mi. S Lochsa River, Idaho County, on November 3, 1925, and mentions one

other observed in the summer. He suggests that the bird breeds in northern Idaho.

_Glaucidium gnoma californicum_ Sclater. California Pygmy Owl. Fairly common resident in the Canadian Life-zone. Specimens seem referable to subspecies _pinicola_, recently synonymized by the A. O. U. Committee. (D. A. 1311, Priest River, Bonner County, January 3, 1939.)

_Speotyto cunicularia hypugaea_ (Bonaparte). Western Burrowing Owl. Fairly common local resident. (D. A. 1388, 10 mi. W Boise, Ada County, April 2, 1939.)

_Strix nebulosa nebulosa_ Forster. Great Gray Owl. Vagrant. A specimen, D. A. 1303, taken on December 8, 1938, was sent me from 9 mi. NE Grangeville, Idaho County, December 8, 1938.

_Asio otus wilsonianus_ (Lesson). Long-eared Owl. Fairly common resident. (D. A. 1532, 5 mi. SW Moscow, Latah County, April 29, 1940.)

_Asio flammeus flammeus_ (Pontoppidan). Short-eared Owl. Very common resident in the Transition Life-zone. (D. A. 1346, 2 mi. S Moscow, Latah County, March 7, 1939.)

_Aegolius funereus_ richardsoni (Bonaparte). Richardson Owl. Rust (1915:125) records this bird as a rare winter visitor in Kootenai County, and Merrill (1897:353) lists two specimens taken "early in the spring of 1894 ... about seven miles from the fort."

_Aegolius acadicus acadicus_ (Gmelin). Saw-whet Owl. Rare. Davis (1935b:235) says that this is a regular winter visitor at the Minidoka Project, and Merrill (1897:353) lists one specimen taken at Fort Sherman, on January 19.

_Phalaenoptilus nuttallii nuttallii_ (Audubon). Nuttall Poorwill. Uncommon resident. Merriam (1891:98) records this species from "the lava beds west of Blackfoot" on July 17, 1872.

_Chordeiles minor hesperis_ Grinnell. Pacific Nighthawk. Common resident in the Transition Life-zone. (D. A. 1468, 2 mi. S Hailey, on Wood River, Blaine County, June 25, 1939.)

_Chaetura vauxi vauxi_ (Townsend). Vaux Swift. Merrill (1897:354) reports this bird as resident at Fort Sherman, as does Burleigh (1923:658) at Clark's Fork, Bonner County.

_Aeronautes saxatalis saxatalis_ (Woodhouse). White-throated Swift. Fairly common resident in suitable localities. The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology has one specimen of this bird taken on Salmon Creek, 8 mi. W Rogerson, Twin Falls County.

_Archilochus alexandri_ (Boucier and Mulsant). Black-chinned Hummingbird. Rust (1915:125) records this species as resident in Kootenai County.

_Selasphorus platycercus platycercus_ (Swainson). Broad-tailed Hummingbird. Common resident in southern Idaho. Davis (1935b:236) states that the bird is of erratic occurrence at the Minidoka Project.

_Selasphorus rufus_ (Gmelin). Rufous Hummingbird. Fairly common resident. Merrill (1897:355) states that this species is common in spring at Fort Sherman.

_Stellula calliope_ (Gould). Calliope Hummingbird. Common resident. (D. A. 1541, 10 mi. NE Moscow, Latah County, May 10, 1940.)

_Megaceryle alcyon caurina_ (Grinnell). Western Belted Kingfisher. Common resident in suitable localities. (D. A. 1518, 7 mi. NE Moscow, Latah County, April 19, 1940.)

_Colaptes cafer_ (Gmelin). Red-shafted Flicker. Common resident.

a. _collaris_ Vigors. Red-shafted Flicker. Resident in southwestern and northern Idaho. Many specimens show yellow remiges and rectrices, and are perhaps hybrids with the species _auratus_. (D. A. 1731, Owl Creek, in Blaine County, September 8, 1940.)

b. _canescens_ Brodkorb. Red-shafted Flicker. Resident in southeastern Idaho. See Brodkorb (1935a:1).

