1^54 Cof)KE, Summer Raiig-e of Colorado Birds. f A HI 



the Lark Bunting. The higher you cHmb on the mountain 

 sides, the stiller the woods become. A great many different 

 species occur, but their numbers are so small that the woods 

 are almost as silent as the White Mountains of New England. 



The following statistics will show the distribution of Colorado 

 birds during the breeding season : — 



Breeding Range. 



This table can be combined into the following statements 



Total breeders in the State, 236 species. 



Breeding only on the Plains, 29 " 



Breeding above 5000 feet and upward, 207 " 





