Note 120 — Family FRINGILLIDÆ.—The Finches. (continued 5)
Reading edition
Junco alticola, Salvin, Guatemalan Snowbird. Junco alticola, Salvin, P. Z. S. 1863, 189 (Highlands, Guatemala).—Ib.. Ibis, 1866, 193.
Sp. Char. Similar to J. cinereus, but darker than Mexican species, with less contrast between the rufous of back and the ash of head. Tail with less white. Bill much larger: height, .34; culmen, .56. Hab. Highlands of Guatemala.