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ALAUDIDjE. 



46. *Eremophila alpestris. Common on the prairies. 



FRINGILID.EJ. 



47. * Chrysomitris tristis. Common. 



48. * Coturniculus passerinus. Common. 



49. * Chondestes grammaca. Moderately frequent. 



50. Zonotrichia leucophrys. One specimen seen May 8th at Leaven- 

 worth. 



51. Zonotrichia querula. Exceedingly abundant at Leavenworth. 

 Found almost exclusively in the forests, and generally in company with 

 Z. alhicollis, which it resembles in habits and somewhat in song. 



52. Zonotrichia albicollis. Common. Fully as numerous May 11th 

 at Leavenworth as at any time previously. Less numerous at Topeka. 



53. * Spizella pusilla. Common. 



54. * Spizella socialis. Obtained one or two at Topeka still in im- 

 mature plumage, — a condition in which I have never seen this species in 

 the Northern States at this season of the year, although I have handled 

 hundreds of specimens taken in spring at northern localities. 



55. * Spizella pallida. Common at Topeka. Greatly resembles the 

 specimens of Spizella socialis in immature plumage, taken at the same 

 locality, with which they were associated. 



56. Melospiza melodia. Not common. Only one specimen was ob- 

 served. 



5 7. Melospiza palustris. Not common. 



58. Melospiza Lincolnii. Common. 



59. *Euspiza americana. The males were excessively numerous, but 

 only a few females were seen. Not yet breeding. 



60. * Goniaphea ludoviciana. Only a few observed, which were 

 nearly all males. 



61. * Cyanospiza cyanea. Common. Not seen till May 8th, but was 

 afterwards abundant. Both sexes unusually brightly colored. One of the 

 females taken at Topeka had a strong shade of blue over the whole throat 

 and breast, and other females were similarly more or less tinged with blue. 



62. * Cardinalis virginianus. Exceedingly abundant. Young a week 

 old were found May 10th. At the same date other nests were found con- 

 taining three eggs each, as well as several unfinished nests. All of the 



western specimens of Collurio (or Lanius) ludovicianus bear to certain forms of Lanius 

 from Northern Africa. On recently comparing two specimens of shrikes, one from Cali- 

 fornia and the other from Algeria, contained in the Lafresnaye collection in the Museum 

 of the Boston Society of Natural History, I was unable to distinguish the Algerian one 

 from the California!!. 



