42 BIBDS OF KANSAS. 



Subgenus COTURNICULUS Bonaparte. 

 B. 338. R. 198. C. 234. G. 98. U. 546. 



218. Ammodramus savannarum passerinus (Wils.). Grasshopper Spar- 

 row. Summer resident; abundant. Arrive the last of April to first of May. 

 Begin laying the last of May. Nest on the ground, usually in a tuft of grass, 

 made of old grasses, and sometimes lined with hairs. Eggs, four to six; 

 .75x.60; pure white, thinly spotted with rich reddish brown, thickest about 

 large end; in form rounded oval — almost spherical. 



B. 339. R. 199. C. 236. G. 99. U. 547. 



219. Ammodramus henslowii (AuD.). Henslow's Sparrow .Summer resident; 

 rare. Taken in a pasture near Topeka, April 26th, 1872, by Prof. E. A. Pop- 

 enoe, who has seen the birds since. June 12th I noticed a pair on the high 

 prairies in Woodson county. They nest on the ground, but I have never seen 

 their nests or eggs; are said to dififer but little if any from the "Grasshopper 

 Sparrows." 



B. 340. R. 200. C. 237. G. 100. U. 548. 



220. Ammodramus leconteii (Aud.). Leconte's Sparrow. Migratory; quite 

 common. Arrive in April. 



Subgenus AMMODRAMUS. 



B. . R. 201a. C. 241. G. 101. U. 549a. 



221. Ammodramus caudacutus nelsoni Allen. Nelson's Sparrow. Sum- 

 mer resident; rare. Arrive the first of May. Nest on the ground. I have 

 never found or seen their nests or eggs. 



Genus CHONDESTES Swainson. 



B. 344. R. 204. C. 281. G. 102. U. 552. 



222. Ohondestes grammacus (Sat). Lark Sparrow. Summer resident; abun- 

 dant. Arrive in April. Begin laying the last of May. Nest usually on the 

 ground; but occasionally in a low tree or bush, composed of branching stems 

 of weeds and grasses, and lined with fine grass, rootlets, and horse-hairs. 

 Eggs, four or five; .80x.65; grayish white, with a few spots and zigzag lines of 

 blackish brown, usually thickest around large end; in form rather rounded. 



Genus ZONOTRICHIA Swainson. 



B. 348. R. 205. C. 280. G. 103. U. 553. 



223. Zonotrichiaquerula (NuTT.). Harris's Sparrow. Winter sojourner; abun- 

 dant in southern Kansas. Leave as a whole in March; but a few have been 

 known to occasionally linger until the first of May. 



B. 345. R. 206. C. 276. G. 104. U. 554. 



224. Zonotrichia leucophrys ( Fokst.). White-crowned Sparrow. Migratory; 

 common. Arrive the last of April to first of May. 



B. 346. R. 207a. C. 277. G. - . U. 555. 



225. Zonotrichia intermedia Ridgw. Intermediate Sparrow. Migratory. 

 Quite common in the middle and western part of the State. Arrrive the last 

 of April to first of May. 



