5Q CHECK LIST OF NOBTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



^263, Junco hiemalis oregonus (Towns.) Coues. b 352. c 175. R 218, 

 Oregon Snowbird. 



264. Jnnco hiemalis annectens (Bd.) Cones, b — . c — . r 219. 



Pink-sided Snowbird. 



265. Junco hiemalis caniceps (Woodh.) Coues. b 353. c i76. R 220. 



Gray-lieaded Snowbird. 



266. Junco hiemalis dorsalis (Henry) Coues. B 351. c — . r 221. 



Red-backed Snowbird. 



267. Junco hiemalis cinereus (Sw.) Coues. b 350. c — . R 222. 



Cinereous Snowbird. 



268. Spizella monticola (Gm.) Bd. b 357. c 177. R 210. 



Tree Chipping Sparrow^. 



269. Spizella domestica (Bartr.) Coues. B 359. c 178. R 211. 



Chipping Sparrow ; Hair bird. 



270. Spizella domestica arizonse Coues. b — . c i78a. R 2iia. 



Arizona Chipping Sparrow. 



271. Spizella agrestis (Bartr.) Coues. b 358. c 179. R 214. 



Field Chipping Sparrow. 



272. Spizella pallida (Sw.) Bp. b 360. c 18O. R 212. 



Clay-colored Chipping Sparrow^. 



263. J. h. 6r-g'-g6-nus. To the Territory of the Oregon. The name is much in dispute; by 



some derived from the name of a plant (oriijanum) growing there. It is probably, how- 

 ever, the Algonkin name of the " great river," the Columbia. 



264. J. h. an-nec'-tens. Present participle of annecto, I join together, connect, annex ; ad, to, 



and necto, I fasten, join. The bird is very closely related to several others. 



265. J. h. ca'-ni-ceps. Lat. canns, hoary, grayish white, and -ceps, the termination indicating 



head, from KftpaXri. * 



266. J. h. dor-sa'-lis. Lat. dorsum, the back, whence the late Latin adjective, dorsalis. 



267. J. h. cin-er'-g-us. Lat. cinereus, ashy (-colored) ; cinis, ash. 



The true Mexican cinereus has been found in the United States (Arizona) since the 

 orig. ed. of the Qieck List appeared. 



268. Spiz-el'-la [pronounced speedzaylla] mon-ti'-c6-la. An arbitrary diminutive, in Latin 



form, from Gr. a-iri^a, a finch. — Lat. monticola, a mountain-dweller, from mons, genitive 

 montis, a mountain, and colo, I dwell. Mons is from a root min, whence emineo, for exam- 

 ple, I project ; eminent, imminent, prominent, and also the deponent verb minor, to threaten, 

 whence minatory, &c., are all allied. 



269. S. d6m-es'-tl-ca. Lat. domestica, from domus, a house. 



This is S. socialis of the orig. ed. of the Check List. 



270. S. d. a-rl-z6'-nae. To the Territory of Arizona. See Peuccea, No. 253. 



271. S. ag-res-tis. Lat. arjrestis, of or pertaining to a field; arjer, a field, supposed by some to be 



related to ago, as something that may be worked ; others say from the Gr. ayp6s, land. 

 This is 5. pusilla of the orig. ed. of the Check List. 



272. S. pal'-ll-da. Lat. pallidas, pale, pallid. 



