678 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE TEERITORIES, 



Family 15. — TANAGRIDiE, THE TANAaERS. 



Pyranga ludoviGiaua, Bonap., (Louisiana tauager :) 



No. 



Catalogue 

 number. 



Sex. 



Date. 



Measure - 

 . ments. 



Locality. 



1 



61662 





May 29, 1872 

 Juue 6,1872 





Clieyeuue, Wyo. 

 Ogclen, Utah. 



12 



61663 



7| X lU 



197 



62278 



^ 



July 29, 1872 



7 xr2A^ 



Teton Cauou, Idaho. 



199 



62279 



rt 



July 30, 187,2 



7i X llf 



Do. 



203 



62280 



^ 



July 31, 1872 



71 X llf 



Do. 



204 



62281 



^ 



July 31, 1872 



7i, X 11* 



Do. 



'207' 



62282 



9 



July 31, 1872 



7i X Hi 



Do. 



'208 



62283 



^ 



July 31, 1872 



7i X Hi 



Do. 



209 



62284 



,? 



July 31, 1872 



7i X IH 



Do. ■ 



210 



62285 



5 



July 31, 1872 



7i X Hi 



Do. 



215 



62286 



^ 



Aug. 4,1872 



7* X llf 



Middle Fork, Idaho. 



Mab. — From the Black Hills to the Pacific ; south into Mexico. 



I found a few of these beautiful birds in the bushes that border Grow 

 Creek, near Cheyenne, and succeeded in obtaining one good specimen, 

 1^0. 1, (61662.) I also saw several in the scrub-oak bushes at the foot 

 and on the sides of the Wahsatch Bange, near Ogden. 



At Teton Caiion, however, these birds are quite abundant, and here I 

 obtained eight specimens. They were generally seen on the tops of the 

 pine trees, where the bright colors of their plumage contrasted beauti- 

 fully with the dark green foliage of the pines. They are secluded in 

 their habits, preferiug their own society to that of other birds, and 

 seldom approaching fche habitations of man. 



ISTear Ogden they were shy and suspicious, and it was difficult to get 

 within gunshot of them, while, on the contrary, at Teton Caiion, they 

 eyed us with curiosity only, not suspicion, for they would often follow 

 us for some distance, lighting near by, and never trying to keep out of 

 sight. 



Family 16. — Fringillid^, The Sparrows. 

 (Sub-family Coccothraustinw. ) 

 Carpodacus cassinii^ Baird, (Cassin's purple finch :) 



No. 



Catalogue 

 number. 



Sex. 



Date. Measure- 

 ments. 



Locality. 



233 



282 



62325 

 62326 



5 

 



Aug. 21, 1872 6ixl0f 

 Sept. 23, 1872 6* X lOi 



Yellowstone River, Wyo. 

 Snake River, Wyo. 



Hal). — Rocky Mountains and valley of the Colorado. 



These birds, the largest of the American purple finches, are quite 

 rare. We met with them but twice, once on the Yellowstone, and once 

 near Snake Eiver, Wyoming Territory. 



