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CHECK LIST OF NORTH AMERICA.: BIRDS. 



263. Junco hiemalis oregonus (Towns.) Coues. b 352. c 175. r 218. 



Oregon Snowbird. 



264. Junco hiemalis annectens (Bd.) Coues. b — . c — . r 219. 



Plnk-slded Snowbird. 



265. Junco hiemalis caniceps (Woodh.) Coues. b 353. c 176. R 220. 



Gray-headed Snowbird. 



266. Junco hiemalis dorsalis (Hcniy) Coues. b 351. c — . r 221. 



Red-backed Snowbird. 



267. Junco hiemalis cinereus (Sw.) Coues. b 360. c — . r 222. 



Cinereous Snowbird. 



268. Spizella monticola (Gm.) Bd. b 357. c 177. r 210. 



Tree Chipping Sparrow. 



269. Spizella domestica (Bartr.) Coues. B 359. c 178. R 211. 



Chipping Sparrow; Hairbird. 



270. Spizella domestica arizonae Coues. b — . c i78a. r 2iia. 



Arizona Chipping Sparrow. 



271. Spizella agrestis (Bartr.) Coues. B 358. c 179. R 214. 



Field Chipping Sparrow. 



272. Spizella pallida (Sw.) Bp. B 3G0. c I80. R 212. 



Clay-colored Chipping Sparrow. 



263. J. h. ar-6'-ga-nQs. To the Territory of the Oregon. The name is much in dispute; by 



some derived from the name of a plant (onV/njiMw) growing tiiere. It is probably, how- 

 ever, tlie Algonkiu name of the " great river," the Columbia. 



264. J. h. an-n5c'-t5ns. Present participle of aimecto, I join together, connect, annex ; ad, to, 



and necto, I fasten, join. The bird is very closely related to several others. 



265. J. h. c3'-nl-ceps. Lat. canus, hoary, grayisli white, and -ceps, the termination indicating 



head, from k«(/)oAi^. 



266. J. h. dSr-sa'-lIs. Lat. dorsum, the back, whence the late Latin adjective, dorsalis. 



267. J. h. cIn-6r'-6-fis. Lat. cinpreH.s, ashy (-colored) ; ci'n/s, ash. 



The true Mexican cinereus has been found in the United States (Arizona) since the 

 orig. ed. of the Check List appeared. 



268. Spiz-el'-lS [pronounced speedzaylla] m5n-tl'-c6-15. An arbitrary diminutive, in Latin 



form, from Gr. (Tiri^a, a finch. — Lat. monticola, a mountain-dweller, from mons, genitive 

 monlis, a mountain, and colo, I dwell, ^fons is from a root min, wlionco cmineo, for exam- 

 ple, I project ; eminxnt, Imminent, prominent, and also the deponent verb minor, to threaten, 

 whence minatenj, &c., are all allied. 



269. S. d0m-es'-tl-c5. Lat. domestica, from domus, a house. 



This is S. .lociaiis of the orig. ed. of the Check List. 



270. S. d. 5-rI-z5'-na5. To the Territory of Arizona See Pe.uceea, No. 253. 



271. S. ag-rSs-tl3. Lat. oi;res<is, of or pertaining to a field ; oiycr, a field, supposed by some to be 



related to arjo, as something that may be worked ; others say from the Gr. iiyp6s, land. 

 This is .!^. pusilla of the orig. cd. of the Check List. 



272. S. pai'-lI-dS. Lat. pallidus, pale, pallid. 



