552 ORNiTrioLor.v. 



incn.s. We g-ave the matter up, however, only after shooting a very yomig 

 specimen of what was unilonl)te(lly /ri//i(iii/soiii, and another of flii/roi- 

 (Iciis, both of which vcr\- ch>sel\' rcsemliU'd the a(hilts of the same forms, 

 a circumslaiice which at once convinced us that tlie diiferences coukl not 

 depend on age ; so we tinally concluded that the two must be distinct. 

 Now, however, that i\Ir. Ilenshaw has so satisfactorily explained the case, 

 we have no hesitation in in(h)rsing- his opinion. 



We found this species both on the Sierra Nevada and in the Wahsatch, 

 and it is pro])aljle that its range extends throughout the entire Western 

 liegion. It is confined to the coniferous forests, however, so that its dis- 

 tribution is governed greatly by local conditions. It appears to be con- 

 stantly pinicoline, since it was a winter resident among the pines near Car- 

 son Citv, while it was found in sunnner among those of the Wahsatch, in 

 Parley's Park. Excepting the circumstance of its being so strictly confined 

 to the coniferous forests, it resembles the other species of the genus in habits 

 and manners, while the notes appear to be only very slightly different ; the 

 latter are finer and less plaintive, however, than in nuehalis or varius, and 

 uttered in more detached syllables. The female of this species presents 

 when Hying a -s-ery close resemblance to the species of Centurus, the 

 plumage being similarly barred with black and white, while a distinct 

 white area is presented on the lower portion of the rumj). The first male 

 killed (No. 831) had the 1)ill thickly coated with the resinous juices of the 

 pine trees among wdiich it had been feeding. 



List of Kpecimens. 



;3.il, ^ oiL; pines of the iSierra Nevada, near Carsou City, Noveiiibcr 27, ISCT. 

 9g— 19— 5i— 4i — 1 — g— 3J— If. Bilir deep purplish sepia-slate; iris, chestnut; tarsi 

 and toes, a.shy-olivc. 



;3;>2, 9 ai).; Uarson City, Nevada, November 27, 18G7. 91— ica_5§— 4a_i|_|i_ 

 3f — 1:|. Bill, deep brownish-slate; iris, reddish- Vandyke; tarsi and toes, asliy-olive. 



i.M, 9 (uL; Carson, March 10, 18G8. 9J— 16^— 5|— 4a. Bill, dusky purplisli- 

 slate; iris, umber; tarsi and toes, light ashy-green. (Tongue protrudes '^ of an inch 

 beyond hill; its corneous tip color of bill.) 



14SG, ijnv.; Parley's Tark, August 5, 1809. 9J— loi. Bill, black; iris, dark 

 brown; tarsi and toes, greenish-ashy. 



\r,\i\, 9 jm:,- Parley's Park, Wahsatch Mountain.s, Utah, August IG, 1SG9. 



