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breeds June 1 to 12, departs late August and September" (I. S. Trostler); 

 Lincoln, April 19, .Oct. 14, 16, 23 (D. A. Haggard). 



5426. Ammodramus sandwichensis alaudinus {Bonap.). — 

 Western Savanna Sparrow. 



Lincoln (L. Braner); "Western North America in general" (Goss); Omaha 

 — breeding (L. Skow); Lincoln, Oct. 10 (D. A. Haggard). 



545. Ammodramus bairdi (ylucL).— Baird's Bunting. 



Lincoln, West Point, Sioux county — breeding in latter locality (L. Bruner); 

 "One specimen mentioned by Baird as collected at Ft. Union, Nebraska (Tay- 

 lor); O'Neill, Nebr., September 1884 (D. H. Talbot); "from the plains of the 

 Red river and Saskatchewan south to Texas" (A. O. U. Check List); "quite 

 a common migrant — I have a set of five eggs taken by myself May 30, 1893, 

 near Omaha that I feel positive are of this species" (L S. Trostler), 



546. Ammodramus savannarum passerinus ( I Fi/s.).— Grass- 



hopper Sparrow; Yellow- winged Sparrow. 



West Point, Lincoln, Holt county (L. Bruner); "Abundant in Nebraska, 

 and breeds here " (Aughey); " Summer resident, abundant " (Taylor); " West 

 to the plains" (Goss); Peru, abundant — breeds (G. A. Coleman); a number of 

 east middle Nebraska localities (D. H. Talbot); "common summer resident, 

 arrives April 10 to May 1, breeds May 15 to 25, departs. Sept. 5 to 30 " (I. S. 

 Trostler); Lincoln, May 10, 17 (D. A. Haggard). 



546a. Ammodramus savannarum perpallidus (Ridgic). — 

 Western Grasshopper Sparrow. 



Cherry county — breeds (J. M. Bates). 



547. Ammodramus henslowii {Aud). — Henslow's Sparrow. 



Lincoln, West Point (L. Bruner) ; " I haveonly occasionally met with this bird 

 in Nebraska'' (Aughey); "Summer resident, rare, has been found in the state 

 as late as September " (Taylor) ; " West to the Plains " (Goss). 



548. Ammodramus leconteii (^wrf.).— Le Conte's Sparrow. 



West Point, Lincoln, Omaha, Holt county (L. Bruner); "The Great Plains, 

 north to Manitoba ", (Goss) ; Wood River, Ponca (D. H. Talbot); " from the plains 

 eastward to Illinois" (A. O. U. Check List); Lincoln, May 17 (D. A. Haggard); 

 Lincoln (B. Shimek). 



549a. Ammodramus cadacutus nelsoni ^^/ew. — Nelson's 

 Sparrow. 



"From northern Illinois northward to North Dakota and Manitoba, south 

 in winter to Texas" A. O. U. Check List); "chiefly in the Mississippi valley 

 (Goss); Ft. Sisseton aud Devil's lake, N. Dak. (Vernon Bailey). 



552. Chondestes grammacus (Say). — La^k Finch; Lark 

 Bunting. 



Lincoln, West Point— breeds (L. Bruner); Abundant— breeds (Aughey); 

 "Summer resident, abundant, arrives in May and remains as late as Septem- 