_Hylatomus pileatus picinus_ (Bangs). Western Pileated Woodpecker. Fairly common resident in the Transition Life-zone. (D. A. 1498, 10 mi. NE Moscow, Latah County, November 18, 1939.)

_Asyndesmus lewis_ Gray. Lewis Woodpecker. Common resident. Merrill (1897:354) records this bird as common "around Fort Sherman."

_Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis_ Baird. Red-naped Sapsucker. Fairly common resident. (D. A. 1485, 10 mi. SW Riggins, Idaho County, September 15, 1939.)

_Sphyrapicus thyroideus thyroideus_ (Cassin). Williamson Sapsucker. Uncommon resident. The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology has one specimen taken on the W rim Copenhagen Basin, 8400 ft., Wasatch Mountains, Bear Lake County.

_Dendrocopos villosus monticola_ Anthony. Rocky Mountain Hairy Woodpecker. Common resident. (D. A. 1662, 4 mi. NW Pollock, Idaho County, July 1, 1940.)

_Dendrocopos pubescens leucurus_ (Hartlaub). Batchelder Woodpecker. Common resident. (D. A. 1495, Potlatch, Latah County, November 3, 1939.)

_Dendrocopos albolarvatus albolarvatus_ (Cassin). Northern White-headed Woodpecker. Uncommon resident. (D. A. 1434, 10 mi. SW Riggins, Idaho County, May 14, 1939.)

_Picoides arcticus_ (Swainson). Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker. Uncommon resident in northern Idaho. Merrill (1897:354) reports these birds as resident at Fort Sherman.

_Picoides tridactylus_ (Linnaeus). Uncommon resident.

a. _dorsalis_ Baird. Alpine Three-toed Woodpecker. Resident in southern Idaho; the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology has specimens taken at W rim Copenhagen Basin, 8400 ft., Wasatch Mountains, Bear Lake County.

b. _fasciatus_ Baird. Alaska Three-toed Woodpecker. Resident in northern Idaho. There are specimens in the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology taken at Coolin, Priest Lake, Kootenai County.

_Tyrannus tyrannus_ (Linnaeus). Eastern Kingbird. Common resident in northern Idaho; casual in southern portion. (Univ. Idaho, No. 39, Moscow, Latah County, May 19, 1937.)

_Tyrannus verticalis_ Say. Arkansas Kingbird. Common resident in southern Idaho. (D. A. 1794, Arrowrock Reservoir, Boise County, June 15, 1941.)

_Myiarchus cinerascens cinerascens_ (Lawrence). Ash-throated Flycatcher. Uncommon resident in southern Idaho. (D. A. 1837, Head Taylor Creek, Boise National Forest, Boise County, August 7, 1941.)

_Sayornis saya saya_ (Bonaparte). Say Phoebe. Fairly common resident in southern Idaho. (D. A. 1720, 4 mi. NW Pollock, Idaho County.)

_Empidonax traillii brewsteri_ Oberholser. Little Flycatcher. Fairly common resident in the Transition Life-zone. (Univ. Idaho No. 121, Moscow Mountain, Latah County, June 15, 1938.)

_Empidonax hammondii_ (Xantus). Hammond Flycatcher. Uncommon resident in the Transition Life-zone. (Univ. Idaho No. 62, Avery, Latah County, July 10, 1937.)

_Empidonax wrightii_ Baird. Wright Flycatcher. Common resident in the Transition Life-zone. (D. A. 1560, Robinson's Lake, 10 mi. E Moscow, Latah County, May 16, 1940.)

_Empidonax griseus_ Brewster. Gray Flycatcher. Davis (1934) records one specimen of this species taken June 3, 1934, at Riddle, Owyhee County.

_Contopus richardsonii richardsonii_ (Swainson). Western Wood Pewee. Common resident. (D. A. 1617, 9 mi. ESE Moscow, Latah County, June 5, 1940.)

_Nuttallornis borealis_ (Swainson). Olive-sided Flycatcher. Uncommon resident. (D. A. 1786, Idaho City, Boise County, May 23, 1941.)

