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Attwater, Birds oy San Antojiio, Texas. [October 



125. Ammodramus sandwichensis alaudinus. Western Savanna 

 Sparrow. — Abundant migrant, and common winter resident. I have no 

 record of the eastern form, wliich I think probably occurs during migra- 

 tion. 



126. Ammodramus savannarum passerinus. Grasshopper Spar- 

 row. — Abundant migrant, and rare summer resident. Found nesting 

 a few miles west of the city. 



127. Ammodramus savannarum perpallidus. Western Grasshopper 

 Sparrow. — Abundant migrant. 



128. Chondestes grammacus. Lark Sparrow. — Common migrant. 



129. Chondestes grammacus strigatus. Western Lark Sparrow. — 

 Common winter resident, very abundant during migration, and also an 

 abundant summer resident. The greater portion of the migrating birds 

 are intermediate or the Mississippi Valley form. The western form 

 breeds here. They always nest in trees, probably for protection against 

 snakes. One nest with three eggs also contained a Mockingbird's egg. 



130. Zonotrichia querula. Harris's Sparrow. — Common winter resi- 

 dent, more abundant during migration. 



131. Zonotrichia leucophrys. White-crowned Sparrow. — Very 

 abundant migrant and winter resident. 



132. Zonotrichia albicollis. White-throated Sparrow. — Common 

 winter resident. 



133. Spizella socialis. Chipping Sparrow. — Rare summer resident, 

 not noticed during migration ; found nesting twenty miles west of San 

 Antonio among the hills. 



134. Spizella socialis arizonae. Western Chipping Sparrow. — Rare 

 winter resident. 



135. Spizella pallida. Clay-colored Sparrow. — Abundant migrant. 



136. Spizella pusilla. Field Sparrow. — Abundant winter resident and 

 migrant. There is a paler form (not 5". p. areiiacea') which can easily 

 be distinguished from tj'pical eastern birds, which is common here in 

 summer and breeds among the hills. A nest, taken April 22, 1SS9, con- 

 tained four fresh eggs. 



137. Junco hyemalis. Slate-colored Junco. — Common migrant. 

 13S. Amphispiza bilineata. Black-throated Sparrow. Common 



resident. 



139. Peucaea cassini. Cassin's Sparrow. Common migrant and sum- 

 mer resident. 



140. Peucaea ruficeps eremcEca. Rock Sparrow. — Common summer 

 resident, and may winter, in the rocky country among the hills north and 

 northwest of San Antonio. A nest with three young, found May 14, 1891, 

 was placed on the ground in a tuft of grass near a running streaai, and 

 was composed of fine grass and lined with a few horse-hairs. It was very 

 similar to the nest of the Vesper Sparrow. The note or short song of 

 this bird is unlike that of any other Sparrow I know of. 



141. Melospiza fasciata. Song Sparrow. — Co^imon winter resident. 



142. Melospiza lincolni. Lincoln's Sparrow. Ht Abundant migrant, 

 and common winter resident, '^r^ ii^ 



