BIRDS OB' NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA. 287 



\_.T\mco hyemalis'] c. oregonus Trippe, in Ooues' Birds N. W., 1874, 145 (Colorado, 

 winter). 



J.lunco] hyemaliH ori-gomiK RrDGWAY, Man. N. Am. Birds, 1887, 424, part. 



Junco hiemalu oregonus C^ouBs, Check List, 2d ed., 1882, no. 263, part. — Allen 

 and BHEW.STER, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, viii, 1883, 189 (Colorado Springs, Colo- 

 rado, Apr. ) . 



J-lunco] h-lienmlis} oregonus Coues, Key X. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 1884, 378, part. 



Junco hyemalis shiifrMti Coale, Auk, iv, Oct., 1887, 330 (Fort Wingate, New 

 Mexico, Oct. 13; U. S. Nat. Mus.).— Beckham, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., x, 

 1888, 677 (San Antonio, Texas, 1 spec. Dec. 30).— Chapman, Bull. Am. Muh. 

 N. H., iii, 1890, 146 (plateau district British Columbia, breeding; crit.). — 

 Fannin, Check List Birds Brit; Columbia, 1891, 37 (e. side Cascade 3Its.).— 

 American Ornithologists' Union Committee, Auk, viii, 1891, S.5; Check 

 List, 2d ed., 1895, no. 567?*, part.— Merriam, North Am. Fauna, no. 5, 1891, 

 103 (mountains of Idaho, migrant). — Anthony, Auk, ix, 1892, 365 (s. w. New 

 Mexico, winter resid. ); xii, 1895, 183 (near San Fernando, Lower California, 

 1 spec. Mar. 29).— Fisher, North Am. Fauna, nn. 7, 1893, 93 (Charleston and 

 Grapevine .Mts., Nevada, Mar.). — Rhoads, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1893, 

 50 (British Columbia, crit. ).— Allen, Bull. Aui. JIus. N. H., v, 1S93, .38 

 (Chuhuichupa, n. e. Sonora, Jan.). — Ridgway, Man. N. Am. Bird.s, 2d ed., 

 1896, 603, part. 



Junco hiemalis shvfel'Iti Rhoads, Proc. Sc. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1893, 63 (British 

 Columbia). 



Junco shufeldti Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., xii, l.s.SS, 840, 



J.[unco1 h.[iiemiilis'] comiectens (not of Coues, 1882) Coues, Auk, xiv, 1897, 94, 

 part, 



Junco hyemalis roimecteus American Ornithologists' Union Committee, Auk, 

 xiv, Jan,, 1897, 128 (no, 5676) ,— Cooke, Birds Colorado, 1897, 105 (winter 

 resident^, — Merrill, Auk, xv, 1898, 16 (Fort Sherman, Idaho, migr,). 



JUNCO OREGANUS THURBERI (Anthony). 

 THURBER'S JTTNCO. 



Similar to ,/. o. oreganus, but wing and tail longer; adult male with 

 color of back and scapulars much lighter, varying from dull light cin- 

 namon-rufous or russet to almost broccoli brown or drab, that of sides 

 and flanks also paler (salmon-buff or vinaceous-buff); adult female with 

 color of back lighter than in J. o. oreganus (dull light mars brown or 

 broccoli brown to dull cinnamon brown); young similar to that of 

 J. 0. oregonas^ but upper parts (throughout) decidedly lighter. 



Adult ?n,a/e.— Length (skins), 135.13-151.38 (142.75); wing, 74.68- 

 79.25 (77.98); tail, 62.99-68.07 (65.28); exposed culmen, 10.16-11.68 

 (10.67); depth of bill at base, 5.84-6.35 (6.10); tarsus, 19.30-20.32 

 (20.07); middle toe, 13.21-14.48 (13.97).^ 



J.(iMfe/em«fe.— Length (skins), 127.00-144.02 (137.41); wing, 71.63- 

 74.68 (72.90); tail, 60.45-66.02 (62.23); exposed culmen, 10.41-10.92 

 (10.67); depth of bill at base, 6.10; tarsus, 19.81-20.57 (20.32); middle 

 toe, 13.21-13.72 (13.46).' 



' Eight specimens. ''■ Three specimens. 



