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^26. Guiraca caerulea lazula. Western Blue Grosbeak. 



"Found as far north as near Santa Pe.'' (Henshaw.) 

 "One reported Aug. 6, Upper Sonoran Zone, eight miles 

 north of Pecos. Seen Aug. 26, July 2 and 11, between 

 Kiberia and Glorieta." (Bailey, P.) "Three seen Aug. 

 16, Shiprock. " ( Oilman.) "Two specimen, Albuquer- 

 que, Sept." (Birtwell.) Reported from Silver City, 

 Aug. 14. Comon summer resident in Mesilla Valley. 

 (Ford.) 



227. Passerina amoena. Lazuli Bunting. 



"A few immature and females seen during migration, Apa- 

 che." (Anthony.) "Diffusion in New Mexico general. 

 One specimen, Aug. 8, Mts. east of Santa Pe." (Hen- 

 shaw.) "One seen along river in Aug., Shiprock." 

 (Oilman.) "Seen Aug. L4, Mangus Springs." (Met- 

 calfe.) 



228. Passerina ciris. Painted Bunting. 



"South to southeastern New Mexico." (A. O. U. Check 

 List.) Summer resident, Mesilla Valley, one specimen, 

 Mesilla Park, June. (Ford.) 



229. Spiza americana. Dickcissel. 



"Extends through New Mexico." (Henshaw. ) "Very com- 

 mon on the prairies in New Mexico." (Woodhoune.) 



230. Calamospiza melanocorys. Lark Bunting. 



"Pew in spring, and after Aug. 1 until late Oct., thousands 

 on plains, Apache." (Anthony.) "One specimen, Zufii, 

 July 25, a few seen." (Henshaw.) "Common from Oct. 

 to May, Silver City." (Hunn.) "One male seen in 

 center of county June 24; small flocks Aug. 29 and Sept. 



1, Las Vegas." (Bailey, P.) "Flock of about 30, June 



2, Shiprock." (Oilman.) Two specimens, Deming, 

 March. (Birtwell.) "South to northwestern New Mex- 

 ico." (A. O. U. Check List.) Always large flocks in 

 spring and fall, Mesilla Valley. )Ford.) 



231. Piranga ludoviciana. Western Tanager. 



"Seen occasionally, young and females mostly, from July 

 26 to Sept. 26, Apache." (Anthony.) "Not common, a 

 few breeding in Mts. east of Santa Fe. One specimen, 

 Nutria, July 19." (Henshaw.) "Pecos Mts., breeding 

 season, one Bernal Mesa, Aug. 27; one pair and young 

 8000 ft., July 18, seen at 10000 ft., Upper Pecos. (Bailey, 

 P.) "Two specimens, Willis, May 16 and 18, others 

 seen; one specimen. Upper Pecos, July 12; heard Sept. 

 10, Albuquerque." (Birtwall.) "A few in May; in Mts. 

 in July, Shiprock." (Oilman.) "Transient, Silver 

 City." (Hunn. ) "Bad on cherries in Santa Fe." 

 (Boyle.) One specimen, Kingston, Aug. 8. (Metcalfe.) 



