GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE TERRITORIES. 

 Chrysoinitris tristis, Bonap., (yellow bird :) 



679 



No. 



Catalogue- 

 number. 



Sex. 



9 

 5 



Date. 



Measure- 

 ments. 



Locality. 







June 1.5, 1872 

 June 15, 1872 

 June 17, 1872 

 Oct. 11,1872 

 Oct. 11,1872 

 Oct. 14,1872 

 Oct. 14,1872 



5i X9tV 

 5i X8|- 

 5i^X7 

 5f X9 

 5i X9i 

 H X84 

 5-iV X 8tV 



Ogden, Utah. 



80 

 84 

 295 

 296 

 303 

 305 



6i667 

 61666 

 62335 

 62336 

 62337 

 62338 



Do. 

 Do. 

 Fort Hall, Idaho. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



Hah. — Xorth America generally. 



The yellow bird, American goldfinch, or thistle-bird, is common at 

 Ogden and Fort Hall, as it is in most localities in the United States. It 

 seems .to prefer the civilized portion of America to the densely-wooded 

 districts, as we found none in the mountains and deep pine forests. 



Chrysomitris pinus, Bonap., (pine-finch 



jT Catalogne- 

 ■| number. 



1 



Sex. 



Date. 



Measure- 

 ments. 



Locality. 



179 

 181 

 233 



62339 

 62340 





July 22, 1872 

 July 22, 1872 

 Aug. 9,1872 



5 X9i 



5iX8f 

 41 X 8-J 



T<Ston Basin, Idaho. 



Do. 

 Henry's Lake, Idaho. 



Rah. — ]Srorth America, from Atlantic to Pacific. 



Pine-finches were quite numerous about the First Cottonwood 

 Creek, Teton Basin, where I shot two specimens, JSTos. 179 (62339) and 

 181, (62340.) We also fouud them in the vicinity of Henry's Lake, 



where I obtained one specimen. No. 223, ( .) They were occasionally 



met with by our party in Teton Canon, but I did not succeed in pro- 

 curing any specimens there. 



(Sub-family Spisellinw.) 

 Passerculus alaudinus, Bonap., (lark-sparrow :) 



No. 



Catalogue- 

 number. 



Sex. 



Date. 



Measure- 

 ments. 



Locality. 



294 



62310 



S 



Oct. 8, 1872 



5|X9J 



Snake River, Idaho. 



Hah. — Coast of California and Lower Eio Grande of Texas and 

 Mexico. 



On the 8th of October I observed the only flock of these birds seen 

 during our journey. They settled down on a small gravelly island in 

 Snake Eiver, and I succeeded in securing a fine specimen. 



