North American Birds Eggs. 263 



*** Shufeldt Junco. Jtutni liycinnlis shulrkUi. 



Range. — Pacific cciast breeding from Oregon to British Columliia and winter- 

 ing south til the Mexican boundary. 



f^aid to be slightly larger and duller colored than the (Jregon Junco; eggs the 

 same. 



567b. Coues Junco. Junco Iiycinalis cditJicctcns. 



Range.— Arid regions of interior British Columbia and south through the 

 Rocky Mountain region to Mexico; west to California. 



A similar variety to the last but paler. Its habits are not characteristic. 



567c. Thurber Junco. Jiiitro hyeinalis fliurhcri. 

 Range. — The Sierra Xevadas from Oregon to soutliern California. 

 Similar to orcgaiius but paler and back more pinkish ; eggs will not differ. 



567d. Point Pinos Junco. Junco hyemalis pino.sux. 



Range.— A ver}' locally confined variety breeding in pine w-oods of southwes- 

 tern California, about Monterey and Santa Cruz. 



Similar to thurberi but with the head and neck slaty instead of black. 



567e. Carolina Junco. Junco hyemalis caroUnensis. 



Range. — Alleghanies in Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia. 



A slightly larger bird than the Slate-colored Junco and with the bill horn 

 ccdor instead of pinkish white. They have been found to lireetl very abundantly 

 in the higher ranges of the Carolinas, nesting under banks, in tufts of grass, or 

 occasionally in small bushes, in fact in such locations as are used by hyemalis. 

 Their eggs which are laid during May, June or July (probably two broods being 

 raised) are similar to those of the Slate-colored species but slightly larger. 



567.1. Montana Junco. Junco montanus. 



Range.— From northern Idaho and Montana north to Alberta; winters south to 

 Mexico. 



This variety is like mearnsi but darker on the head and throat and with less 

 pink on the sides. Its nesting habits and eggs do not differ from those of the 

 Pink-sided Junco. 



568. Pink-sided Junco. Junco mearnsi. 



Range. — Breeds in mountains of Idaho, Wj'oming and Montana and winters 

 south to Mexico. 



This species has the head and breast gray, the back brownish 

 and the sides pinkish brown. They breed at high altitudes in 

 the ranges, placing their nests of grasses under sods or over- 

 hanging rocks; their eggs are pinkish white before being 

 blown and are spotted over the whole surface but more heavily 

 at the large end with pale reddish brown and grav. Size 

 .80 X .60. ' " [White.] 



569. Gray-headed Junco. Junco caniccps. 



Range. — Rocky Mountain region from Wyoming sjuth to Mexico. 



This species is similar to the Slate-colored Junco but has a 

 ,».»-. reddish brown patch on the back. They nest on the ground in 



' '" mountainous regions, concealing the nests in tufts of grass Or 



under logs, stones, etc. The eggs are creamy or bluish white, 

 specked over the whole surface, but most numerously about the 



larger end with reddish brown. Size .75 x .60. Data. — Custer 



IWhitel *^'°-' Colo., June 4, 18J7. Slight nest of small rootlets and fine 

 grass placed under a tuft of grass. Altitude over 8,000 feet. 

 Collecbjr, D. P. Ingraham. (Crandall collection.) 



