134 Wyoming Experiment Station. 



1858; Hayden, Laramie peak, 1857; Williston, Elk mountain, 

 1879; Merriam, Fort Bridget' ; Jesurun, Douglas; Bond, Chey- 

 enne. There are five skins in the University collection that 

 have been taken in Albany and Carbon counties during May 

 and July. In August, 1897, I saw this species near Sundance 

 and also above Hyattville on Paint Rock creek. 



574 a. Amphispiza belli nevadensis (Ridgw.). 

 Sage Sparrow. 

 Summer resident ; common. Reported by Drexel as very 

 abundant near Fort Bridger. Stevenson reports it from Hen- 

 ry's Fork, Green river and Rock creek; Ridgway, (Bull. 50, 

 Birds of North and Middle America, p. 270) in southern Wyo- 

 ming, east to eastern base of the Rocky mountains in Wyo- 

 ming, (near Cheyenne) ; Bond has taken one specimen at Chey- 

 enne, which is now in the Cheyenne High School. 



581 b. Melospiza cinera montana Hensh. 

 Mountain Song Sparrow. 

 Summer resident ; abundant. All of the early collectors 

 referred a great many sparrows to the Desert Song. I have 

 provisionally referred the records of Drexel, Coues, Grinnell, 

 Williston, and others that were originally under the Desert 

 Song Sparrow to this variety. Drexel reports it from Fort 

 Bridger : Coues reports two dozen specimens from various 

 Wyoming localities, but remarks that they are variety fallax; 

 Grinnell reported them from Yellowstone park in 1875 ; Mer- 

 riam from Yellowstone park. 1872; Bond finds them common 

 at Cheyenne. There are three skins in the University collec- 

 tion that were taken in Carbon and Albany counties. The Na- 

 tional Museum refers their Nos. 11 224 and 1 14048 to this va- 

 riety. Holden reports them from Sherman. 



583. Melospiza lincolnii (Aud.). 

 Lincoln's Sparrow. 



Probably a summer resident in the mountains. Common 

 during migration. There are the following records: Drexel, 



