6 CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS. 



Family SAXICOLIDJE. Stonechats and Bluebirds. 

 Genus SIALIA, Swainson. 



* 10. 8. sialis (Linn.) Haldera. Bluebird. Abundant resident in east- 

 ern Kansas, retiring in winter to the thickets along the streams. Rare 

 summer resident in the western portion, but increasing with its settle- 

 ments. 



11. 8. arctica, Swains. Rocky-Mountain Bluebird. Winter so- 

 journer; rare in eastern Kansas. 



Family PTILOGONATIDJE. Fly-catching Thrushes. 

 Genus MYIADESTES, Swainson. 



12. M. townsendi (Aud.) Caban. Townsend's Solitaire. Winter vis- 

 itants in western Kansas; rare. 



Family SYLVIID^. True Warblers. 

 Genus POLIOPTILA, Sclater. 



* 13. P. ccerulea (Linn.) Scl. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Summer resi- 

 dent; rare; in migration common. 



Genus REGULUS, Cuvier. 



14. R. caferwMa (Linn.) Licht. Ruby- crowned Kinglet. Occasional 

 winter sojourner; in migration common. 



15. E. satrapa, Licht. Golden-crowned Kinglet. Winter sojourner; 

 rare; in migration common. 



Family PARID^. Titmice or Chickadees. 



Genus LOPHOPHANES, Kaup. 



*16. L. bicolor (Linn.) Bp. Tufted Titmouse. Resident; abundant 

 in eastern Kansas. 



Genus PARTJS, Linn. 



* 17. P. atricapillus, Linn. Black-capped Chickadee. Common; res- 

 ident. 



* 18. P. atricapillus septentrionalis (Harris) Allen. Long- tailed 

 Chickadee. Resident; rare. 



Family SITTID.E. Nuthatches. 

 Genus SITTA, Linnaeus. 



* 19. 8. carolinensis, Linn. White-bellied Nuthatch. Common; res- 

 ident in eastern Kansas. . 



20. 8. eanadensis, Linn. Red-bellied Nuthatch. Migratory; rare. 



