150 Visher, Birds of Western South Dakota. [ April 



117. Euphagus cyanocephalus. Brewer Blackbird* — Abundant 

 breeder. 



118. Quiscalus quiscula aeneus. Bronzed Grackle.* — Common 

 breeder in the Hills. Rare migrant in southwest Stanley County (Sweet). 



119. Hesperiphona vespertina. Evening Grosbeak. — Taken by 

 Townsend in 1824. Three taken by Behrens, January 1, 1905. 



120. Loxia curvirostra minor. American Crossbill. — Common 

 breeder about Rapid City; feeding largely upon the aphid galls on the 

 petioles of the leaves of the Cottonwood. 



121. Leucosticte tephrocotis. Gray-crowned Leucosticte. — Toler- 

 ably common in winter. Taken by Behrens Nov. 10, 1900. 



122. Acanthis hornemanni exilipes. Hoary Redpoll. — Taken by 

 Behrens. 



123. Acanthis linaria. American Redpoll. — Taken: abundant in 

 fall (Behrens). 



124. Astragalinus tristis. Goldfinch.* — Tolerably common breeder. 



125. Spinus pinus. Pine Siskin.* — Two large flocks seen in the 

 pines in the Hills. 



126. Plectrophenax nivalis. Snowflake.* — Common in winter 

 (Sweet). 



127. Calcarius lapponicus. Lapland longspur.* — Abundant in win- 

 ter (Sweet). 



128. Calcarius pictus. Smith Longspur. — Common in summer in 

 southwest Stanley County. 



129. Calcarius ornatus. Chestnut-collared Longspur.* — Abun- 

 dant breeder on plains; rare resident. 



130. Rhynchophanes mccowni. McCown Longspur.* — Breeds near 

 Whitewood. Common in winter (Sweet). 



131. Pooecetes gramineus confinis. Western Vesper Sparrow.* — 

 Black Hills (Hayden). Abundant in fall. 



132. Coturniculus bairdi. Baird Sparrow. — Taken by Behrens, 

 Sept. 1, 1900. Rare. 



133. Coturniculus savannarum bimaculatus. Western Grasshopper 

 Sparrow.* — Occasional, nesting on prairies about the Hills; common 

 breeder in southwest Stanley County. 



134. Chondestes grammacus strigatus. Western Lark Sparrow.* — 

 Common breeder. 



135. Zonotrichia querula. Harris Sparrow. — Common migrant 

 (Sweet). 



136. Zonotrichia leucophrys. White-crowned Sparrow.* — Black 

 Hills (Hayden). 



137. Zonotrichia albicollis. White-throated Sparrow. — White 

 River (Hayden). 



138. Spizella monticola ochracea. Western Tree Sparrow.* — 

 Common migrant (Sweet). 



139. Spizella passerina arizonse. Western Chipping Sparrow.* — 

 Tolerably common in summer. 



