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45. Loxia curvirostra minor. June 20, male and female together 

 in top of Douglas spruce one mile west of Elkhorn Lodge in Fall River 

 valley. June 23, four alight on tree at head of Devil's Gulch, 8000 feet. 

 June 25, calls of Crossbills flying over Mills Park. 



46. Astragalinus psaltria psaltria. None before July 11, when two 

 alighted in Mills Park. July 12, five fly over Lamb's Ranch going south 

 toward Mills Park. 



47. Spinus pinus. Small parties in the village seen almost daily; 

 a few at Long's Peak Inn. 



48. Passer domesticus. Two pairs in center of the village, where 

 were four young ones flying together, June 30. Also two males seen at 

 Stead's Hotel in Moraine Park, 8000 feet. 



49. Pooecetes gramineus conflnis. In two places on large short- 

 grass meadow near head of Devil's Gulch, June 23. 



50. Zonotrichia leucophrys leucophrys. Six singing males were 

 located in the village along Fall and Big Thompson Rivers. The song was 

 best heard in the evening after sunset and after rains, less regularly in the 

 morning. At Long's Peak Inn one male was singing all day until dark 

 and Mr. Mills said, he heard it often in the middle of the night. This 

 pair was very tame and came within a few yards of the guests at the inn. 



To one accustomed to the song of the species in the East the song of 

 this Rocky Mountain bird is a great surprise, for it has no resemblance at 

 all, only one note at the beginning to the monotonous ditty reminding one 

 of the much more powerful and melodious song which we hear every May 

 in the Mississippi Valley. The bearing, too, seems to lack the proud 

 carriage of the more stately and apparently handsomer eastern brother, 

 and if the books did not accept it as one and the same species, one could 

 take them for different birds. 



51. Spizella passerina arizonse. The Chippy was found near every 

 settlement, most numerous in the village, but also at the Horse Shoe Park, 

 at the Long's Peak Inn, and at Fork's. 



52. Spizella pallida. On the afternoon of July 10 I was surprised by 

 seeing a Clay-colored Sparrow coming down to the water of the Inn brook 

 between the Long's Peak Inn and Columbine to drink. Going to the same 

 place next morning early I saw two young ones with a crescent of fine 

 streaks over the buffy breast. At Fork's the species seemed to be fairly 

 common among the sage-brush vegetation of the hillsides, several family 

 groups being startled July 18. 



53. Junco phseonotus caniceps. Only one bird was seen near the 

 village at the foot of Old Man Mountain June 18. Several together and 

 first young out of nest fed by parent were seen at Horse Shoe Park, 8500 

 feet, July 1. More numerous and a rather frequent songster at Mills 

 Park, 9000 feet. A nest with four eggs July 14. 



54. Melospiza melodia montana. Six singing males along the 

 streams in Estes village. Song heard also at Horse Shoe and Moraine 

 Parks; at Lily Lake, 8900 feet; at Mills Beaver Lake, 8700 feet; at 



