Perching Birds Chiefly Gray, Bljick, or Black and WJiite 



GRAY-HEADED, BROWN-BACKED JUNCOS. 



569. Gray-headed Junco {Juneo caniceps). L. 6.5; 

 W. 3.2; T. 2.9. ^ds. Head, breast and sides gray; 

 back reddisli brown; no reddish brown on wings; three 

 outer tail-feathers with white; «^^^r and lower mandi- 

 bles pinkish. 



Range.— Breeds In mountains of southern Wyommg:. Colcrado, 

 Utah, Nevada, and northern New Mexico. (Ridgw.) 



570. Arizona Junco (Junco pbcsomtus palliatm). 

 L. 6-S; W. 3.3; T. 2.0. /^ds. Head gray; underparts 

 grayisk white; back, and to a greater or less extent, 

 wing-coverts and iertials, reddish brown; three outer 

 tail-feathers with white; iris j/dlow; upper mandible 

 blackish, lower yellowish. Notes. Calls, resemble 

 those of No. 567; song suggests that of Song Spjrrow. 



Range.— Breeds In mountains of soulhern Arizona ana southward. 



570a. Red-backfid Junco {Junco dorsa lis) L. 6.7; 

 W. 3.3; T. 3. ^ds. Head gray; underparts grayish 

 white] back reddish brown; no reddish brown on wines; 

 three outer tall-feathers with white; upper mandible 

 blackish, lower flesh-color; iris "brown." 



Range,— Breeds on high mountains of New Mextco and central 

 Arizona; winters south to northern Mexico and western Texas. 



BLACK-HSADEU JUNCOS. 

 567a. Oregon Junco {Junco oreganus). L, 6.2; 

 W. 3. ^d. cf', summer. Head, neck, throat and 

 breast black sharply defined from the mahogany brown 

 back, third outer tail-feather with little or no white; 

 sides washed with pinkish brown, ^d. 9, summer. 

 Head and breast grayer, back paler. /ids. winter. 

 Back deeper,the head and neck more or less tipped with 

 brown, the breast with gray, these areas less sharply 

 defined from the back and belly. 



Range. — Pacific coast; breeds from northern Qrill^Ik Coiuiubia to 

 Alaslta^ winters Sduth tO CdlifOrnia. 



—Sliufeldt Junco (/. </. shufeldtt). Similar to No. 

 567a, but larger, W. 3.1, brown of back less intense. 



Range,- Padficeoastj breeds from Oregon norih lo British Colum- 

 bia (and eastward in humid regions to Montana?); winters south to 

 northern Mexico. 



567b. Coues Junco (J. o. connectetfi) . Similar to 

 shufeldtt, but back paler, brownish gray, breast grayer, 

 sides with less pinkish brown, head and breast still 

 sharply defined from adjacc;nt areas. 



Range.— Breeds In the interior of BrUisii Coiumbia and probably in 

 and districts southward (breeding areas nut definitely known); winters 

 suuinward doubtless to Mexican boundary. 



567c. Thurber Junco {J. u. iliurheri). Similar to 

 No, 567, but back much pakr, a bright pinkish brown; 

 head and breast black as in No. 567. 



Range.— Breeds in Tniiunt.ln'! from southern Oregon south to 

 soulhern California; east lo western Mevada. 



567d. Point Pinos Junco {J. 0. pmosus). Similar 

 to No. 567c, but throat and breast shle-Colur. 



Range. -Santa Cruz rtislrlct of California; breeds from King ; 

 Mountain, south at teai^ lo Point Sur, Coutity; wanders eastward : 

 In winter inxu Santa Clara anJ San Beniio Valleys. (Grinneii.^ 



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