[572-] BIRDS OF OREGON 



1915; Cord (Malheur County), October n, 1911; and Cornucopia (Baker 

 County), September i, 1915. There is a record in the Biological Survey 

 files of a bird from Corvallis, April 2., 1900, identified by Oberholser, but 

 we can find no other trace of it. The specimen may have been one of 

 Woodcock's skins, as he was active there at that time. 



The Montana Junco was first recorded for Oregon by Oberholser 

 (i9i2.b), who listed both summer and winter specimens from about the 

 territory given above. He now considers the summer birds to be shufeldti, 

 however, a conclusion with which we agree. The only other published 

 record is Gabrielson's (19^) statement that it is a winter resident of 

 Wallowa County. 



Thurber's Junco: 



Junco oreganus thurberi Anthony 



DESCRIPTION. "Similar to oreganus, but wings and tail longer ; head, throat, and 

 breast deep black, sharply contrasting with light brown of back; sides buffy rather than 

 pink; young resembling oreganus, but upper parts lighter. Male: length (skins) 5.32.- 

 5.95, wing 2.. 94-3. 11, tail 1.48-1.68, bill .40-. 46. Female: length (skins) 5.00-5.67, 

 wing 1.81-1.94, tail 1.38-1.56, bill .41-. 43." (Bailey) Nest and eggs: Same as for 

 J. o. oreganus. 



DISTRIBUTION. General: Breeds from southern Oregon south through Sierra Nevada 

 and Coast Ranges to San Diego County, California. Winters south to Lower Cali- 

 fornia. In Oregon: Breeds from Three Sisters and Umpqua Valley south through 

 Siskiyous and east through Klamath and Lake Counties to eastern edge of yellow 

 pine in mountains of Lake County. Winters through same area, often mixed with 

 J. o. shufeldti. 



THIS PALER FORM, Thurber's Junco, is the breeding subspecies of junco in 

 eastern Lane, Douglas, Coos, Josephine, Jackson, Klamath, Lake, south- 

 eastern Deschutes, and probably Curry Counties. In habits and behavior, 

 it is identical with the other forms and can be distinguished from /. o. 

 shufeldti only by careful comparison of specimens in the hand. Mearns' 

 (1879) breeding records for Klamath County are referable to this form as 

 now defined and constitute the first recognizable reference to it. It nests 

 in May and June, Patterson (ms.) reporting nests from April 2.5 to July 7. 



Western Tree Sparrow: 



arborea ochracea Brews ter 



DESCRIPTION. "Adults: Bill yellow in adults; crown, stripe behind eye, and patch 

 on sides of chest rufous, crown often, especially in winter, with ashy median stripe, 

 or rufous obscured by grayish edges to feathers; middle of back buffy, streaked with 

 black and rusty; wings with two conspicuous white bars; under parts grayish, chest 

 with small dusky spot. Young: streaked beneath. Male: length (skins) 5.61-6.00, 

 wing 1.87-3.2.4, tail 1.59-1.88, bill .38-. 41. Female: length (skins) 5.415.69, wing 

 1.87-3.10, tail 1.60-1.70, bill -35"--39-" (Bailey) Nest: On ground or in low 



