40 EXPLORATIOS NAND SURVEYS WEST OF 100TH MERIDIAN. 



*5. Oreoscoptes montanus (Towns.) Mountain Mocking-Bird. 



An inhabitant of the valleys and plains. Most abundant in the 

 neighborhood of settlements. 



*6. HarporJiynclius crissalis, Henry. Eed- vented Thrush. 



Eesident (?). Found breeding, and nest and eggs obtained by Dr. 

 Palmer at Saint George. Seen by me in same locality. 



*7. Galeoscoptes carolinensis (L.) Catbird. 

 Very abundant. Inhabits the thickets. 



CINCLID^E (the Water-Ouzels). 



*8. Cinclus mexicanus, Swains. Water-Ouzel ; Dipper. 



Yery abundant. Inhabiting the rapid mountain-streams. Permanent 

 resident. 



SAXICOLID^E (the Stone-Chats). 



*9. Sialia arctica, Swains. Kocky-Mountain Bluebird. 



Eesident. Yery abundant. "Found breeding at Salt Lake City and 

 Antelope Island in May and June." (Ridgway.) 



SYLVIID^E (the Sylvias). 



*10. Eegulus calendula (L.) Euby-crowned Kinglet. 



Common resident. Found breeding high up in the mountains by 

 Mr. Bid g way. Winters in the valleys. 



(the Titmice). 



*11. Loplioplianes inornatus (Gamb.) 



Yery abundant. Eesident. Breeds in mountains. Wintering in the 

 cedars of the valleys. 



*12. Parus montanus, Gamb. Mountain-Chickadee. 

 Abundant. Eesident in the mountains. 



*13. Parus atricapillm, L., var. septentrionalis, Harris. Long- tailed 



Chickadee. 



Abundant and resident in vicinity of Provo. Apparently not very 

 generally distributed. !N~ot found in mountains. 



*14. Psaltriparus minimus (Towns.) var. plumbeus, Bd. Lead-colored Tit. 

 Abundant, moving in large companies. Breeds in the mountains, and 

 winters in the valleys. 



(the Nuthatches). 



*15. Sitta carolinensis, Gm., var. ac.uleata, Cass. Slender-billed Nuthatch. 

 Apparently not common in the mountains. Met with on but one 

 occasion by us. Eesident. 



*16. Sitta pusilla (Lath.) var. pygmwa, Yig. Pigmy Nuthatch. 

 Same as preceding. 



