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588. *Pipilo maculatus arcticus (Swainson) — Arctic Towhee. 



Northern and western Nebraska in summer, whole state during 

 migrations. Sioux, Dawes, and Cherry counties, and east in Nio- 

 brara valley to its mouth, southward principally west of 100th paral- 

 lel — abundant breeder. West Point, Lincoln, Beatrice, Omaha — 

 abundant migrant. Arrives later than preceding species, about 

 first week in April, and lingers through that month, in eastern parts 

 of state, appearing again in larger numbers during October, rarely 

 wintering. Some Sioux county specimens show a, tendency toward 

 the Spurred Towhee, 588a. P. m. megalonyx (Baird), in the slightly 

 less extensive white on outer tail feathers. 



[592.1. Oreospiza chlorura (Audubon), the Green-tailed Towhee, was in- 

 cluded in former lists on the authority of Baird, but the locality in 

 which his specimens were taken is far without the present boundaries 

 of the state. It is, however, a common bird from May to October 

 in Colorado and eastern Wyoming, and is likely to occur in western 

 Nebraska, during migrations at least.] 



593. *Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus) — Cardinal. 



Southeastern Nebraska. Rulo, Nebraska City, Omaha, Beatrice. 

 Lincoln — common resident. West to Harlan county, north in winter 

 rarely toWest Point, Maple Creek, and Neligh. 



595. *Zamelodia ludoviciana (Linnaeus) — Rose-breasted Grosbeak. 



Eastern third of state, or about west to 98th parallel; common 

 to abundant summer resident and breeder. Omaha, Peru, Beatrice, 

 Lincoln, West Point, Neligh. A straggler once at Long Pine. Arrives 

 first week in May, breeds in early June, departs in middle September. 



596. *Zamelodia melanocephala (Swainson) — Black-headed Grosbeak. 



Representing the preceding in western half of state during the 

 breeding season. Sioux county east to Valentine, Long Pine and even 

 Niobrara City, and Dundy county east to Holdrege, Kearney, Dan- 

 nebrog, etc. — common to abundant breeder. During migrations 

 over the state, rarely, to Neligh, York, Omaha. Dates as preceding. 



597a. *Guiraca caerulea lazula (Lesson) — Western Blue Grosbeak. 



Over the entire state; locally common summer resident and breeder. 

 Arrives first week in May, breeds in June, departs from middle to ■ 

 late September. Most common in Dundy, Thomas, and Cherry 

 counties, and east in the Niobrara valley to Knox county; less com- 

 mon in Sioux county, at Broken Bow f Grand Island, Red Cloud, 

 Beatrice, Omaha, and Lincoln. 



598. *Cyanospiza cyanea (Linnaeus) — Indigo Bunting. 



Eastern Nebraska; common summer resident and breeder west to 

 the 98th meridian. Omaha, Peru, Beatrice, Lincoln, Columbus, West 

 Point, Neligh — breeding. Straggling westward rarely in Niobrara 

 valley to Eagle creek, Long Pine, and even Cherry county. Arrives 

 first week in May, breeds early in June, departs early in September. 



