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FiN'CH. — No. 73, ad., May 7, 1878. A common summei* resident [Hen- 

 shaw). 



25. Melospiza fasciata fallax, Baird. Rocky ]\Iountain Soxg- 

 Sparrow. — Summer resident (Hejishaw). 



26. Junco oregonus (Toicnseml). Orkgon Snowbird. — No. 18, 

 ^ ad., February, 1875; No. 19, ^ ad., October 29, 1875. Tbe Snow- 

 birds are very abundant in winter. They come close to the quarters, 

 feeding upon the ground beneath the pine-trees, where it is a pleasure to 

 watch them. They are very gentle and familiar, allowing one to approach 

 quite close before flying up into a tree ( Wiltich). 



[As respecting their tameness, they thus appear to be unlike their East- 

 ern cousins (/. hyemalis), which are very shy, timorous birds, flying oif 

 with a scared twitter whenever approached.] 



Common summer residents of the moimtains (Henshaiv). 



27. Spizella socialis arizonae, Coues. Western Chipping Spar- 

 row. — June 9, 1875 (McEldprry). 



28. Zonotrichia leucophrys (Forster). White-crownkd Spar- 

 row. — No. 20, ad., April 26, 1875; No. 77, ^ ad., April 29, 1878. The 

 specimens forwarded are typical leucophrys. Numerous at Klamath ( Wit- 

 tich). This species is probably totally distinct from either Z. gambdi 

 or var. intermedia, and is found in its integrity throughout the breadth 

 of this continent. 



29. Zonotrichia coronata (Pallas). Golden-crowned Sparrow. 



— No. 21, October 29, 1875. Common as a migrant (Uenshaw). 



30. Passerella iliaoa townsendi (/4«^/H5rtn). Townsend's Spar- 

 row. — No. 22, ad., 1875. A migrant (HensJiaw). 



31. Cyanospiza atnoena (Say). Lazuli Bunting; Blue Linnet. 

 — ^No. 23, ^ ad., June 15, 1875. Sunnner resident. Sings exquisitely 

 {Willich). 



32. Pipilo maculatus megalonyx, Eairc?. Long-clawed Towhee. 



— October 5, 1875 {McElderry). Summer resident {Henshaw). 



33. Pipilo chlorurus (Townxend). Green-tailed Towhek; 

 Blanding's Finch. — No. 24, ad.. May, 1875. Found in thickets near 

 the river in summer. 



34. Agelaeus phceniceus (Linne). Red-and-buff-shouldered 

 Blackbird. — No. 25, ^ ad., 1876; No. 66, ^ ad., May 7, 1878 ; No. 

 84, 9 ad., September 26, 1878. 



34a. Agelaeus phoeniceus gubernator ( Wagler). Red-and-black- 

 shouldered Blackbird. — Lieutenant Wittich states that both varieties 

 of this species are very abundant summer residents, nesting in great num- 

 bers in the tule. 



35. Xanthocephalus icterocephalus (Bonaparte). Yellow- 

 headed Blackbird. — No. 61, ^ ad.. May 13, 1878. Summer resident 

 (Wittich). 



36. Sturnella neglecta, Audubon. Western Meadow-Lark. — 



