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Show 188 C. FRONTALIS. 51 346 OS ' S 2 H cf Ad. 9 ad. Locality. Utah Date. Jnne 7 ,- Dec. 3, tc a 3.10 2.85 1 2.80 a. so Leugt ti of bill. 0.30 0.35 Depth 0.30 0.30 Bread! L b of bill. 0.25 0.27 3 0.65 0.70 i i O. M 0.50 Collector's notes. Iris brown. Legs purplish dusky. Bill of the newly- fledged birds greenish- yellow below. This bird is very numerous during winter in the warm canons of the central and southern portions of the island. They feed extensively upon soft buds and tender vegetation generally, as well as upon seeds, and are destructive to the grain, which they husk out of its envelope in the same manner as Canarybirds do. During winter, they avoid the vicinity of dwelling- houses, but in summer can scarcely be kept out. During warm afternoons, they often congregate about the springs to bathe. This is the principal sougster of the island; the notes are flue, and quite equal to those of the Canary. Newly- fledged young were taken May 5. A completed nest, though without eggs, was found April 21; it was in the crevice of a rock, shaded and hidden by shrubbery. The parents deserted it in consequence of my visit. 5. JUNCO INSULARIS? nobis. SP. OH.- Adult:- Head, neck, jugulum, and upper parts gray, the tint of a light ash hue on the gular region, dark slate on the pi leum, overlaid with a wash of hair- brown on the back and wings, and becoming almost black on the lores. liower parts white medially; the entire sides light cinnamon. Three lateral tail- feathers with white patches, on the outer occupying most of the feather; on the third reduced to an elongated, spot on the inner web. Male, wing, 2.70- 2.85; tail, 2.50- 2,60; bill, 0.35- 0.38; depth, 0.25- 0.27; tarsus. 0.80- 0.85; middle toe, 0.55- 0.60. Female, wing, 2.50- 2.65; tail, 2.30- 2.45; bill, 0.35- 0.38; depth, 0.25; tarsus, 0.80- 0.85; middle toe, 0.55- 0.60. Young .-- Above, brownish- gray, browner on the back, the feathers iudistinctly streaked centrally with dusky; wing- coverts indistinctly tipped with pale fulvous-gray; jugulum and sides light grayish- fulvous, marked with cuneate streaks of dusky ; throat pale ashy, more indistinctly streaked; abdomen dull white, without streaks; bill wholly blackish. Remarks.- This very curious species resembles most closely in colors the J. annectens of the Rocky Mountains, the similarity being very great. The form and relative proportions, however, are so different that we have no hesitation in pronouncing it a very distinct species. The colors of the lower parts are exactly as in J. annectens, except that the lower tail- coverts, instead of being entirely white for the exposed portion, are dusky, merely bordered with dirty white. The wings and back are the same color as in annectens, but the nape and top of the head are considerably darker, being dusky slate instead of clear plumbeous. The comparative characters of the two species may be expressed as follows:- J. INSULALBIS.- Wing, 2.55- 2.85; tail, 2.30- 2.60; bill, 0.35- 0.38; its |
