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fill" at ]\Ioville during the winter of 1917-18. It is through 

 the kindness of [Mrs. IT. M. Bailey that these reports have heeii 

 made available to the writer. 



35. Lapland Longspur. Calcarius lapponicn^. Similarly, 

 in the previous paper (op. cit., p 247) the writer stated that 

 Loiigspurs "have not been recorded here." This statement 

 has drawn forth some pertinent information from two former 

 observers in this region. Dr. Rich has informed the writer by 

 letter that on November 8, 1905 he was collecting on the hills 

 east of Leeds (subnrb of Sioux City) and secured a Lapland 

 Longspur which was made into a skin. On another date he 

 saw the same species south of Morningside, and again in the 

 vicinity of Dace and Chambers streets. Mrs. Kate Rahn re- 

 ported the Lapland Longspurs at Sraithland during the winter 

 of 1917-18. 



36. Smith's Longspur. Calcarius pictus. On February 3, 

 1918, Messrs. Allen and Ludcke saw four males of this species 

 among a large flock of Prairie Horned Larks on the hills a few 

 miles north of Sionx City. The observers were close enough 

 to see distinctly the "horns" of the larks. They had a good 

 view of the four male Longspurs, but thought there may have 

 been more. Although there was a strong, cold wind they 

 watched the birds for some time, and made a comparison with 

 a colored picture of the species; and they were satisfied beyond 

 a doubt as to the identity of the birds. While this species has 

 not been previously listed for this locality, and the present rec- 

 ord is only a "sight record"* it is here accepted for these rea- 

 sons, viz., the observers are experienced and competent : the 

 circumstantial evidence is favorable (see Goss : Birds of Kansas, 

 page 435) ; the species was listed by Agersborg (Auk. II. 1885, 

 page 280) for the vicinity of Vermillion, South Dakota, about 

 fifty miles west of this point. 



37. Harris Sparrow. Zonofrichia querula. This species 

 was last seen in the fall of 1917 on November 18. Mr. Allen 

 saw two individuals on February 17, 1918, in a ravine along 

 Big Sioux river. The writer saw eight in the same ravine on 

 March 11, this being only three days ahead of the previous 



'It may also be said that Dr. Witmer Stone, who has recently pointed 

 out the objections to sight records, has allowed himself to publish an initial 

 record for the state of Pennsylvania upon the basis of sight identification. 

 (Aulv XXXV, p. 2 21. 1918.) 



