234. LAND BIRDS 



found on evergreen trees they ate with impunity, though 

 I feel certain the same variety has killed other birds in 

 the East. 



567 d. POINT PINOS JUNCO. — Junco hyemalis pinosm. 

 Family : The Finches^ Sparrows^ etc. 



Length: 5.25-5.75. 



Adults : Similar to the Thurber Junoo, but the black on sides of head 



and throat replaced by slaty. 

 Young: Similar to the young of the Thurber Junco, but under parts 



more strongly tinged with buff. 

 Geographical Distribution : Vicinity of Monterey, California, north 



through San Mateo County, east through Santa Clara County, south 



to Point Sur. 

 California Breeding Range : Santa Cruz district south to Point Sur, 



north as far as King Mountain. 

 Breeding Season : May to August. 

 Nest : Of leaves ; lined with dead grasses and hair ; placed in a hollow 



at a clump of grass. 



Whether seen in the beautiful grounds of Del Monte 

 or in the pine forests of the Sierra Nevada, the Juncos 

 are the same friendly little birds that we have known 

 and loved as the " snow-birds " of the East. Some one 

 has called them gray-robed monks and nuns, and the 

 description fits them well. During the fall, winter, and 

 early spring they are found in flocks of from ten to 

 twenty, feeding on the ground, flying up at the approach 

 of an intruder, only to alight again farther on. If you 

 sit quietly they will hop quite near you, particularly the 

 Point Pinos Juncos found at Monterey, who are accus- 

 tomed to the presence of strangers in their haunts and 

 have become as fearless as the English sparrows of the 



