78 EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS WEST OF IOOTH MERIDIAN. 



LANNIID^E (the Skripes). 



31. Collurio ludovicianus (L.), var. excubitoroides, Sw. White-rum ped 

 Shrike. 



Apparently rather rare in this locality, as I saw but one or two. 



TANAGRID^E (the Tanagers). 



32. Pyranga Uidoviciana (Wils.) Louisiana Tanager. 



Common, and nowhere more so than among the pines, at an elevation 

 of 10,000 feet. Its song is tine, and not unlike that of the Scarlet Tan- 

 ager (P. rubra). 



FBINGILLID^S (the Finches). 



33. darpodacus cassinii, Bd. Cassin's Purple Finch. 



Apparently not common in this region. A single small flock was seen 

 the middle of June near the Eio Grande. The song much resembled 

 that of the eastern Purple Finch (C. purpureus), 



34. CarpodacusfrontaUs (Say). House-Finch; Burion. 

 Apparently rather rare in the vicinity of Garland ; but at Taos, sev- 

 enty-five miles farther south, I saw great numbers. A large colony had 

 established their nests in the interstices of a thatched roof of a shed 

 directly adjoining the house. These nests were bulky, inartistic struc- 

 tures, made of twigs and sheep's wool; eggs five in number, greenish- 

 blue, spotted with black. From the extreme sociability of these birds 

 and their beautiful song, they are great favorites, and are carefully pro- 

 tected in all the towns. 



