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53. Carpodacus cassitii, Bd. Cassin's Purple Fiiicli. 

 A large flock seen at the salt lake south of Zuui November 20. 



54. Carpodacus frovMlis, (Say.) House-Finch; Burion. 



Noted at Santa Fe by Dr. Newberry, jr.; and it was not uncommon 

 at Apache, Ariz. 



55. Ckrysov&itrispsaltria, (Say.) Arkansas Finch. 



Rather numerous in Western New Mexico and Eastern Arizona, in 

 summer, at least as far south as the thirty-third parallel. 



56. Chrysomitris psaltria (Say), var. arizonce, Cs. Arizona Goldfinch. 



But a single specimen taken on the Gila River September 14. During 

 the summer this is probably the prevailing form in Southern Arizona 

 and New Mexico. 



57. PlectropJianes ornatus, (Towns.) Chestnut-colored Bunting. 



From the 2t)th of September, when this species was first noted at 

 Camp Grant, An/., till November 10, near Tulerosa, N. Mex., it was 

 frequently seen in larger flocks on the dry, arid plains and plateaus of 



