1S90.] Mearns, Descriptions of Npw Birds from Arizona. 2A - ? 



32. Cardinalis cardinalis. Cardinal. — Abundant resident, particu- 

 larly in the heavily wooded bottom lands of the Mississippi on both sides 

 of the river. Nesting begins early in April or even by the last of March. 

 I have found good-sized young by the middle of April. Nests are placed in 

 bushes and thorn trees, near the ground, or in roots of fallen trees. The 

 eggs are two, three, or four in number. 



33. Habia ludoviciana. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. — Common 

 summer resident. This is a well-known song bird, and is found in many 

 parts of the city as well as in the deepest woods. The nests, of which I 

 have examined a large number, are placed in the tops of trees and sap- 

 lings. The eggs can be seen from below in most cases. They are from 

 four to six in number. 



34. Passerina cyanea. Indigo Bunting. — A well known bird in 

 this locality, coming from the south in late April or by the first of May. 

 By the last of May nesting has begun. Three or four eggs are deposited, 

 and the Cowbird usually adds one or more. The nest is built in grass, 

 weeds, or briars, or in the sprouts at the foot of a tree. 



35. Spiza americana. Dickcissel. — Abundant summer resident, 

 breeding in clover fields, where many nests can be found in a limited 

 area. These are placed in the tops of clumps of clover or in shorter 

 growth. I have found them sunk in the ground. The eggs are two, 

 three, or four, in number. 



DESCRIPTIONS OF A NEW SPECIES AND THREE 



NEW SUBSPECIES OF BIRDS FROM 



ARIZONA. 



BY DR. EDGAR A. MEARNS, U. S. A. 



Junco ridgwayi, sp. now 



Sp. char. — Above similar to J. ccuiiccps ; below indistinguishable 

 from J. a?ineclens. 



Adult Male (Type, No. 2770, Coll. E. A. Mearns, Whipple Barracks, 

 Arizona, April 22, 1SS4) : — Upper parts of head and neck, with rump, 

 throat and jugulum, ash-gray. Lores grayish black. Scapulars and inter- 

 scapular region bright rufous; outer webs of inner tertiaries tinged with 

 the sani«. Abdomen and crissum white. Sides pinkish. Wings and tail 

 dark grayish ash, the latter with the outer rectrix wholly white, the second 

 white except a dusky line along each edge, and the third with a long white 

 terminal stripe nearly confined to the inner web. Bill flesh color, slightly 

 tipped with black. Feet and claws light brown. Length, 163; alar ex- 



