234 LAND BIRDS 
found on evergreen trees they ate with impunity, though 
I feel certain the same variety has killed other birds in 
the East. 
567d. POINT PINOS JUNCO. — Junco hyemalis pinosus. 
Famity: The Finches, Sparrows, etc. 
Length: 5.25-5.75. 
Adults: Similar to the Thurber Junco, but the black on sides of head 
and throat replaced by slaty. 
Young: Similar to the young of the Thurber Junco, but under parts 
more strongly tinged with buff. 
Geographical Distribution: Vicinity of Monterey, California, north 
through San Mateo County, east through Santa Clara County, south 
to Point Sur. 
California Breeding Range: Santa Cruz district south to -Point Sur, 
north as far as King Mountain. 
Breeding Season : May to August. 
Nest: Of leaves ; lined with dead grasses and hair ; placed in a hollow 
at a clump of grass. 
WHETHER seen in the beautiful grounds of Del Monte 
or in the pine forests of the Sierra Nevada, the Juncos 
are the same friendly little birds that we have known 
and loved as the “ snow-birds” of the Kast. Some one 
has called them gray-robed monks and nuns, and the 
description fits them well. During the fall, winter, and 
early spring they are found in flocks of from ten to 
twenty, feeding on the ground, flying up at the approach 
of an intruder, only to alight again farther on. If you 
sit quietly they will hop quite near you, particularly the 
Point Pinos Juncos found at Monterey, who are accus- 
tomed to the presence of strangers in their haunts and 
have become as fearless as the English sparrows of the 
