Birds of Clay County, South Dakota 331 



Bronzed Grackle (Qiiiscaliis qiiiscoliis aeiicii-s). — Abundant from 

 March 15 to October; occasional in December. 



Eveniu? Grosbeak (Hcsperiphona vcspcrtina vespertina). — Rare 

 winter visitant. 



Purple Fincb* {CarpodacHS piirpiireus piirpiireiis). — A rare mi- 

 grant. 



Crossbill {Loxia ciirvirostra minor). — Rare migrant. 



White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leiKoptera). — A rare migrant. 



Redpoll {Acanthis linaria linaria). — Abundant in the winter 

 months about the groves. 



Goldfinch (Astrar/alinus tristis tri.'itis). — An abundant resident. 



Pine Siskin (>Spi)uis pin us). — Tolerably common migrant, and oc- 

 casionally connnon in winter. 



Snow Bunting (Plectroplienax nivalis nivalis). — Common some 

 winters, but rare otiiers. 



Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus lappomcus). — Fairly 

 plentiful from September to AiDril. 



Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatiis). — An abundant 

 migrant, a rare breeder, and an occasional winter resident. 



Western Vesper Sparrow (Porecetes gramineus con finis). — -A tol- 

 erably common breeder. 



Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis savanna). — A 

 tolerably common breeder. Abundant in migrations, especially in 

 late April and mid-September. 



Western Grasshopper Sparrow (Aininodramiis savannartim bima- 

 ciilatKs). — Abundant from late April till early September. 



Henslow's Sparrow (Passerherhiiliis hensioivi liensloiri). — A com- 

 mon migrant. 



Leconte's Sparrow (Passerhcrbiiliis Icconfei). — Tolerably common 

 migrant. 



Nelson's Sparrow (Passerherhiilus nelsoni nelf<oni). — A rare spring 

 migrant ; taken. 



Lark Sparrow (Chondestes (irammacus granintacKs). — Nests toler- 

 ably frequent, especially in tree claims on the plains. 



Harris's Spai'row (Zonotricltia quenila). — An abundant migrant. 

 One seen as late as June 18, 1912. 



White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leiicophrijs leucoplirys). — A 

 common migrant. 



Gambel's Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucoplirys f/ambelii). — Hayden 

 captured a specimen of this variety near Vermilion in 1857. 



White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia alMcollis). — A very common 

 migrant. 



Western Tree Sparrow ('^pizella monticola ochracea). — The most 

 abundant sparrow of the thickets from November to April. 