_Eremophila alpestris_ (Linnaeus). Horned Lark. Common resident. See Behle (1942) for ranges of the following races.

a. _lamprochroma_ Oberholser. Oregon Horned Lark. Southwestern Idaho, and intergrading with the next two races.

b. _utahensis_ Behle. Great Salt Lake Horned Lark. Resident in central and southeastern Idaho.

c. _merrilli_ Dwight. Dusky Horned Lark. Northern Idaho.

_Tachycineta thalassina lepida_ Mearns. Violet-green Swallow. Common resident. (D. A. 1654, 4 mi. NW Pollock, Idaho County, June 27, 1940.)

_Iridoprocne bicolor_ (Vieillot). Tree Swallow. Fairly common resident. Burleigh (1923:655) records the birds at Clark's Fork, Bonner County.

_Riparia riparia riparia_ (Linnaeus). Bank Swallow. Fairly common resident in suitable localities. (D. A. 1453, 4-1/2 mi. SW Moscow, Latah County, May 26, 1939.)

_Stelgidopteryx ruficollis serripennis_ (Audubon). Rough-winged Swallow. Low (1945:132) records a colony of these birds and Bank Swallows nesting together at Gray's Lake, in Caribou County.

_Hirundo rustica erythrogaster_ Boddaert. Barn Swallow. Common resident. (D. A. 1420, Troy, Latah County, May 6, 1939.)

_Petrochelidon pyrronota albifrons_ (Rafinesque). Northern Cliff Swallow. Common resident. (D. A. 1415, Troy, Latah County, May 6, 1939.)

_Perisoreus canadensis bicolor_ A. H. Miller. Idaho Jay. Common resident in central and northern Idaho. (D. A. 1344, Blue Creek, 8 mi. NE Priest Lake, Bonner County, March 5, 1939.)

_Cyanocitta stelleri annectens_ (Baird). Black-headed Jay. Common resident. (D. A. 1257, Moscow Mountain, Latah County, October 25, 1938.)

_Aphelocoma coerulescens woodhousei_ (Baird). Woodhouse Jay. Uncommon resident in southern Idaho. The A. O. U. Check-list records this species from southern Idaho; it is resident in the pinon-juniper association.

_Pica pica hudsonia_ (Sabine). American Magpie. Common resident. (D. A. 1782, Star, Canyon County, May 1, 1940.)

_Corvus corax sinuatus_ Wagler. American Raven. Common resident in southern Idaho. Davis (1935b:235) lists the bird as a regular winter visitant at the Minidoka Project.

_Corvus brachyrynchos hesperis_ Ridgway. Western Crow. Common resident. Davis (1935b:235) lists the bird as a winter visitant at the Minidoka Project.

_Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus_ Wied. Pinon Jay. Resident locally in pinon-juniper association. Davis (1935b:235) states that this is a regular winter visitant in Minidoka County.

_Nucifraga columbiana_ (Wilson). Clark Nutcracker. Common resident of forested areas of central and northern Idaho. See Burleigh (1923:655).

_Parus atricapillus_ Linnaeus. Black-capped Chickadee. Very common resident. See Duvall (1945) for ranges of the following races.

a. _septentrionalis_ Harris. Long-tailed Chickadee. Resident in eastern Idaho; intergrades with the next two races.

b. _nevadensis_ (Linsdale). Pallid Black-capped Chickadee. Resident in southwestern and south-central Idaho.

c. _fortuitus_ (Davison and Bowles). Columbian Black-capped Chickadee. Resident in northern and central Idaho.

_Parus gambeli_ Ridgway. Mountain Chickadee. Common resident in the Transition Life-zone.

a. _grinnelli_ (van Rossem). Grinnell Chickadee. Resident in central and northern Idaho. (D. A. 1508, 10 mi. ESE Moscow, Latah County, March 18, 1940.)

b. _inyoensis_ (Grinnell). Inyo Chickadee. Resident in southeastern Idaho. (D. A. 1361, Havenor's, 7 mi. NW Pocatello, Power County, April 1, 1939.)

