416 Cooke, The Birds of Colorado. [^ 



Euphagus carolinus. Rusty Grackle. — A small flock February 20, 

 1909, near Littleton (Richards). 



Hesperiphona vespertina montana. Western Evening Grosbeak. — 

 Eggs taken in Estes Park in 1903 (Dille). Young just out of the nest, 

 July 22, 1S9S, in Routt County (Smith). 



Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis. California Linnett. — Not rare at 

 Yuma (Patten). Breeds east to Gaume's Ranch, Baca County (Warren). 

 This is the most eastern breeding record in the State. 



Loxia leucoptera. White-winged Crossbill. — A pair, August, 1906, 

 at 8400 feet altitude on Upper Bear Creek, Clear Creek County (Knaebel). 



Leucosticte tephrocotis. Gray-crowned Rosy Finch. — Two, February 

 15. 1903, Altona (Dille). 



Leucosticte atrata. Black Rosy Finch. — One, April 6, 1907, Sulphur 

 Spring, Grand County (Warren). 



Leucosticte australis. Brown-capped Rosy Finch. — Two, January, 

 1906, and several January, 1907, near Fort Lewis; a pair on the summit 

 of the La Plata Mountains June 24 and July 22 1906 (Gilman). 



Astragalinus tristis. Goldfinch. — Specimens recently examined from 

 the plains of eastern Colorado, from the foothills near Denver, and even 

 from Livermore, within the lower foothills, all prove to be the eastern 

 form. 



Astragalinus psaltria. Arkansas Goldfinch. — The Colorado bird list 

 in 1900 included this species and two subspecies. Since then it has been 

 ascertained that the forms arizonoe and mexicanus represent merely 

 plumage variations due to age. These two forms are therefore withdrawn 

 from the list. The species ranges north to Meeker, where found common 

 August, 1905 (Cary). East to Las Animas, July, 1892 (Fisher). 



Calcarius ornatus. Chestnut-collared Longspur. — One, April 5, 

 1906, at Cortez (Gilman). 



Rhynchophanes mccowni. McCown's Longspur. — Abundant breeder 

 at Pawnee Buttes, June, 1909 (Cary). 



Zonotrichia querula. Harris's Sparrow. — One October 9, 1907, 

 near Kit Carson, Cheyenne County (Smith). One October 22, 1908, New 

 Windsor (Osterhout). These are the third and fourth records for the State. 



Zonotrichia coronata. Golden-crowned Sparrow. — A flock of 

 fifteen at Salida April 19, 1908 (Frey). Second record for Colorado. 



Zonotrichia albicollis. White-throated Sparrow. — One, May 3, 

 190S, Yuma (Patten). Fourth record for the State. 



Spizella passerina arizonse. AVestern Chipping Sparrow'. — Specimens 

 of the Chipping Sparrow taken in extreme eastern Colorado, at Springfield, 

 Baca County, prove to be the western form, which is there a tolerably 

 common breeder (Warren). 



[Spizella passerina. Chipping Sparrow'. — It seems probable in the 

 light of the above record, that the typical eastern form does not occur in 

 the State, and it will therefore be withdrawn from the Colorado list until 

 some undoubted specimen is obtained.] 



