THE BIRD BOOK 



567e. CAROLINA JUNCO. Junco hyemalis carolinensis. ' 

 Range. Alleghanies in Virginia, the Carolinas and Geor- 

 gia. 



A slightly larger bird than the Slate-colored Junco and 

 with the bill horn color instead of pinkish white. They 

 have been found to breed very abundantly in the higher 

 ranges of the Carolinas, nesting under banks, in tufts of 

 grass, or occasionally in small bushes, in fact in such loca- 

 tions as are used by liyemalis. Their eggs which are laid 

 during May, June or July (probably two broods being rais- 

 ed) are similar to those of the Slate-colored species but 

 slightly larger. 



56?f. MONTANA JUNCO. Junco hyemalis montanus. 



Range. Prom northern Idaho and Montana north to 

 Alberta; winters south to Mexico. 



This variety is like mearnsi but darker on the head and 

 throat and with less pink on the sides. Its nesting habits 

 and eggs do not differ from those of the Pink-sided Junco. 



567g- PINK-SIDED JUNCO. Junco hyemalis mearnsi. 



Range. Breeds in mountains of Idaho, Wyoming and 

 Montana and winters south to Mexico. 



This species has the head and breast gray, the back brown- 

 ish and the sides pinkish brown. They breed at high alti- 

 tudes in the ranges, placing their nests of grasses under sods 

 or overhanging rocks; their eggs are pinkish white before 

 being blown and are spotted over the whole surface but more 

 heavily at the large end with pale reddish brown and gray. 

 Size .80x.60. White 



570. ARIZONA JUNCO. Junco phceonotus palliatus. 



Range. Mountains of western Mexico north to southern Arizona. 



Similar to the preceding species but upper mandible blackish and the gray 

 on throat shading insensibly into the grayish white underparts. They are quite 

 abundant in the higher ranges of southern Arizona, where they breed, placing 

 their nests on the ground in similar locations to those chosen by other Juncos ; 

 the three or four eggs are greenish white, finely speckled chiefly about the large 

 end with reddish brown. Sixe .76 x .60. 



,5708. RED-BACKED JUNCO. Junco phceonotus dorsalis. 



Rang. Breeds in the mountains of New Mexico and Arizona and southward. 

 This variety is like the last but the reddish brown on the back does not extend 

 to the coverts or wings. The nesting habits are like those of the last but the 

 eggs are only minutely specked about the large end. 



570b. GRAY-HEADED JUNCO. Junco pJiceouotus caniceps. 



Range. Rocky Mountain region from Wyoming south to Mexico. 



This species is similar to the Slate-colored Junco but has a 

 reddish brown patch on the back. They nest on the ground in 

 mountainous regions, concealing the nests in tufts of grass or 

 under logs, stones, etc. The eggs are creamy or bluish white, 

 specked over the whole surface, but most numerously about the 

 larger end with reddish brown. Size .75 x .60. Data. Custer 

 Co., Colo., June 4, 1897. Slight nest of small rootlets and fine 

 grass placed under a tuft of grass. Altitude over 8,000 feet. 



350 



White 



