Pink-sided Junco 377 
I have followed Ridgway in the nomenclature of this subspecies ; 
the earlier name—‘ connectens’’ of Coues, often applied to it, is 
stated by Ridgway, after an examination of the type, to be referable 
to a hybrid or intermediate form between J. hyemalis and the present 
subspecies. 
Distribution.—Breeding in central and southern British Columbia, 
Washington and perhaps Idaho and Montana ; south in winter over the 
Rocky Mountain region to Texas and northern Mexico. 
In Colorado Shufeldt’s Junco is a common winter bird, from the plains 
to about 10,500 feet; there is an example, taken at Lake Moraine on 
the slopes of Pikes Peak, 10,250 feet, by Warren in December, now in 
the Colorado College Museum ; but it is most abundant at lower eleva- 
tions from 6,000 to 8,000 feet. It arrives in El Paso co. at the end of 
October, and leaves again about the middle of April; the earliest and 
latest dates in the Aiken collection being October 25th and April 9th. 
Other recorded localities are: Gold Hill, Boulder co. (D. Gale), Sulphur 
Springs, March 30th (Warren, 08), Clear Creek co. (Trippe), Pueblo 
(Beckham), Salida (Frey), Wet Mountains to 9,000 feet (Lowe), Mesa co. 
(Rockwell), Crested Butte (Warren), San Juan co. (Drew) and Fort 
Lewis (Gilman). 
Habits. —This and the Pink-sided Junco are perhaps the 
two most abundant of the Juncos near Colorado Springs. 
They are to be seen on the ground or in low bushes, making 
short flights and exhibiting their white, lateral tail-feathers, 
which form an unfailing mark of recognition in the field. 
They are most often seen in the immediate neighbourhood 
oi houses and ranches, where they pick up a living among 
the litter and straw. 
Pink-sided Junco. Junco mearnst. 
A.O.U. Checklist no 568 (3rd ed., 567g)—Colorado Records—Aiken 
72, p. 201 (J. annectens); Trippe 74, p. 145; Henshaw 75, p. 268; 
Drew 81, p. 90; 85, p. 16; Allen & Brewster 83, p. 190; Beckham, 
87, p. 123; Morrison 88, p. 74; 90, p. 38; Lowe 94, p. 269; Cooke 
97, p. 105; Henderson 03, p. 236; 09, p. 237; Gilman 07, p. 157; 
Warren 08, p. 23; 09, p. 16; Rockwell 08, p. 172. 
Description.—Male—Head, neck and breast grey, becoming dusky 
on the lores; back, scapulars and edges of the secondaries drab-brown ; 
wings and central tail-feathers dusky, two outer pairs white, third 
outermost pair white and dusky ; below the sides and flanks broadly 
