85 
Beatrice, West Point, Wood River, Neligh, Cherry county. Breeds 
far north. : 
536a. Calcarius lapponicus alascensis Ridgway—ALAsKAN LONGSPUR. 
Western Nebraska in winter, dates as preceding. In a walk from 
Wray, Colo. to Haigler, Neb., Nov. 16, 1901, Bruner and Wolcott 
found these birds lying.dead by the railroad track in numbers, along 
with Desert Horned Larks. They had been killed by flying against 
the telegraph wires while circling in immense flocks. 
537. Calcarius pictus (Swainson)—Paintep LoNnaspuR. 
An uncommon migrant, passing in late April and October. Re- 
corded only from West Point and Lincoln, at the latter place several 
times. Specimens were secured from a flock of 50 in a corn field near 
Lincoln, April 20, 1901, by Cary and Carriker. Breeds far north. 
538. *Calcarius ornatus (Townsend) —CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR. 
A common migrant and uncommon breeder; the latter only along 
the northern border of the state. Aughey states he has found young 
from June to August, while Will Colt has taken nests at Badger, Holt 
_county. Carlos Bates found a half dozen nests between June 14 and 
22, 1903, only three miles from the Nebraska line in South Dakota 
north of Merriman, Neb. As a migrant it occurs from middle March 
to late April and from early to middle October over almost the whole 
state. Omaha, Lincoln, Norfolk, West Point, Neligh, O’ Neill, Grand 
Isiand, Albion, Cherry county—common. 
539. *Rhynchopanes mccownii (Lawrence)—McCown Lonaspur. 
An uncommon migrant over the state, breeding in Sioux county 
(See Proc. N. O. U. III, p. 74 and 84). Migrates from middle 
March to middle April and from late August to middle November. 
Breeds in June. Cherry, Harlan, and Franklin counties,Wood River, 
Neligh, West Point, Lincoln, Omaha. 
540. *Pocecetes gramineus (Gmelin)—VESPER SPARROW. 
Eastern edge of state, not west of 98th meridian, very common 
migrant and rare breeder; arriving second week in April, breeding in 
late May or early June, departing in October. Omaha, Peru, Lin- 
coln, West Point, Gresham. 
540a. *Pocecetes gramineus confinis Baird—-WrESTERN VESPER SPARROW. 
Greater part of state, abundant westwardly, breeding commonly 
in Sioux and Cherry counties, less numerously east to Holt county, 
Neligh, Harlan county, ete. Dates as preceding. 
542a. Passerculus sandwichensis savanna (Wilson) SAVANNA SPARROW. 
Eastern Nebraska, not recorded west of 99th meridian; a rather 
abundant migrant especially eastwardly, arriving in late March or 
early April, passing northward to breed, returning in October. 
Omaha, Peru, Lincoln, West Point, Neligh, O’ Neill, Wood River, ete. 
Oceassionally seen in summer, and may breed. 
