2G2 Lloyd on Birds of Western Texas. [October 



159. Zonotrichia leucophrys. White-crowned Sparrow. - — Abun- 

 dant winter visitor, in Concho County. Arrives the middle of October 

 and remains until May. Frequently found in immense flocks. In song 

 all winter on sunny days. 



160. Zonotrichia intermedia. Intermediate Sparrow. — Common 

 winter visitor in Tom Green County; tolerably common in Concho 

 County. Arrives same time as th» last in small flocks of six to twelve. 



161. Spizella socialis. Chipping Sparrow. — Tolerably common in 

 small flocks of four to six in Concho County, in fall and early winter. A 

 few remain until spring. 



162. Spizella socialis arizonae. Western Chipping Sparrow. — 

 Resident in Tom Green County. Tolerably common in winter ; rare in 

 summer. Breeds. A nest, the only one met with, found on Spring 

 Creek, May 8, 1SS5, in a low chapparal bush, contained four eggs fully 

 incubated. 



163. Spizella pallida. Clay-colored Sparrow. — Abundant in spring 

 and fall. 



164. Spizella breweri. Brewer's Sparrow. — Tolerably common in 

 Tom Green County in fall. Winters in abundance in Pecos County. 



165. Spizella pusilla. Field Sparrow. — Tolerably common in small 

 flocks of from four to five in fall ; rare in winter. Not noted in Tom Green 

 County. 



166. Spizella pusilla arenacea. Texas Field Sparrow. — Rare in fall 

 and winter in Tom Green and Concho Counties. 



167. Junco hyemalis. Slate-colored Junco. — Common in winter. 

 Arrives middle of October and remains until end of March. 



16S. Junco hyemalis oregonus. Oregon Junco. — Tolerably common 

 in Tom Green County in winter. Occurs on the Main Concho in Concho 

 County, in limited numbers. 



169. Amphispiza bilineata. Black-throated Sparrow. — Common 

 resident This species has extended east within the last six years to the 

 Colorado River. Breeds, raising two broods. Nests in cat-claw or chap- 

 paral bushes. Nests found May 6, May 13, June 12, July 13. The eggs 

 have a bluish tinge until blown, when they become pure white. A volu- 

 able and pleasing songster. Sings about noon every day after middle of 

 March. 



170. Peucaea aestivalis bachmanii. Bachman's Sparrow. — Summer 

 visitor in eastern Concho County. Nests found May 20 to June 1 ; eggs 

 invariably four. 



171. Peucaea cassini. Cassin's Sparrow. — Common summer visitor 

 in Tom Green County, and tolerably common in Concho County in fall. 

 Breeds on the Plains at the head of Spring and Dove Creeks. Four nests, 

 found May 25, 27, and 29, had five eggs in each. Nests in low bushes, 

 not higher than one foot from the ground, or in tufts of grass. A remark- 

 able songster during the breeding season. Like the last species, it as- 

 cends in spirals about twenty feet, singing, the apex of its flight marking 

 the termination of its song. Alights often on the same bush and again 

 soars. 





