152 Wyoming Experiment Station. 



single record from Carbon county makes the extreme western 

 limit of this species in this state. Bond has five skins in his 

 collection that were taken at Cheyenne; Jesurun has three 

 skins that were taken at Douglas. There is one skin in the 

 University collection that was taken in Carbon county. 



704. Galeoscoptes carolinensis (Linn.). 



Catbird. 

 Summer resident; rather common below 7,500 feet along 

 water courses. The following collectors have reported this 

 species : Drexel, common at Fort Bridger ; Merriam, Yellow- 

 stone park ; Grinnell, Yellowstone park ; Williston, Lake Como ; 

 Bond, Cheyenne; Jesurun, Douglas; U. S. National Museum 

 Nos. 69891 and 80423 were taken at Laramie. There is a 

 single skin in the University collection that was taken at Ta- 

 ble mountain, Laramie county. I have also observed this bird 

 in the following places: Sundance, Welcome, Buffalo, Basin 

 City, Otto, Cody, Lander and Chugwater. Cary has observed 

 it at Newcastle. 



705. Toxostoma rufum (Linn.). 



Brown Thrasher. 



Summer resident ; not uncommon in eastern Wyoming, 

 especially in areas that are below 7,000 feet elevation. Coues 

 reports this species from Bitter Cottonwood creek; Bond, 

 Cheyenne; Jesurun, Douglas; West, Buffalo; U. S. National 

 Museum Nos. 69,894, 38,447, 38,449, '38,440 and 38,444 were 

 all taken at Laramie, Fort Laramie and Laramie peak; Cary 

 reports them breeding near Newcastle ; Williston found them 

 common along Rock creek. Central Wyoming seems to be the 

 western limit of this species in this state. 



WRENS. 



715. Salpinctes obsoletus (Say.). 

 Rock Wrei>. 



Summer resident and abundant in suitable places. Nearly 

 every collector of birds visiting or living in Wyoming has 



