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Loxia curvirostra bendirei. This is the form of red crossbill found throughout 

 the greater part of the state. All specimens that have been identified, from various 

 parts of the state, belong to this subspecies. 



Melospiza melodia inexpectata. A bird identified as of this race was taken in the 

 Bitterroot Valley, near Corvallis, December 2, 1911 (Bailey, MS). 



Lanius borealis invictus. Two birds from Gallatin County are identified by Dr. 

 Bishop as of this race, and this is probably the form most commonly found in western 

 Montana in winter. 



Vermivora celata orestera. The breeding subspecies throughout all of Montana 

 (Oberholser. 190.5, p. 244). 



Regulus calendula cineraceus. This is the form of Ruby-crowned Kinglet breed- 

 ing in Colorado and British Columbia, as Dr. Bishop has recently written me, and is 

 undoubtedly the form that breeds in Montana. 