_Parus rufescens rufescens_ Townsend. Chestnut-backed Chickadee. Resident in central and northern Idaho. Rust (1915:129) records the bird from Fernan Lake, Kootenai County.

_Parus inornatus griseus_ (Ridgway). Gray Titmouse. Fairly common resident in southeastern Idaho in the pinon-juniper association. (D. A. 1366, Pocatello Creek, 3 mi. E Pocatello, Bannock County, April 2, 1939.)

_Psaltriparus minimus plumbeus_ (Baird). Lead-colored Bush-tit. Uncommon resident in the pinon-juniper association of southern Idaho. The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology has specimens collected by me at S Fork Owyhee River, 12 mi. N Nevada line, Owyhee County.

_Sitta carolinensis tenuissima_ Grinnell. Inyo Nuthatch. Fairly common resident in the Transition Life-zone. (D. A. 1286, 3 mi. NE Princeton, Latah County, November 20, 1938.)

_Sitta canadensis_ Linnaeus. Red-breasted Nuthatch. Common resident in the Transition Life-zone. (D. A. 1905, 11 mi. SSW Idaho City, Boise County, October 20, 1946.)

_Sitta pygmaea melanotis_ van Rossem. Black-eared Nuthatch. Fairly common resident in the Transition Life-zone. (D. A. 1552, 10 mi. NE Moscow, Latah County, May 11, 1940.)

_Certhia familiaris caurina_ Aldrich. Northwestern Creeper. Common resident in the Transition Life-zone. (D. A. 1304, Paradise Ridge, 3 mi. S Moscow, Latah County, December 10, 1938.)

_Cinclus mexicanus unicolor_ Bonaparte. Dipper. Common resident. Rust (1915:128) reports that this bird is regularly seen along mountain streams in Kootenai County.

_Troglodytes aedon parkmanii_ Audubon. Western House Wren. Common resident. (Univ. Idaho No. 50, Moscow, Latah County, May 25, 1937.)

_Troglodytes troglodytes pacificus_ Baird. Western Winter Wren. Uncommon resident in the Canadian Life-zone of central and northern Idaho. (D. A. 1269, Lochsa River, at Van Camp, Idaho County, November 5, 1939.)

_Telmatodytes palustris pulverius_ Aldrich. Northwestern Long-billed Marsh Wren. Common resident in suitable localities. (D. A. 1769, 2 mi. SW Notus, Canyon County, February 20, 1941.)

_Catherpes mexicanus griseus_ Aldrich. Northern Canyon Wren. Uncommon resident in southern Idaho, extending north at least to Idaho County. (D. A. 1702, 4 mi. NW Pollock, Idaho County, July 15, 1940.)

_Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus_ (Say). Common Rock Wren. Resident in southern Idaho. (D. A. 1799, Boise, Ada County, June 24, 1941.)

_Dumetella carolinensis ruficrissa_ Aldrich. Western Catbird. Common resident in northern Idaho, and possibly in the southern portion of the state. (D. A. 1467, 2 mi. NE Moscow, Latah County, June 2, 1939.)

_Oreoscoptes montanus_ (Townsend). Sage Thrasher. Resident in the sagebrush area from Idaho County south. (D. A. 1645, 4 mi. NW Pollock, Idaho County, June 25, 1940.)

_Turdus migratorius_ Linnaeus. Robin. Common resident in the Transition Life-zone.

a. _caurinus_ (Grinnell). Northwestern Robin. Common migrant. (Univ. Idaho No. 216, Moscow, Latah County, August 25, 1937.)

b. _propinquus_ Ridgway. Western Robin. Resident. (D. A. 1893, Boise, Ada County, May 1, 1944.)

_Ixoreus naevius meruloides_ (Swainson). Northern Varied Thrush. Uncommon resident in the Transition Life-zone. (D. A. 1231, Moscow, Latah County, October 7, 1938.)

_Hylocichla guttata_ (Pallas). Hermit Thrush. Fairly common resident.

a. _guttata_ (Pallas). Alaska Hermit Thrush. The A. O. U. Check-list (1931) states that these birds migrate through Idaho.

b. _auduboni_ (Baird). Audubon Hermit Thrush. Resident. (D. A. 1230, Moscow, Latah County, October 1, 1938.)

