REPORT UPON ORNITHOLOGICAL SPECIMENS. 



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67. Junco oregonus (Towns.), var. annectens, Bd. Pink-sided Snowbird. 



Numerous in El Paso County, Colorado, in December. Considerable 

 numbers winter here, although, from tbe fact that a large majority of 

 these are males, Mr. Aiken is led to believe that the greater number 

 spend the winter farther south. I met with it near Silver City, South- 

 western New Mexico, late in October, but it was not common. 



G8. Junco caniceps (Woodh.), var. dorsalis, Henry. 



From near Wiugate, N. Mex., where this variety was first seen the 

 middle of July to the southward, it appears to entirely replace the true 

 caniceps. It was very abundant, keeping generally well up among the 

 mountains, even in November not appearing to straggle far down. The 

 young, in nesting-plumage, taken July 19, showed in the coloration of 

 the back and bill the peculiar features of the adult birds. 



Bill brownish-black above, below whitish ; legs and feet brown. 



69. Poospiza bilineata, (Cass.) Black- throated Sparrow. 



Quite a common species in the vicinity of Wiugate, N. Mex., in July, 

 when the young in nestiug-olumage were taken. Present in small 

 numbers at Apache, Ariz., and abundant along the Gila the middle of 

 September, where it habitually frequented the uiezquite thickets. Is 

 pre-eminently a bush and tree loving species. 



70. Poospiza belli, (Cass.), var. nevadensis, Eidgw. Artemisia-Sparrow. 

 Very abundant in the valleys of the San Pedro and Gila Rivers, 



