SOME NOTES ON NEBRASKA BIRDS. 



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559a. Spizella monticola ochracea i>Ve?<;s^.— Western Tree 

 Sparroav. 



" Possibly may be found in Nebraska, mentioned in A. O. U. Check List as 

 'east to Dakota and western Kansas'" (Taylor); "East to Dakota, middle 

 Kansas and Texas" (Goss); Peru, common winter resident (G. A. Coleman); 

 Omaha (L. Skow); Sioux county, Feb. 18, 1896 (L. Bruner). 



560. Spizella socialis ( Wils.). — Chipping Sparrow. 



West Point, Lincoln (L. Bruner) ; " Very abundant in portions of Nebraska " 

 (Augbey); "Abundant in spring and fall, and probably breeds in the state " 

 (Taylor); "west to the Rocky mountains " (Goss) ; Omaha (L. Skow); Peru, 

 rare — breeds (G. A. Coleman); Omaha, "an abundant migrant and common 

 summer resident, arrives April 1 to 15, breeds in June, departs Sept. 10 to Oct. 

 1" (L S. Trostler). 



Fig. 44. — Chipping Sparrow. 



561. Spizella pallida («S'toams.).— Clay-colored Sparrow. 



West Point, Lincoln, Rulo (L. Bruner); "abundant in portions of Nebraska 

 in May and October " (Aughey) ; " Migratory, common; summer resident, occa- 

 sional; arrives in May and October " (Taylor); "Interior of North America 

 I am inclined to believe that the bird occasionally breeds in Nebraska " (Goss) 

 Peru, common migrant (G. A. Coleman); Cherry county — breeds (J. M. Bates) 

 Omaha, "a common migrant. May 1 to 25 and Sept. 20 to Oct. 25" (I. S 

 Trostler); Lincoln, May 17 and Oct. 7 (D. A. Haggard). 



562. Spizella breweri Cass. — Brewer's Sparrow. 



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



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