_Hylocichla ustulata almae_ Oberholser. Western Olive-backed Thrush. Fairly common resident. (D. A. 1616, 9 mi. ESE Moscow, Latah County, June 5, 1940.)

_Hylocichla fuscescens salicicola_ Ridgway. Willow Thrush. Fairly common resident. The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology has specimens of this species, taken at Castle Creek Ranger Station, Idaho County, 7 mi. SE Murphy, Owyhee County, and 3 mi. W Swan Valley, Bonneville County.

_Sialia mexicanus occidentalis_ Townsend. Western Bluebird. Resident in northern Idaho. Rust (1915:129) states that the species is fairly common at Coeur d'Alene Lake.

_Sialia currucoides_ (Bechstein). Mountain Bluebird. Very common resident. (D. A. 1789, Black Creek, 12 mi. SE Boise, Ada County, March 7, 1941.)

_Myadestes townsendi_ (Audubon). Townsend Solitaire. Uncommon resident in the boreal zones. (D. A. 1294, 7 mi. E Genessee, Latah County, November 27, 1938.)

_Polioptila caerulea amoenissima_ Grinnell. Western Gnatcatcher. Brodkorb (1935b:312) records one specimen of this bird taken at 6,000 ft. "about eight miles southwest of Raymond, Bear Lake County," on October 7, 1932.

_Regulus satrapa olivaceus_ Baird. Western Golden-crowned Kinglet. Resident; fairly common in winter. (D. A. 1229, Moscow, Latah County, October 1, 1938.)

_Regulus calendula cineraceus_ Grinnell. Western Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Resident; one of the most common winter birds. (D. A. 1902, Cottonwood Creek, 5 mi. NNE Boise, Ada County, October 5, 1946.)

_Anthus spinoletta pacificus_ Todd. Western Pipit. Common migrant. (D. A. 1849, Black Creek Reservoir, 12 mi. SE Boise, Ada County, October 11, 1941.)

_Bombycilla garrulus pallidiceps_ Reichenow. Bohemian Waxwing. Common sporadically in winter. Taylor (1918:226) reported this bird breeding near Sandpoint, Bonner County.

_Bombycilla cedrorum_ Vieillot. Cedar Waxwing. Very common in winter, often with the preceding species; resident in Kootenai and Bonner counties, and probably elsewhere in the State. Rust (1915:128) records a nest with three fresh eggs on June 28 at Fernan Creek, Kootenai County.

_Lanius excubitor invictus_ Grinnell. Northwestern Shrike. Casual migrant. (D. A. 1875, Boise, Ada County, February 3, 1943.)

_Lanius ludovicianus gambeli_ Ridgway. California Shrike. Miller (1931:79) states that the resident population of this species is referred to this race. Common resident in the Sonoran zones.

_Sturnus vulgaris_ Linnaeus. Starling. These birds have been reported for several years; specimens were first reported by Jones (1946:142) from Bannock County.

_Vireo huttoni huttoni_ Cassin. Hutton Vireo. Very common resident in the Transition Life-zone. (D. A. 1413, Troy, Latah County, May 6, 1939.)

_Vireo solitarius cassinii_ Xantus. Cassin Vireo. Common resident in the Transition Life-zone. The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology has a specimen taken 3 mi. W Payette Lake, Adams County.

_Vireo olivaceus_ (Linnaeus). Red-eyed Vireo. Common resident. The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology has a specimen of this vireo taken 4 mi. W Meadow Creek, Idaho County.

_Vireo gilvus swainsonii_ Baird. Western Warbling Vireo. Very common resident. (Univ. Idaho No. 119, Moscow, Latah County, June 14, 1938.)

_Vermivora celata orestera_ Oberholser. Rocky Mountain Orange-crowned Warbler. Common resident. (Univ. Idaho No. 204, Moscow, Latah County, August 16, 1938.)

_Vermivora ruficapilla ridgwayi_ van Rossem. Calaveras Warbler. Burleigh (1923:662) states that this warbler is fairly common at Clark's Fork, Bonner County, in July and August.

