85 



Beatrice, West Point, Wood River, Neligh, Cherry county. Breeds 

 far north. 



536a. Calcarius lapponicus alascensis Ridgway — Alaskan Longspur. 



Western Nebraska in winter, dates as preceding. In a, walk from 

 Wray, Colo, to Haigler, Neb., Nov. 16, 1901, Bruner and Wolcott 

 found these birds lying dead by the railroad track in numbers, along 

 with Desert Horned Larks. They had been killed by flying against 

 the telegraph wires while circling in immense flocks. 



537. Calcarius pictus (Swainson) — Painted Longspur. 



An uncommon migrant, passing in late April and October. Re- 

 corded only from West Point and Lincoln, at the latter place several 

 times. Specimens were secured from a flock of 50 in a corn field near 

 Lincoln, April 20, 1901, by Cary and Carriker. Breeds far north. 



538. *Calcarius ornatus (Townsend) — Chestnut-collared Longspur. 



A common migrant and uncommon breeder; the latter only along 

 the northern border of the state. Aughey states he has found young 

 from June to August, while Will Colt has taken nests at Badger, Holt 

 county. Carlos Bates found a half dozen nests between June 14 and 

 22, 1903, only three miles from the Nebraska line in South Dakota 

 north of Merriman, Neb. As a migrant it occurs from middle March 

 to late April and from early to middle October over almost the whole 

 state. Omaha, Lincoln, Norfolk, West Point, Neligh, O'Neill, Grand 

 Island, Albion, Cherry county — common. 



539. *Rhynchopanes mccownii (Lawrence) — McCown Longspur. 



An uncommon migrant over the state, breeding in Sioux county 

 (See Proc. N. O. U. Ill, p. 74 and 84). Migrates from middle 

 March to middle April and from late August to middle November. 

 Breeds in June. Cherry, Harlan, and Franklin counties, Wood River, 

 Neligh, West Point, Lincoln, Omaha. 



540. *Pooecetes gramineus (Gmelin) — Vesper Sparrow. 



Eastern edge of state, not west of 98th meridian, very common 

 migrant and rare breeder; arriving second week in April, breeding in 

 late May or early June, departing in October. Omaha, Peru, Lin- 

 coln, West Point, Gresham. 



540a. *Pooecetes gramineus confinis Baird — Western Vesper Sparrow. 

 Greater part of state, abundant westwardly, breeding eommonh- 

 in Sioux and Cherry counties, less numerously east to Holt county, 

 Neligh, Harlan county, etc. Dates as preceding. 



542a. Passerculus sandwichensis savanna (Wilson) — Savanna Sparrow. 



Eastern Nebraska, not recorded west of 99th meridian; a rather 

 abundant migrant especially eastwardly, arriving in late March or 

 early April, passing northward to breed, returning in October. 

 Omaha, Peru, Lincoln, West Point, Neligh, O'Neill, Wood River, etc. 

 Occassionally seen in summer, and may breed. 



