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in fact, nearly identical with, the latter. The only eastern speci- 

 men available for comparison — a skin from Massachusetts — 

 shows much brighter coloration on the back, no indication of a 

 grayish median stripe on the pileum, and a much shorter tail. 

 Five local specimens taken in the fall (October) are decidedly 

 paler in color and have the characteristic pileum of the western 

 form. The tails and wings also average longer, and, though 

 the ventral characters do not exactly coincide with Ridgway's 

 description, the five specimens are so close to arenacea that they 

 may be with little doubt referred to that subspecies. 



Whether an intermediate form breeds here (as is suspected) 

 will be known as soon as a series of summer specimens can be 

 studied. 



JuNCO AiKENi Ridgway. White-winged Junco. 

 Very rare winter visitant. 



This Junco has been seen a few times during severe winters 

 by Bush in the neighborhood of Courtney. It was also observed 

 by Smithson near Warrensburg on March 21, 1904. It prob- 

 ably occurs here only during occasional and very severe winters. 

 A specimen was taken by Mr. Dix Teachenor near Lawrence 

 on October 24, 1912. 



Junco htemalis hyemalis (Linn.). Slate-colored Junco. 

 Abundant winter resident. 



Early in the second week of October the first Snowbirds are 

 usually seen (October 5, 1901; October 7, 1917, earliest) and a 

 week or ten days later hordes of migrants are present. Great 

 numbers are to be found in all suitable localities over the entire 

 county during winter. 



The northward movement begins late in February and by the 

 10th to 15th of April only stragglers are present (April 23, 

 1907; April 25, 1915; April 22, 1916, latest dates). 



This is our most familiar winter bird and may be found in 

 abundance within the city. 



Junco htemalis connectens Coues. Shufeldt's Junco. 

 Migrant and winter visitant. 



A large series of Juncos taken in this district by several col- 

 lectors and assembled for study has yielded several specimens 

 closely, if not quite, approaching this as well as the following 