_Dendroica petechia morcomi_ Coale. Rocky Mountain Yellow Warbler. Very common resident. (Univ. Idaho No. 175, Moscow Mountain, Latah County, July 29, 1938.)

_Dendroica auduboni auduboni_ (Townsend). Audubon Warbler. Common resident. (D. A. 1555, 10 mi. NE Moscow, Latah County, May 11, 1940.)

_Dendroica nigrescens_ (Townsend). Black-throated Gray Warbler. Fairly common in migration, and probably resident. The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology has a specimen taken at Indian Creek, 12 mi. SE Riddle, Owyhee County.

_Dendroica townsendi_ (Townsend). Townsend Warbler. Fairly common in migration. Burleigh (1923:663) states that the bird is resident at Clark's Fork, Bonner County.

_Seiurus noveboracensis notabilis_ Ridgway. Grinnell Water-thrush. Merrill (1897:349) records this bird from the State.

_Oporornis tolmiei_ (Townsend). Macgillivray Warbler. Common resident. (D. A. 1421, Troy, Latah County, May 6, 1939.)

_Geothlypis trichas occidentalis_ Brewster. Western Yellow-throat. Common resident in suitable localities. (D. A. 1863, 2 mi. W Boise, Ada County, May 8, 1942.)

_Icteria virens auricollis_ (Lichtenstein). Long-tailed Chat. Common resident. (D. A. 1800, Cinch Creek, Arrowrock Reservoir, Boise County, June 28, 1941.)

_Wilsonia pusilla pileolata_ (Pallas). Northern Pileolated Warbler. Burleigh (1923:663) records this bird as a common resident at Clark's Fork, Bonner County; uncommon in southern Idaho.

_Setophaga ruticilla_ (Linnaeus). American Redstart. There are some records of casual visitants in southern Idaho, and Burleigh (1923:663) states that it is a summer resident at Clark's Fork, Bonner County.

_Passer domesticus_ (Linnaeus). English Sparrow. This cosmopolitan bird can be found wherever there is a human habitation.

_Dolichonyx oryzivorus_ (Linnaeus). Bobolink. Resident in northern Idaho. Burleigh (1923:655) states that the bird is resident at Clark's Fork, Bonner County.

_Sturnella neglecta_ Audubon. Western Meadowlark. Common resident. (D. A. 1876, Boise, Ada County, May 12, 1943.)

_Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus_ (Bonaparte). Yellow-headed Blackbird. Common resident along the Snake River in southern Idaho. (D. A. 1628, Hagerman, on Snake River, Gooding County, June 16, 1940.)

_Agelaius phoeniceus_ (Linnaeus). Red-wing. Common resident.

a. _fortis_ Ridgway. Thick-billed Red-wing. Resident in southeastern Idaho. (D. A. 1624, Hagerman on Snake River, Gooding County, June 16, 1940.)

b. _nevadensis_ Grinnell. Nevada Red-wing. Resident in southwestern and northern Idaho. (D. A. 1765, Star, Canyon County, May 1, 1941.)

_Icterus bullockii bullockii_ (Swainson). Bullock Oriole. Common resident. (D. A. 1655, 4 mi. NW Pollock, Idaho County, June 27, 1940.)

_Euphagus cyanocephalus_ (Wagler). Brewer Blackbird. Common resident. (D. A. 1894, nest and four eggs, Boise, Ada County, May 10, 1944.)

_Molothrus ater artemisiae_ Grinnell. Nevada Cowbird. Fairly common bird in the Upper Sonoran Life-zone. (D. A. 1460, 4-1/2 mi. SW Moscow, Latah County, May 26, 1939.)

_Piranga ludoviciana_ (Wilson). Western Tanager. Very common resident in the Transition Life-zone. (D. A. 1570, 10 mi. ESE Moscow, Latah County, May 19, 1940.)

_Pheucticus melanocephalus melanocephalus_ (Swainson). Rocky Mountain Grosbeak. Resident in the Transition Life-zone. (Univ. Idaho No. 51 Moscow Mountain, Latah County, May 30, 1937.)

