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Mountains, south to northern South America. Breeds chiefly north of the Gulf 
states. Baird, 1858. 
261. 605. Calamospiza melanocorys (Stejn.) Lark Bunting. Summer resi- 
dent; common in western Kansas. Found by Doctor Hoy near the eastern line 
of the state in 1854. <A bird of the plains, from western Minnesota, middle Ne- 
braska, Kansas, and Texas, west to the mountains. In winter, southwest to Mex- 
ico, Arizona, and southern California. Breeds from middle Kansas northward 
to southern Assiniboia. Hoy, 1864. 
262, 607. Piranga ludoviciana ( Wils.) Louisiana Tanager. A rare visitant 
to western Kansas during migration. Inhabits the western United States, from 
the high plains west to the Pacific; south to Mexico, in winter to Guatemala. 
Breeds in the mountains. Taken at the mouth of the Saline river by F. S. Ben- 
son, 1874; also taken in Finney county in 1893 by H. W. Menke. Benson, 1874. 
263. 608. Pirangaerythromelas(Vieill.) Scarlet Tanager. A common sum- 
mer resident in the wooded parts of the state. Inhabits eastern North America, 
north to Canada and Manitoba, west to the plains; south in winter to the equator. 
Breeds throughout its United States range. Coues, 1871. 
264. 610. Piranga rubra (Linn.) Summer Tanager. A summer resident; 
common in southeastern Kansas. Belongs to the eastern United States, north 
to latitude 40°; south in winter through eastern Mexico to northern South 
America. Breeds throughout its United States range. Snow, 1872, on authority 
of Baird. 
265. 611. Progne subis (Linn.) Purple Martin. An abundant summer resi- 
dent. Belongs to the whole of temperate North America; south in winter to 
southern Mexico. Breeds throughout the austral zones. Baird, 1858. 
266. 612. Petrochelidon lunifrons (Say). Cliff Swallow. Summer resident; 
common in some localities. Ranges over nearly all of North America; south in 
winter to Brazil and Paraguay. Breeds from northern Mexico to the arctic zone. 
Snow, 1872. 
267. 613. Hirundo erythrogaster (Bodd.) Barn Swallow. Summer resident; 
once rare, now abundant. Ranges North America in general, but breeds chiefly 
in the settled parts north of the Gulf states; south in winter to South America. 
Snow, 1872, on authority of Brewer. 
268. 614. Tachycineta bicolor (Vieill.) Tree Swallow. A rare summer resi- 
dent; common in migration. Ranges the whole of North America, wintering 
from the Gulf states southward to Panama. Breeds from Kentucky and Kansas. 
northward to-the arctic zone. Abert, 1848. Noticed by Audubon near Fort 
Leavenworth, 1843. 
269. 616. Clivicola riparia (Linn.) Bank Swallow. An abundant summer 
resident. Inhabits the northern hemisphere; in America, south to the equator. 
Breeds in the United States and northward. Winters south of the United States. — 
Fremont, 1845. 
270. 617. Stelgidopteryx serripennis (Aud.) Rough-winged Swallow. A 
common summer resident. Inhabits the United States in summer, except the 
northern parts and much of New England; south in winter to Panama. Breeds 
chiefly in the two austral zones. Baird, 1858. 
271. 618. Ampelis garrulus (Linn.) Bohemian Waxwing. A rare winter 
visitant. Belongs to the boreal regions of both hemispheres. Breeds in the far 
