BIRDS OF WEST VIRGINIA — WETMORE 437 



AMMODRAMUS SAVANNARUM AUSTRAUS Maynard 



Eastern Grasshopper Sparrow 



Specimens were taken 7 miles east of Philippi, June 2, and near 

 Ashton, Mason County, October 31. 



POOECETES GUAMINEUS GRAMINEUS (Gmelin) 



Eastern Vesper Sparrow 



Through the upland section this species is widelj^ distributed wher- 

 ever there are open fields. In the western and central parts of the 

 State it was found at Jvluddlety, May 13; Grantsville, May 25; and 

 5 miles east of Philippi, May 30. I saw many near Richwood on 

 May 9. In fall they were found in migration at Mercers Bottom, near 

 the Ohio River, October 30 and November 2. Breeding birds were 

 taken on Middle Mountain, nine miles southeast of Durbin on June 30. 

 Others, taken in fall, come from the summit of Spruce Knob, Septem- 

 ber 22 and 24; 2,100 feet elevation on Cherry Pond Mountain near 

 Arnett, October 22; and 2,900 and 3,200 feet on Flat Top Mountain, 

 near Flat Top, October 15 and 19. I found a nest near Moorefield on 

 June 5, 1935, and observed that they were common from Baker City 

 to Mathias on July 4 and at Lehew on October 13, 1935. 



chondestes grammacus grammacus (say) 

 Eastern Lark Sparrow 



A pair found 7 miles east of Philippi on June 4 were the only ones 

 seen. The female was taken. Maurice Brooks ^^ has recorded this 

 bird at French Creek, Upshur County, in 1932, stating that in recent 

 years it has become rare in the State. 



JUNCO HYEMAUS HYEMALIS (Linnaeus) 



Slate-colored Junco 



Common as a migrant, this junco in the mountain sections mingles 

 with the resident Carolina junco . In mixed flocks the smaller size, with 

 the darker slate of males and the more pronounced brownish wash 

 on back and sides in females in the present form, is ordinarily easily 

 evident. Specimens were obtained as follows: 12 miles north of 

 Logan, April 22 ; Barboursville, November 3 ; Mercers Bottom, October 

 30; Ben Lomond, October 28; 3,500 feet elevation on Williams River, 

 October 7; 2,900 to 3,200 feet elevation on Flat Top Mountain near 

 Flat Top, October 15 and 19; and near White Sulphur Springs April 

 18 and November 6 (the latter date referring to specimens taken at 

 3,000 feet on Katis Mountain). 



1' Auk, 1933, p. 121. 



