitude, but it was at last decided to be a Shrike (CoUurio); 

 upon returning down the caiion an hour or more afterward, however, it w\is 

 noticed occupying the same position, but presently it flew from the perch 

 and snapi)ed an insect in the air, when it returned to the branch and beat 

 it against the limb in true flycatcher style. 



List of specimens. 



875, i ad.; East Humboldt Jloniitaiiis (Camp 21), Nevada, August 20, ISGS. 7 J 

 — 13 — (J) — 3^. Upper mandible, black, lower dilute brown, more yellowish basally; 

 iris, deep s('i»ia ; wiiole interior of moutli, rich orange-yellow; tarsi and toes, sepia- 

 black. 



1273, S ad.; Tarley's Park, Wahsatch Mountains, Utah, Juue 23, 1SG9. 7^— 13.J. 

 Bill, black, lower mandible ])ale wax-browti, more yellowish basally, the tip black; 

 iris, brown ; feet, deep black ; interior of mouth, deep yellow. 



1423, <Jrtrf.; Parley's Park, July 17, 1SG9. 7|— IS/j. Upper mandible, black, 

 lower wood brown, more yellowish basally; interior of mouth, rich ludiau-yellow; 

 iris, brown ; tarsi and toes, deep black. 



