302 Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



subspecies. Typical specimens of this race have been taken near 

 Lawrence by Teachenor and others. 



JUNCO HYEMALIS MONTANUS Ridgway. Montana Junco. 

 Migrant and winter visitant. 



The remarks on the preceding subspecies are equally applica- 

 ble to the Montana race. The winter range of this form extends 

 east to the Mississippi River, and, as may be expected, the Mon- 

 tana Junco is occasionally found in Jackson County. At least 

 four specimens are at hand which in the writer's opinion are 

 referable to montanus. The comparative abundance of the 

 Juncos will,- however, be an open question until more material 

 can be studied. 



MELOSPIZA MELODIA MELODIA (Wilson). Song Sparrow. 



Very common migrant and fairly common winter resident; very 

 rare summer resident. 



The spring movement of Song Sparrows begins early in March 

 and migrants are abundant for the next three weeks. By the 

 last few days of April or the first three or four days of May no 

 more are to be seen save an occasional nesting pair. The first 

 returning migrants are usually seen from the 5th to 10th of 

 October and the bulk of the flight passes during the next three 

 or four weeks. 



The wintering birds are most numerous in the thick shelter of 

 the Missouri bottoms but may be found in small flocks on the 

 uplands as well. They are rather common in the Swope 

 Park district and on up the Blue Valley where food and thick 

 shelter are to be had during the most severe winters. 



Bush has occasionally found Song Sparrows nesting in the 

 Courtney district. 



MELOSPIZA LINCOLNI LINCOLNI (Audubon). Lincoln's Sparrow. 

 Fairly common migrant and rare winter resident. 



The Lincoln's Sparrow arrives from the 13th to the 23rd of 

 April (March 28, 1916, earliest migrant) and is present until 

 between the 5th and 8th of May (May 19, 1916, latest). The 

 first fall migrants are noticed about the middle of October and 

 numbers are present until the second week in November. A 

 few are always seen in December and there are a half dozen 

 January rcords. 



