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593. Cardinal. Cardin'alis cardixalis. Winter visitor ; 

 rare, if not accidental ; two records. 



595. Rose-breasted grosbeak. Zamelodia ludoviciana. 

 Accidental summer resident ; one record. 



596. Black-headed grosbeak. Zamelodia melanoceph- 

 ala. Common summer resident ; breeds from plains to 

 8,500 feet; has been seen at 10,000 feet. 



597a. "Western blue grosbeak. Guiraca c.erclea la- 

 zula. Summer resident ; not uncommon locally ; southern 

 part of State ; author saw one pair at Colorado Sj)rings. 



598. Indigo bunting. Cvanospiza cvanea. Rare sum- 

 mer visitor ; range, farther east. 



599- Lazuli bunting. Cvanospiza amcena. Abundant 

 summer resident ; does not breed far up in the mountains, 

 but has been taken at 9,100 feet. 



604. Dickcissel. Spiza americaxa. Rare summer resi- 

 dent ; only on plains and in foothills. 



605. Lark bunting. Calamospiza melanocorvs. Abun- 

 dant summer resident ; very jilentiful on the j^lains ; some- 

 times breeds as far uj) in mountains as 9.000 feet. 



607. Louisiana tanager. Piranga ludoviciana. Com- 

 mon summer resident ; in migration common on the plains, 

 but breeds from 6,000 to 10,000 feet. 



608. Scarlet tanager. Piranga ervthromelas. Rare 

 migi'ant. 



6lOa. Cooper's tanager. Piranga rubra cooperi. Rare 

 or accidental summer visitor ; abundant in New Mexico 

 and Arizona ; only one record for Colorado. 



611. Purple martin. Progne suBis. Summer resident ; 



local ; rare in eastern, quite common in western jiart of the 



State. 



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