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CHECK LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



76. Anorthura troglodytes hiemalis (WiU.) Coucs. B 273. c 60. R 65. 



winter Wren. 



77. Anorthura troglodytes pacificus (Bd.) Ridg. b — . c — . r 660. (?) 



Western Winter Wren. 



78. Anorthura troglodytes alascensis (Bd.) Cones, b — . c 50a. R66. 



Alaskan Winter Wren. 



79. Telmatodytes palustris (Bartr.) Cab. b 268. c 51. r 67. 



Long-billed Marsh Wren. 



80. Telmatodytes palustris paludicola Bd. b — . c — . r 67o. (?) 



Tule Marsh Wren. 



81. Cistothorus stellaris (Licht.) Cab. b 269. c 52. r 68. 



Short-billed Marsh Wren. 



82. Eremophila alpestris (L.) Boie. b 302. c 53. r 300. 



Horned Lark; Shore Lark. 



83. Eremophila alpestris leucolaema Coucs. b — . c 536. r sooa. (?) 



Western Shore Lark. 



84. Eremophila alpestris chrysolsema (Wagl.) Bd. b — . c 53a. r 300c. 



Southern Shore Lark. 



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76. An-5r-thu'-ra tr6g-l6'-dy-t5s hl-fim-a'-lls. Or. i. or iv, privative, opflrfy, straiglit, oZpa, 



tail. The name was invcntcil by Keniiie, because lie considered Troi]lodijles etymologi- 

 cally inapplicable to a wren. — Lat. hiemalis or hijemalis, of or pertaining to winter ; from 

 (hiemps) hiems or hi/ems, winter, a weakened form of the Gr. x^'M"' « gusiiing, a torrent, 

 or x«/"^>'i '''c rainy, tempestuous, or winter season ; Skr. Iiiina, snow. We oftener use 

 the y than the i, but the latter is correct. 



77. A. t. pa-cl'-ft-ctis. Lat. /)aci/j''"s, pacific, peaceful, literally peace-making, from pax, geni- 



tive pads, peace, anHfacio, I make, do. The application i.s to the occurrence of the bird 

 on the west coast of the United States. 



Not in the orig. ed. of the Check List. (Baird, Rev. Am. B., i, 1804, p. 145.) 



78. A. t. I-l3s-cSn'-sTs. Alascensis, relating to Alaska. 



79. Tel-m5-t6'-dy-tes pal-us'-trls. Gr. tjA^o, genitive xeA^aToj, a marsh or swamp; SiJrris, an 



inhabitant, from Sva>, I go in or under. — Lat. palustris, adjective from palus, a marsh, 

 whenf'o palustrine, like lacustrine from lams, marine from mare. 



80. T. p. pSl-u-dl'-cJhlS. Lat. pains, genitive paludis, a marsh; and {in)cola, an inhabitant. 



See No. 79. 



Not in the orig. ed. of tlie Check List. (Baird, Rev. Am. B., i, 1864, p. 148.) 



81. Cis-t6-th5'-rtSs stel-la'-rls. Gr. Kiaros. a shrub, an<l Bovpos, from {edpu) 9piLaK«, I run or 



rush through ; compare Tlin/olliorits, No. 08. Calmnis, who coined the word in 1850, gives 

 Cifldd)lupfcr as the German translation. Lat. stellaris, stellar, starry, adjective from stella, 

 a star, like aster, Gr. io-r^p ; here in the sense of speckled. 



83. Er-6-m6'-ph!-l5 al-p5s'-trls. Gr. iprjuos, a desert; tpiK^w, I love. — Lat. Alpestris (not 

 classic), from Alpes, Alps ; perhaps from aK<p6s, albus, white ; that is, snowy. 



83. E. a. leQ-cfi-IaS'-mS. Gr. \fvK6s, white ; \aifi6s, the throat. 



This is a slight variety, lately described by Coues from the high central plains ; it is 

 the bleached form of that region. (B. N. W., 1874, p. 38.) 



84. E. a. chry-sfi-lae'-mS. Gr. xpi<f*of> golden ; that is, of a golden color, from XP*>'^*! 8<>I<^ i 



and Aoi;u<Ji, the throat. — A. S. la/erc, Scot, laverock; Germ. lerdje, Eng. lark. 



