Page:Natural History Review (1862).djvu/299

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This page needs to be proofread.
282
ORIGINAL ARTICLES.

282 OBianrAL abticles.

No. of Species.

f80. Zonotrichia amhicottis (Ghnelin). North to Fort Simpson: rather rare.

Genus Junco. 81. Junco oregoneu9 (Towns.). Oregon Snow Bird. North to Fort Simpson : rare. •|'82. Junco hyemalisW (Sclater). Snow-bird. North to Good Hope.

Genus Spizella.

t83. Spizella monticola^ (Baird). Tree Sparrow. North to La-

pierre^s House: abundiuit. 184. Spizella 80cialis (a) (Wilson.) Social Sparrow. North to

Fort Simpson : abundant. t85. Spizella 90cialis (fi) (Wilson). Striped-crown variety. North

to Fort Simpson : common. |86. Spizella pallida (Bonap.). North to Fort Besolution: rare.

Genus Melospiza. t87. Melospiza Lincolnii (Baird). Lincoln's Finch. North to Fort Simpson : not rare. 88. Melospiza palustris (Baird). Swamp Finch. North to Fort Besolution: rare.

(PasserellinBB.)

G^nus Passerella.

■|'89. Passerella iliaca (Swain.). Fox Sparrow. North to Lapierre's House: common.

Family IctericUe.

Genus Melothrus.

90. Melothrus peeoris (Swam.). Cow-bird. North to Fort Simpson : very rare.

G^nus Agelaius. t91. Agelaius phoenieeusW (Vieill) Swamp Blackbird. North to Fort Norman.

92. Agelaius guhernator (Bon.). Eed-shouldered Blackbird.

North to Fort Simpson : common.

93. Agelaius tricolor (Nutt). Bed and white-shouldered Black-

bird. North to Fort Simpson : rare.

Genus Xanthocephalus.

94. Xanthocephalus icterocephalus (Baird). Yellow-headed Black-

bird. Though no specimen of this bird has been procured I observed it once at Fort Simpson.

(IcterinsB.) G^nus Scolecophagus.

95. Scolecophagus /errugineus (Swam). Eusty Blackbird. North

to Good Hope : common.

Digitized by

Google