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597a. Guiraca caerulea eurhyncha Coues. — Western Blue 

 Grosbeak. 



" From South Dakota, Colorado," etc. (A. O. U. Check List). 



598. Passerina cyanea (i^wH.). — Indigo Bunting; Indigo Bird, 



Oinaha, West Point, Weeping Water, Lincoln — breeds (L. Bruner); "Rare 

 in Nebraska" (Augbey); "Summer resident, common, arrives in May " (Tay- 

 lor); " West to the edge of the Great Plains" (Goss) ; Beatrice, De Witt (A. 

 S. Pearse); Omaha — breeds (L. Skow); Peru, common — breeds (G. A. Cole- 

 man); Cherry county (J. M. Bates); Gage county (F. A. Colby); "common 

 summer resident, arrives May 1 to 10, breeds June 15 to 15, departs early in 

 September" (I.S. Trostler); Lincoln, Aug. 15 (D. A. Haggard). 



599. Pdsserina amoeaa (Say). — Lazuli Finch; Lazuli Bunt- 



ing. 



West Point, Sioux county — breeds (L, Brnner); "Summer resident, rare" 

 (Taylor) ; " East to the Great Plains " (Goss). 



604. Spiza americana (Gmei). — Dickcissel; Black-throated 



Bunting. 



West Point, Omaha, Norfolk, Schuyler, Lincoln, etc. — breeds (L. Bruner); 

 "Common in eastern Nebraska, and found to the west line of the state" 

 (Aughey); "Summer resident, abundant, f mad as late as September " (Tay- 

 lor); "North to New England and southern Dakota" (Goss); Beatrice (A. S. 

 Pearse); Omaha — breeds (L. Skow); Peru, abundant — breeds (G. A. Coleman); 

 Cherry county — breeds (J. M. Bates); numerous localities in state (D. H. 

 Talbot); Gage county — breeds (F. A Colby); "An abundant migrant and com- 

 mon summer resident, arrives May 7 to 15, breeds June 2 to July 15'' (I. S. 

 Trostler). 



605. Calamospiza melanocorys Stejn. — Lark Bunting. 



West Point, Lincoln (L. Bruner); "Rather abundant in southern Nebraska, 

 wliere it breeds" (Aughey); "Summer resident, common, probably arrives in 

 May" (Taylor); "West to tlie Rocky mountains" (Goss); Lincoln (D. A. Hag- 

 gard); Beatrice — breeding, De Witt (A. S. Pearse); Cherry county — breeds 

 (J. M. Bates); Gage county (F. A. Colby); Thomas county — breeding (L. 

 Bruner). 



Family TANAGRID.ffi.— Tanagers. 



607. Piranga ludoviciana [Wils.). — Louisiana Tanager; 



Crimson-headed Tanager. 



Sioux county — breeds (L. Bruuer); " Baird mentions five specimens collected 

 in western Nebraska in August and September " (Taylor). 



608. Piranga erythromelas Vieill. — Scarlet Tanager. 



Wesk Point, Omaha, Lincoln, La Platte, Weeping Water, etc. — breeds (L. 

 Bruuer); "in the southeastern part of the state" (Aughey); "Summer resi- 



