134 KANSAS UNIVERSISY QUARTERLY. 



House Finch, Carpodicus inexicanus frontalis. In regard to this 

 first known appearance of the House Finch in Kansas, I shot five 

 from a flock of fifteen. January 5th, 1882. Visiting the same vicinity 

 the following day I secured another from the remnant of the flock, 

 arid on the 7th still another. The place frequented by the finches 

 was a group of alfalfa stacks in a large field of the same. 



American Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra minor. Five specimens se- 

 cured October 23rd, 1891, by G. G. Menke. 



Mexican Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra stricldandi. Shot three from 

 a small flock December 7th, 1891, and from that date until the last of 

 February, '92, I observed several small flocks and secured a number 

 of specimens. 



American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis. Migratory- abundant. 



Pine Siskin, Spinus piniis. Winter visitant; rare. 



Chestnut-collared Longspur, Calcarius ornatus. Winter residents 

 abundant. 



McCown's 'Lowgs^wv, JUiyncJiopiianes maicoiunii. Winter resident; 

 abundant. 



Vesper Sparrow, PooccEtes gramineus, Common in migration. 



Savanna Sparrow, Ammodrainus sandivichensis savajina. Winter 

 resident; rare. 



Grasshopper Sparrow, Animodramus savannarum passerinus. Resi- 

 dent; common. 



Lark Sparrow, CJiondestes grammacus. Summer resident; common. 



Harris' Sparrow, Zonotriciiia querula. One shot and two noted 

 May 9th, 1892. 



White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotriciiia leucophrys. Winter resident; 

 common. 



Tree Sparrow, Spizella nwntico/a. Winter resident; adundant. 



Chipping Sparrow, Spizella socialis. Migratory; abundant. 



Slate-colored Junco, Junco hyemalis. Winter resident; abundant. 



Song Sparrow, Melospiza fasciata. Winter resident; Not com- 

 mon. 



Towhee, Pipilio erythrophtJialmus. Migratory; common. 



Black-headed Grosbeak, Hobia melanocephala. Rare summer resi- 

 dent. 



Blue Grosbeak, Guiraca ccprulea. Summer resident; Common. 



Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea. Summer resident; rare. 



Lazuli Bunting Passerina ainoena. Common summer resident. 



Dickcissel, Spiza americana. Abundant summer resident. 



Lark Bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys. Summer resident; abun- 

 dant. 



Louisiana Tanager, Piranga ludoviciana. Shot one male of this 