_Passerina amoena_ (Say). Lazuli Bunting. Very common resident in the Upper Sonoran Life-zone. (D. A. 1802, Cinch Creek, Arrowrock Reservoir, Boise County, June 28, 1941.)

_Hesperiphona vespertina brooksi_ Grinnell. Western Evening Grosbeak. Resident in the Transition Life-zone; large flocks of these birds are commonly observed in winter. (D. A. 1527, 10 mi. ESE Moscow, Latah County, April 20, 1940.)

_Carpodacus cassinii_ Baird. Cassin Purple Finch. Common resident in the Transition Life-zone. (D. A. 1822, Head Crooked River, Sawtooth Range, Boise County, August 6, 1941.)

_Carpodacus mexicanus solitudinis_ Moore. Desert House Finch. Common resident. (D. A. 1889, Boise, Ada County, April 24, 1944.)

_Pinicola enucleator montana_ Ridgway. Rocky Mountain Pine Grosbeak. Resident on the boreal summits of the mountains. (D. A. 1321, Moscow Mountain, Latah County, January 26, 1939.)

_Leucosticte tephrocotis_ Swainson. Rosy Finch. Resident in the boreal zones; observed casually in winter. Various races of this species are present in the State, but only the following two are here listed until there is further clarification of the status of the other races of the species.

a. _littoralis_ Baird. Hepburn Rosy Finch. Winter visitant. (D. A. 1347, 2 mi. N Moscow, Latah County, March 18, 1939.)

b. _tephrocotis_ (Swainson). Gray-crowned Rosy Finch. According to the 1931 A. O. U. Check-list, this subspecies breeds in the State.

_Leucosticte atrata_ Ridgway. Black Rosy Finch. Resident in the Salmon Mountains. See A. O. U. Check-list (1931) for the range of this species.

_Acanthis flammea flammea_ (Linnaeus). Common Redpoll. Rust (1915:127) lists this bird as a winter visitant in Kootenai County, and one specimen was obtained in Bonner County. (D. A. 1334, 6 mi. S Coolin, Bonner County, February 19, 1939.)

_Spinus pinus vagrans_ Aldrich. Western Pine Siskin. Common resident in the Transition Life-zone. (D. A. 1857, Horseshoe Bend, Boise County, December 10, 1941.)

_Spinus tristis pallidus_ Mearns. Pale Goldfinch. Common resident. (D. A. 1622, 4 mi. ESE Boise, Ada County, March 14, 1941.)

_Loxia curvirostra_ Linnaeus. Red Crossbill. Uncommon resident in the Canadian Life-zone.

a. _bendirei_ Ridgway. Bendire Crossbill. Resident. (D. A. 1525, 10 mi. ESE Moscow, Latah County, April 20, 1940.)

b. _benti_ Griscom. Bent Crossbill. Winter visitant. (Univ. Idaho No. 94, Moscow, Latah County, December 5, 1937.)

_Loxia leucoptera leucoptera_ Gmelin. White-winged Crossbill. Davis (1935b:236) records this bird from the Minidoka Project on December 18, 1919, and Jewett (1912b:193) took one specimen in the Sawtooth Mountains.

_Chlorura chlorura_ (Audubon). Green-tailed Towhee. Breeding individuals of this species have been taken at the Minidoka Project by Davis (1930:136).

_Pipilo maculatus_ Swainson. Spotted Towhee. Common resident in the Transition Life-zone.

a. _arcticus_ (Swainson). Arctic Towhee. Resident in northern Idaho. (Univ. Idaho No. 163, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, July 20, 1938.)

b. _curtatus_ Grinnell. Nevada Towhee. Resident in southern Idaho. (D. A. 1804, Dutch Creek and Boise River, Boise County, July 4, 1941.)

_Calamospiza melanocorys_ Stejneger. Lark Bunting. Davis (1935b:236) records this species as erratic at the Minidoka Project, where he took a specimen on May 29, 1921.

_Passerculus sandwichensis nevadensis_ Grinnell. Nevada Savannah Sparrow. Common resident. (Univ. Idaho No. 57, Moscow, Latah County, September 25, 1937.)

