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267. Passerina amoena (Say). 



Lazuli Bunting. 



Synonyms — Spi:^a amoena; Cyanospiza amoena. 



Status — Of abundant occurrence as a migrant, and quite generally distribut- 

 ed, though I know of no records of its occurrence in northeastern Arizona. Prob- 

 ably breeds, though definite data is lacking. Coues (1866a, p. 89) reports it as 

 an uncommon summer visitant at Fort Whipple, and Scott (1887, p. 205) states 

 that it has been found breeding near Tucson. In neither case is more detailed in- 

 formation given. 



268. Passerina versicolor pulchra Ridgway. 



Beautiful Bunting. 



Synonym — Passerina versicolor. 



Status — An adult female taken by F. Stephens at Crittenden, near the Santa 

 Rita Mountains, July 14, 1884 (Brewster, 1885b, p. 198). Not othervv^isc known 

 to occur in Arizona. 



269. Passerina ciris (Linnaeus). 



Painted Bunting. 



Synonym — Cyanospiza ciris. 



Status — Of occasional occurrence in extreme southeastern Arizona in late 

 summer and during the fall migration. Henshaw (1875b, p. 301) reported it as 

 present in considerable numbers at Fort Bowie and Fort Crittenden in August 

 and September, 1874. One specimen taken in the Huachuca Mountains, July 12, 

 1902 (Swarth, 1904b, p. 46). There are three specimens in the Museum of Ver- 

 tebrate Zoology taken at Fort Huachuca on August 29 and September 12 and 13, 

 1884, respectively. 



270. Spiza americana (Gmelin). 



DlCKCISSEL. 



Synonym — Eiispi::a americana. 



Status — Only known to occur in Arizona as observed by Henshaw (1875b, 

 p. 295), who found it in small numbers and secured specimens on the San Pedro 

 River, at Fort Crittenden and at Fort Lowell, in August and September, 1873 

 and 1874; and from a specimen taken by Brown at Tucson, September 11, 1884 

 (Scott, 1887, p. 205). 



271. Calamospiza melanocorys Stejneger. 



Lark Bunting. 



Synonym — Calamospiza hicolor. 



Status — An abundant migrant and winter visitant on the plains of southern 

 and western Arizona. There are numerous recorded instances of its occurrence 

 at points in the south — Tombstone, San Pedro Valley, Tucson, etc., north to Fort 

 Grant ; and it also occurs in lesser numbers along the Colorado River, but appar- 

 ently not in the extreme southwestern corner, the vicinity of Yuma. Not report- 

 ed south of Cibola, on the Colorado River (Mus. Vert. Zool.), nor west of Agua 

 Caliente, on the Gila River (Swarth, MS). Neither do I know of any instance 

 of its occurrence in northern Arizona — north of the Mogollon Divide — though it 

 should occur in that region as a migrant. 



