1921 BIRDS OF MONTANA 115 



10, 1916, with nuiiiei-diis iirsts found at intei'vi-niiig dates (DuBois, AIS). These 

 are the earliest and hitest dati-s avaihihh' from an.v hjealit.v in the state. Anothei- 

 July date is that of six etrgs foiiiul at Milk liiver, Jul.v (i, 1.S74 (Cones, lS74b, 

 p. 582). 



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 Dubois. 



222. Rhynchophanes mccowni (Lawrenee) 



McCoWN LONGSPIIR 



An abundant summer resident of the eastern half of the state in the prairie 

 region. The area where it nests is almost coincident with that of the Chestnut- 

 collared Longspur, but it has been found also in one locality in the mountain 

 valleys, west of the first ranges. This locality is in Broadwater County, about 

 two miles west of the ilissouri River and about fifteen miles south of Raders- 

 burg. At this locality there is a comparativel.y small area where the conditions 

 are exactly those of the prairie benches in the prairie region, and tiiere the 

 McCown Longspur is a common breeding bird (Saunders, 1912f, ]). 217). It is 

 quite possible that similar areas may be found in other places, probably in Jef- 

 ferson, Madison and Beaverhead counties. Through the prairie region this spe- 

 cies is more abundant and more widely distributed than Calcarius ornatus. This 