_Pooecetes gramineus confinis_ Baird. Western Vesper Sparrow. Common resident. (D. A. 1391, Moscow, Latah County, April 16, 1939.)

_Chondestes grammacus strigatus_ Swainson. Western Lark Sparrow. Common resident. (D. A. 1579, 3 mi. SW Moscow, Latah County, May 21, 1940.)

_Amphispiza belli nevadensis_ (Ridgway). Northern Sage Sparrow. Resident in southern Idaho. Davis (1935b:236) took one specimen in Minidoka on May 19, 1921.

_Junco hyemalis cismontanus_ Dwight. Slate-colored Junco. Fairly common winter visitant with other juncos. See Miller (1941:329) for records of these birds.

_Junco oreganus_ Townsend. Oregon Junco. Common resident. See Miller (1941:238) for ranges of the following subspecies.

a. _mearnsi_ Ridgway. Pink-sided Junco. Resident in Custer and Fremont counties.

b. _montanus_ Ridgway. Montana Junco. Resident in northern and western Idaho.

_Junco caniceps caniceps_ (Woodhouse). Gray-headed Junco. Miller (1941:180) states that some hybridization occurs between this species and _oreganus_ in Bannock and Cassia counties. It is resident in southeastern Idaho.

_Spizella arborea ochracea_ Brewster. Western Tree Sparrow. Fairly common resident in central and northern Idaho. (D. A. 1516, nest and eggs, Moscow, Latah County, April 6, 1940.)

_Spizella passerina arizonae_ Coues. Western Chipping Sparrow. Very common resident in the Transition Life-zone. (D. A. 1805, junction of Dutch Creek and Boise River, Boise County, July 4, 1941.)

_Spizella breweri breweri_ Cassin. Brewer Sparrow. Resident in southern Idaho. Davis (1935b:235) records the bird as a summer resident at the Minidoka Project.

_Zonotrichia querula_ Nuttall. Harris Sparrow. Wyman (1911a:267) records this bird from Nampa, Valley County, in winter.

_Zonotrichia leucophrys_ (Forster). White-crowned Sparrow. Common resident.

a. _gambeli_ (Nuttall). Gambel Sparrow. Migrant. (Univ. Idaho No. 6, Moscow, Latah County, September 26, 1936.)

b. _leucophrys_ (Forster). White-crowned Sparrow. Resident in the Hudsonian and Canadian zones. See A. O. U. Check-list (1931) for range of this subspecies.

_Zonotrichia albicollis_ (Gmelin). White-throated Sparrow. Wyman (1912b:247) reported this bird from Nampa, Valley County, in winter.

_Passerella iliaca schistacea_ Baird. Slate-colored Fox Sparrow. Uncommon resident in the Transition Life-zone, and fairly common in migration. (D. A. 1365, Pocatello Creek, 3 mi. E Pocatello, Bannock County, April 2, 1939.)

_Melospiza lincolnii alticola_ (Miller and McCabe). Montane Lincoln Sparrow. Resident in the boreal zones, and fairly common in migration. See Miller and McCabe (1935:149) for range of this subspecies.

_Melospiza melodia_ (Wilson). Song Sparrow. Common resident.

a. _fallax_ (Baird). Mountain Song Sparrow. Resident in southern Idaho. (D. A. 1839, Head Taylor Creek, Boise County, August 7, 1941.)

b. _merrilli_ Brewster. Merrill Song Sparrow. Resident in central and northern Idaho. (Univ. Idaho No. 103, Moscow, Latah County, February 22, 1938.)

_Calcarius lapponicus alascensis_ Ridgway. Alaska Longspur. Uncommon migrant. Merrill (1898:15) records one specimen of this species taken at Fort Sherman on November 13, 1896.

_Plectrophenax nivalis nivalis_ (Linnaeus). Eastern Snow Bunting. Uncommon migrant. Rust (1915:127) records the bird as rare in migration in Kootenai County, and Merrill (1898:15) states that it is irregular in winter at Fort Sherman.

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_Transmitted February 12, 1947._

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