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1885 was even greater than in the previous year. It reached Gaines- 
ville, Tex., March 28; Saint Louis, Mo., April 16; Manhattan, Kans., 
and Des Moines, Iowa, April 18. April 20 and 21 it appeared at New- 
ton, Iowa; Laporte City, lowa; Lanesboro, Minn., and Lake City, Minn. 
Mr. Atwater says that at San Antonio, Tex., they always nest in 
trees, probably for protection against snakes. At Red Rock, Ind. Ter., I 
used to find them more often on trees than on the ground, while at Man- 
hattan, Kans., Prof. Lantz says they usually nest on the ground, but 
occasionally in trees. In the fall of 1885 the last at Grinnell, Iowa, 
was seen September 27, and at Mount Carmel, Mo., October 17. The 
first arrived at Bonham, Tex., October 17, aud they were common there 
October 22. 
552a. Chondestes grammacus strigatus (Swains.). [204a.] Western Lark Finch. 
Mr. Lioyd states that this subspecies is an abundant summer resident 
in western Texas, where it raises two broods, nesting in bushes and on 
the ground. The most eastern record within our district is from Gaines- 
ville, Tex., where Mr. G. H. Ragsdale secured it. But the majority of 
the specimens from that locality are intermediate in character. At San 
Angelo, in 1884, it was first seen April 1, and last seen October 3. In 
1885 it reached San Angelo March 24. 
553. Zonotrichia querula (Nutt.), [205.] Harvis’s Sparrow. 
The habitat of this species has lately been determined with much more 
accuracy than formerly; indeed, the larger part of our knowledge of 
Harris’s Finch has been obtained during the last twelve years. Its 
eastern limit is well known; there is no Louisiana nor Arkansas record; 
in western Missouri it is common, and it passes eastward to about the 
middle of the State, the most eastern record being that of Mrs. Musick, 
at Mount Carmel, Mo., where both the first and the bulk arrived April 
3, 1884; hence it is probable that the species will yet be found in north- 
western Arkansas. In Iowa it ranges a little farther eastward, being 
common in western and middle Iowa, and a straggler has been taken at 
Mitchell, Iowa, near the Wisconsin line. It has even wandered twice 
to Ilinois. The whole of Minnesota is included in its range, as there 
are records from the four corners of the State, and in the fall of 1883 it 
was taken at Trempealeau, Wis. The northern limit of its distribution 
is not yet known, but it extends far into British America. In the south 
it has not been found in southeastern Texas, though it is a common 
winter bird in southwestern Texas. Its range is thus seen to agree in 
‘general outline with that of the Lark Finch, were the latter moved two 
degrees to the west. The most western record that has come to notice 
is from Ellis, Kans. 
This is one of the species that did not go into winter quarters in the 
winter of 1883-84 uuitil the cold weather of the first week in January. 
Previous to that it had been marked as abundant at Pierce City, Mo., 
and at Manhattan, Kans., but after January 2 none were seen at Pierce 
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