An Annotated List of the Birds of Utah. 3 



* 14. Psaltriparus plumbeus Baird. Lead-colored Tit. Abundant, 

 moving in large companies. Breeds in the mountains, and winters in the 

 valleys. 



SITTTD^. The Nuthatches. 



* 15. Sitta Carolinensis (Gm.), var. aculeata Cassin. Slender billed 

 Nuthatch. Apparently not common in the* mountains. Met with on but 

 one occasion by us. Kesident. 



* 16. Sitta pygmcea Vig. Pigmy Nuthatch. Same as preceding. 



CERTHIID^. The Creepers. 



* 17. Certhia familiaris L., var. Americana Bonap. Brown Creeper. 

 Rare in the pines of mountains in June. Probably breeds. (Ridgway.) 



TROGLODYTIDJE. The Wrens. 



*18. Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus (Lafr.). Cactus Wren. Rare 

 in southern parts of state. Several individuals seen in vicinity of St. 

 George, Oct. 27. Possibly breeds. 



*19. Salpinctes obsoletus (Say). Rock WreA. Exceedingly abundant 

 in rocky localities. 



*20. Catherpes 3Iexicanus (Sw.), var. conspersus Ridgway. White- 

 throated Rock Wren. Rather rare, but generally distributed. Permanent 

 resident. 



*21. Thryothorus Bewickii (Aud.), var. leucogaster (Gould). Bewick's 

 Wren. Not uncommon in southern part of territory in fall. Probably 

 breeds. 



*22. Troglodytes cedon Vieill., var. Parkmanii (Aud.). Parkman's 

 Wren. Abundant in the mountains. Permanent resident. 



* 23. Cistothorus stellaris (Licht.). Short-billed Marsh Wren. Prob- 

 ably rare. Not taken, but evidence obtained of its breeding on borders 

 of Utah Lake. 



*24. Cistothorus palustris (Wils.), var. paludicola Baird. Long-billed 

 Marsh Wren. Exceedingly abundant in the marshes everywhere. Per- 

 manent resident. 



MOTACILLID^. The Wagtails. 



25. Anthus Ludovicianus (Gmel.). Tit Lark. Abundant in the 

 marshes. Winter resident. 



SYLVICOLIDJE. The Warblers. 



26. Helminthophaga ruficapilla (Wils.). Nashville Warbler. Appar- 

 ently common. Ogden, September. (Allen.) 



♦27. Helminthophaga Virginia Baird. Virginia's Warbler. Frequent 

 among the scrub oaks of foot-hills, breeding. (Ridgway.) 



*28. Helminthophaga celata (Say) . Orange-crowned Warbler. Breeds 

 in mountains from 7,000 to 9,000 feet high. (Ridgway.) Common in Sep- 

 tember. Ogden. (Allen.) 



