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ber 14; were numerous and musical October 26, and left November 11. 
At Emporia, Kans., the first were seen October 6. 
555. Zonotrichia intermedia Ridgw. [207a.] Intermediate Sparrow. 
Breeds in the far north, coming south in winter through the Western 
States to Mexico. During migration it is not uncommon as far east as 
the eastern edge of the plains. In middle and western Kansas it is 
common. Middle Kansas is not the extreme eastern limit of the range 
of the Intermediate White-crown. A single specimen was reported 
from Iowa years ago, and in 1871 Dr. Hoy took one near Racine, Wis. 
Several specimens have been taken, both in sprivg and fall, as far east 
as Minneapolis, Minn. (Bull, Nutt. Ornith. Club, Vol. IV, 1879, pp. 153, 
154). Itis a common winter resident in Tom Green County, Tex., and 
must frequently appear at points between Texas and western Kansas. 
It seems to prefer localities along the railroads where sunflowers and 
weeds have sprung up. Let all our observers be on the lookout for it. 
It is the more liable to be overlooked as it arrives after the other, and 
without close examination is naturally mistaken for it. In the fall of 
1883 the first specimen was taken at Manhattan, Kans., by Prof. D. E. 
Lantz, October 9, at least a week after the ordinary White-crowns had 
passed southward. <A few days later Col. N.S. Goss found them com- 
mon at Wallace, Kans., much farther west. In the spring of 1884, at 
Manhattan, two of the same species were found, May7. This was eleven 
days later than the migration of the White-crown. In the sprivg ot 
1885 several were seen at Manhattan, May 6. 
557. Zonotrichia coronata (Pall.). [208.] Golden-crowned Sparrow. 
A bird of the Pacific coast region, coming east in migration to the 
Rocky Mountains. <A straggler was obtained at Racine, Wis., by Dr. 
Hoy. 
558. Zonotrichia albicollis (Gm.). [209.] JFhite-throated Sparrow. 
Breeds in Manitoba and the northern part of the Mississippi Valley, 
and winters in the southern part. In the spring of 1884 twenty-nine 
observers sent reports concerning the movements of the well-known 
Peabody Bird. These reports seem to show that the species is far less 
abundant here than farther east. Gainesville, Tex., is the most south- 
ern point from which it was reported. Here a single bird was seen 
February 26. At Caddo, Ind. Ter., and a little farther east, it was com- 
mon all winter, and February 23 it was as numerous as in November and 
January; March 15 a flock was seen; March 25 the last was seen. At 
Pierce City, Mo., the first was noted February 20, and the bulk departed 
April 16. At Saint Louis they were rare during the wiuter; a flock 
was seen December 28, but none were at the same place December 
29. The first migrants arrived February 24, a few only; March 17 the 
numbers had doubled from six in a party to twelve; March 23 they 
had doubled from twelve to twenty-four, a few among them being in 
high plumage, and many iit song. April 1 the same numbers were in 
