194 Brewster on a Collection of Arizona Birds. 



62. Chrysomitris psaltria (Say) Bp. Arkansas Gold- 

 finch. — '"Common in only a tew localities. I have not found 



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much diflerence among the examples that occur here and have 



taken few that answered the description of var. arizojuv. Cal- 

 ifornia specimens are almost identical with those from New 

 Mexico." 



130. $ ad.. Chiricahua Mountains, March 30. Length. 4.50; extent. 

 7.80; wing. 2.65; tail, 1.90. '"Iris brown." 



63. Chrysomitris pinus {Wils.) Bp. Pine Finch. — 

 Common among the Chiricahua Mountains. 



20, $ ad., Chiricahua Mountains, March 7. Length, 5: extent. 8. 90: 

 wing, 2.91 ; tail, 2.20. 



128, $ ad.. Chiricahua Mountains, March 29. Length. 4.90: extent, 

 8.60; wing, 2.96; tail, 2.14; " Iris dark brown." 



64. Pooecetes gramineus confinis Baird. Western 

 Grass Finch. — "Common on prairies." 



The utility of recognizing this race of the Grass Finch seems to me 

 questionable, although the western bird certainly possesses slight differ- 

 ential characters; these, however, are so largely comparative that they 

 are difficult of adequate description, and any one attempting to determine 

 examples by the books without the aid of large series of specimens, will 

 be likely to abandon the task in despair. 



1158, ? ad., Sulphur Spring Valley, April 4. Length, 6.20; extent, 

 10.20; wing, 3.20; tail, 2.90. 



164, $ ad., near Tombstone. April 5. Length, 6.40: extent, 10.80: 

 wing, 3.35 ; tail, 3.04. 



65. Spizella socialis arizonae Cones. Western Chip- 

 ping Sparrow. — Noted only at Cave Creek. '"A large flock; 

 they keep much among trees." 



II, $ ad.. Cave Creek. March 5. Length, 5.50; extent, 8.90. ''Iris 

 dark brown ; bill dark flesh color; legs pale brownish." 



66. Spizella bre"weri Cass. Brewer's Sparrow. — Four 

 specimens, all taken April 5, near Tombstone. Eight were killed 

 bv one shot into a flock which had gathered about a water-hole, 

 but they were in such ragged plumage, owing to the progress of 

 the spring moult, that half of them had to be thrown away. 



67. Junco oregonus {To-wns.^ Scl. Oregon Snowbird. 

 A sinole specimen ol)tained March 5, on Cave Creek. 



68. Junco cinereus caniceps* ( Woodh.) Cones, (jr ay- 

 headed vSnowbird. 



* In citing this and the next form as races of cinereus, I follow ^h■. Henshaw, with 

 whose views respecting the affinity of the throe birds I flUly agree. 



