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119. Quiscalus quiscula seneus. Bronzed Grackle. — Rare sum- 

 mer resident. There is a mounted specimen of this bird in the collection 

 at the Agricultural College which was taken on the college grounds in 

 Bozeman. Mr. Thomas found a pair evidently nesting in a willow thicket 

 near Bozeman, and Mr. Wyatt Jones told me that they were fairly common 

 in the vicinity of Belgrade. 



*120. Hesperiphona vespertina montana. Western Evening 

 Grosbeak. — Regular migrant. Flocks of these birds may be seen in 

 cottonwood groves and willow thickets in spring and fall. They appear in 

 March and are common until April 10. I saw a single male as late as 

 May 8, 1909. The fall migration occurs in October and November, when 

 they are sometimes seen in Bozeman feeding on Box Elder seeds. 



*121. Pinicola enucleator montana. Rocky Mountain Gros- 

 beak. — Summer resident in the higher mountains and migrant in the 

 valleys. It appears in the valleys about the middle of October and is fairly 

 abundant in the willow thickets for a time. It is most abundant in spring 

 in April and a few remain until early May. A few may winter but I 

 believe that most if not all of the winter birds belong to the next form. 

 The type specimens, from which this form was first described by Ridgway, 

 came from this region. 



*122. Pinicola enucleator alascensis. Alaskan Pine Grosbeak. — 

 Two birds taken Dec. 21, 1908, were referred to this form by Dr. Bishop. 

 I have noticed a break in the abundance of Pine Grosbeaks in the first 

 part of November and the last part of March which leads me to believe 

 that this is the common winter form and that this break occurs when the 

 summer form is leaving and the winter birds have not yet arrived and visa- 

 versa. 



123. Carpodacus cassini. Cassin's Purple Finch. — Summer resi- 

 dent, arriving early in May and breeding in the fir forests in the moun- 

 tains and occasionally in cottonwood groves in the valleys. It is not 

 uncommon in Bozeman throughout the breeding season. 



124. Loxia curvirostra minor. Crossbill. — Migrant in the moun- 

 tains. I saw flocks of this species from Sept. 23 to Oct. 24, 1908, and on 

 May 19, 1909. I have not noted it during the breeding season. 



*125. Leucosticte tephrocotis. Gray-crowned Rosy Finch. — 

 Migrant and winter resident. This bird appears to be very irregular in 

 its occurrence. I noted it in the Gallatin Mountains in October. Dur- 

 ing the winter it was usually quite rare but became very common in the 

 Gallatin Valley for a short time during April and early May. Though 

 seldom seen in this region, when it is observed it is always in large flocks. 



*126. Leucosticte tephrocotis littoralis. Hepburn's Rosy Finch. 

 — I found several Gallatin County specimens of this form in the collection 

 at the Agricultural College. It undoubtedly occurs with flocks of the 

 above form. 



127. Acanthis linaria. Redpoll. — Abundant winter resident. 

 This bird first appears in September, becomes quite common by the middle 



