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 36 THE CONDOR VOL. XII Leucosticte australis. Brown-capped Rosy Finch. Six out of the 18 taken at Querida in February were this species. Astragaiinus tristis. Goldfinch. Seen at Beulah and at Fountain. It is of course possible these may have been 21. t. pallidus, but as no specimens were col- lected the point cannot be decided. Spinus pinus. Pine Siskin. A small flock were 'seen in Salida; one or two were seen about six miles south of Westcliffe, and some were seen on 'the road to Beulah. Passer domesticus. House Sparrow. These birds were almost everywhere where there Were habitations, iiacluding the Medano Ranch, except possibly Querida, where it was rare, if present at all; I can only say that I thought I saw one. Pooeeetes gramineus confinis. Western Vesper Sparrow. airly common from Colorado Springs to a few miles west of our Texas Creek camp; it was fairly com- mon from Poneha Pass down the San Luis Valley to Mosca, but did not seem to be about San Luis Lake, and but few were seen at Medano Ranch; it was quite com- mon in the dry region along the road in the southern part of the Wet Mountain Valley vhen going to Rosita and Querida; it was common at Querida and West- elifie, and between the two places, and a few miles east of Beulah. Near Westeliffe, July 23, I found a nest containing three eggs; it was on the ground, amongst a little bunch of low rabbit brush. This was most likely a second set. Passerculus sandwichensis alaudinus. 'Western Savannah Sparrow. This bird was first taken at Salida; it was very common in the meadows at Medano Ranch, and many were seen daily; June 25, Durand found a nest containing three eggs, two days after there were four, one being a Cowbird's. The female belonging to the nest was collected, and it was found on dissection that the full complement had been laid; very possibly it was a second set. The nest was a deP cup amongst the grass. The species was also common in the meadows near Westcliffe. Chondestes grammacus strigatus. Western Lark Sparrow. Seen occasionally along the road from Colorado. Springs to Texas Creek. Some were seen a few miles south of Westcli.ffe; they were seen quite frequently between Beulah and Colorado Springs, indeed, they were common in many 'places along the road here. Zonotrichia leucophrys. White-crowned Sparrow. Seen in a high basin just above timberline at the head of Madenos Creek, and one seen near the foot of Madenos Pass. Spizella monticola ochracea. Western Tree Sparrow. Seen at Mosca, January 19, 1908, and at Querida, February 10, 1909. Spizella passerina arizonae. Western Chipping Sparrow. Taken in Eight Mile Park, west of Cation City; seen at our Texas Creek camp, at Howard, Mosca Creek, near Rosita, at Querida, 6 miles south of Westcliffe, on the Beulah road, and south of Fountain. Most of these localities were those where there were pition or pine trees, and the birds do not seem to frequent, in the breeding season at least, the more open brush covered country. Spizella breweri. Brewer's Sparrow. Aiken collected one about halfway between Glendale and Cation City. It was very common indeed in the San Luis Valley to about midway between the Medano and Durkee Ranches. Seen near Muddy Creek, and along the road in the southern part of Custer County. It was common in the dry country about Westcliffe. A small sparrow seen near Eden Station, north of Pueblo, may have been this species, but it was quite as likely to have been an immature Chipping SparrOw; it was not collected, and was not seen