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Junco caniceps, Baird. 
Gray-headed Snow Bird. Baird, General Report on Birds, p. 468. 
Rare along the Missouri, if it occurs at all. The only individuals observed by our party 
were collected near Laramie peak. Peculiar to the Rocky mountain region. 
Junco hyemalis, Sclat. 
Black Snow Bird. Baird, General Report on Birds, p. 468. 
Not uncommon throughout the Northwest. 
Spizella monticola, Baird. 
Tree Sparrow. Baird, General Report on Birds, p. 472. 
Not rare along the Missouri and other portions of the West. It is also common in the 
Atlantic States. 
Spizella pusilla, Bonap. 
Field Sparrow. Baird, General Report on Birds, p. 473. 
The broad prairie country of the West seems to be the favorite resort for a great va¬ 
riety of the sparrows. The above species is quite common throughout the Northwest. 
Spizella socialis, Bonap. 
Chipping Sparrow. Baird, General Report on Birds, p. 473. 
Same as preceding species. Ranges throughout North America from Atlantic to Pa¬ 
cific. 
Spizella pallida, Bonap. 
Clay-colored Bunting. Baird, General Report on Birds, p. 474. 
Not rare throughout the Prairie country of the Northwest. A species peculiar to the 
West. 
Melospiza melodia, Baird. 
Song Sparrow. Baird, General Report on Birds, p. 477. 
Not abundant in the Northwest, though common in the Atlantic States. 
Melospiza Lincolnii, Baird. 
Lincoln’s Finch. Baird, General Report on Birds, p. 482. 
Abundant throughout the Northwest. We collected nine specimens at various localities. 
Melospiza palustris, Baird. 
Swamp Sparrow. Baird, General Report on Birds, p. 483. 
Quite rare ; probably confined to the country along the Lower Missouri. 
Calamospiza bicolor, Bonap. 
Lark Bunting. Baird, General Report on Birds, p. 492. 
A species peculiar to the Western plains, and quite abundant in the Northwest. 
