county, where, during 1901, it was frequently observed by Cary and 

 Carriker and a nest with four young birds found by the latter on June 

 29, thus establishing it as a breeder. Later Cary found another 

 family of young birds two miles westward in the same canyon. In 

 winter the birds "breeding in the Black hills and northern Wyoming 

 descend to the foothills and it becomes abundant in Sioux county. 

 Bruner found it one of the most abundant birds in the region at 

 Fort Robinson, Dec. 12-14, 1895, and later at Harrison, Feb. 18-29, 

 1896. 



567. Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus) — Slate-colored Junco. 



An abundant winter resident over the state but more especially 

 so eastward, arriving the second week in October and remaining 

 until late in April. Both Aughey and Trostler record it as present 

 in summer, but it probably does not breed south of northern Minne- 

 sota. Lincoln, Omaha, Rulo, Beatrice, West Point, Neligh, Long 

 Pine, Sioux county, etc. 



567b. Junco hyemalis shufeldti Coale — Shufeldt Junco, and 



567.1. Junco montanus Ridgway — Montana Junco. 



Under these two names should probably be placed some of the 

 records of the "Oregon Junco," for this state. Just which 

 one is referred to in each case is now impossible to definitely state 

 owing to the extreme similarity of the two species, but it is certain 

 that both are represented. The former is a northwestern species 

 breeding from Oregon to British Columbia and east to Montana,in win- 

 ter migrating south over the Rocky mountain plateau-of the United 

 States to northern Mexico, and straggling eastward. The latter 

 species breeds from Montana and Idaho north to Alberta, migrating 

 south in winter to Mexico and straggling eastward. Specimens of 

 one or the other of these species have been taken as far east as Illinois, 

 Michigan, Indiana, Massachusetts, and Maryland. A single speci- 

 men of Shufeldt Junco was taken byj. M. Bates at Long Pine and identi- 

 fied by Ridgway. 



[568. J. mearnsi Ridgway — The Pink-sided Junco (= annectens Baird, 

 in part) breeds in southern Idaho and Montana and winters 

 south through Wyoming and Colorado to Mexico, and probably 

 reaches western Nebraska during its migrations. The specimen 

 (now unfortunately lost) recorded in Bruner's list as annectens was 

 in all probability montanus.] 



[569. J. caniceps(Woodhouse),THE Gray-headed Junco, breeds in the moun- 

 tains of southern Wyoming and Colorado, descending in winter to 

 the foothills and straggling eastward to Michigan, so may be ex- 

 pected in western Nebraska in winter. The record of caniceps from 

 Sioux county published in Bruner's list was based on an immature 

 specimen of hyemalis.] 



581. Melospiza melodia (Wilson) — Song Spabrow. 



Arrives abundantly in late March or early April and lingers until 



