6o Norman A, Wood 



213. Plecirophenax nivalis nivalis (Linnaeus). Snow Bunting. 



Thwaites, 1906, p. 233; at Fort Clarke in winter of 1833-4, Maximilian saw 

 flocks feeding on seeds of grass. Larson, 1913, p. 94; common in winter on the 

 prairies in McKenzie County, gathering in immense flocks. Judd, 1917, p. 23; abun- 

 dant migrant; winter resident some years; usually arrives from the north early in 

 October and last seen early in May. 



Two mounted specimens were examined, one in the Williams Collection 

 with the date of December 24, 1906, and one without data in the Agricul- 

 tural College Museum. 



214. Calcarius lapponicus lapponicus (Linnaeus). Lapland Longspur. 



CouES. 1878, p. 578; a single specimen secured at Mouse River, October i, 1873. 

 T.,ARSON, 1913, p. 94; occasionally seen during the winter, but becomes more common 

 in February in McKenzie County. Judd, 1917, p. 23; abundant migrant, seen in 

 flocks of hundreds both in spring and fall. 



The Williams Collection contains mounted specimens taken March 15 

 and April 22, 1913, at Grafton, and the Museum of Zoology contains a 

 male and female collected at the same place, on March 15, 1913, by H. V. 

 Williams. 



215. Calcarius pictus (Swainson). Smith's Longspur. 



CouES, 1878, p. 579; observed only on one occasion in company with the chestnut- 

 collared and Lapland longspurs at Mouse River. A male and a female were taken 

 October i. 1873. Judd. ioi7. p. 23; common migrant, usually feeding on stubble; not 

 often seen on the grass of the prairie or in the wooded sections. 



The Williams Collection contains a bird labelled October 5, 1914, taken 

 at Grafton. 



216. Calcarius ornatus (J. K. Townsend). Chestnut-collared Longspur. 



Baird, 1858, p. 435; a male taken at Fort Union, June 21, 1843, by J. J. Audubon. 

 Allen, 1875, p. 55 ; abundar^t from Fort Rice on the Missouri River to the Yellow- 

 stone. CouES, 1878, p. 579; not noticed in the valley of the Red River, but found 

 in profusion after passing to the westward of the Pembina Mountains to the 

 Rockies. Many taken from July 14 to September 8 in North Dakota. Hoffman, 

 1882, p. 398; apparently not rare, noticed in the stubble-fields, middle of September. 

 CuRRiE, 1892, pp. 243-244; first observed April 22, and sets of eggs found from the 

 last of May to July 30. I think two broods are raised each season. In Ramsey 

 County this species is associated with McCown's longspur. Abbott, 1916, No. 94, p. 

 3 ; encountered everywhere throughout Pierce and Benson counties. 



This species was breeding commonly in the prairies about Cando, June 2, 

 and north to the United States boundary line, June 4, 192 1. They were 

 not seen in the Devils and Stump lakes region nor on the prairies about 

 Medora, but at Williston, seventy-five miles north, many were found on 

 July 8, and about Bottineau, July 10 to 17, they were very common. On 

 July III saw a nest with five young birds, fourteen miles west of Bottineau, 

 built in a wheat field at the edge of a state road. Most of the nests were 

 found in old prairie pastures or along the side of the road, where the males 

 were very conspicuous, soaring near the nesting site and singing as they 

 soared, then dropping to the ground with set wings. 



