306 Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



Both old birds were observed feeding the young, and the male 

 sang almost continuously. Mrs. Morrin states that the birds 

 were present during the summer of 1917. This is the most 

 northern breeding record for Missouri. A pair observed by 

 Smithson near Warrensburg in June, 1904, were possibly nest- 

 ing. 



Like the Bewick's Wren this bird seems to be extending its 

 range in this direction. 



PASSERINA CYANEA (Linn.). Indigo Bunting. 

 Very common summer resident. 



The Indigo Bunting arrives regularly during the last three 

 days in April or the first three days in May. It nests in late 

 May and early June and leaves for the south during the early 

 part of October. 



It is found in dry, open woodlands, about the edges of thick 

 timber, along brushy ravines, hillsides or roads and in any 

 country overgrown with brush. It is very common in the 

 Swope Park district, on the prairies in favorable localities, in 

 the bottom country and bluff regions and along railroads. 



PASSERINA AMOENA (Say). Lazuli Bunting. 

 Occasional or accidental visitant. 



Only wanderers out of their range are likely to be met with 

 in this vicinity. One specimen has been taken here, two have 

 been taken at St. Joseph, Missouri, and one at Leavenworth, 

 Kansas. 



SPIZA AMERICANA (Gmelin). Dickcissel. 

 Very common summer resident. 



The Dickcissels arrive during the last half of April and are 

 very common early in May. Nesting begins by the middle of 

 the month and two or three broods are raised. They leave in 

 September, very few remaining into October. 



The Dickcissel nests on the ground or in low bushes and is a 

 lover of open fields. It is rarely found in the Missouri bottoms 

 except during migration but is very common on the higher re- 

 gions of the county. About fifteen pairs nest regularly on the 

 rifle range and adjoining meadow in Swope Park but during 

 some unfortunate years, as in 1917, they are all driven off and 

 the nests destroyed by the early mowing of these tracts. 



