6 CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OP KANSAS. 



Family SAXICOLID^.— Stonechats and Bluebirds. 

 Genus Sialia, Swainson. 



* 10. S.sialis (Linn.) Haldem. Bluebird. Abundant — : -»«- i; -* 



ern Kansas, retiring in winter to the thickets along the i 



summer resident in the western portion, but increasing 

 ments. 



11. 8. aretiea, Swains. Rocky-Mountain Bluebird. Winter so- 

 journer; rare in eastern Kansas. 



Family PTILOGONATID^E.— Fly-catching Thrushes. 

 Genus Myiadestes, Swainson. 



12. M. townsendi (Aud.) Caban. Townsend's Solitaire. Winter vis- 

 itants in western Kansas; rare. 



Family SYLVIIDJE.— True Warblers. 

 Genus Polioptila, Sclater. 

 *13. P. ccerafea (Linn.) Scl. Blue-gray Gnatcatqher. Summer resi- 

 dent; rare; in migration common. 



Genus Reghtlus, Cuvier. 



14. R. calendula (Jjmn.)Jjicht. Ruby- crowned Kinglet. Occasional 

 winter sojourner; in migration common. 



15. R. satrapa, Licht. Golden-crowned Kinglet. Winter sojourner; 

 rare; in migration common. 



Family PARIDJE.— Titmice or Chickadees. 

 Genus Lophophanes, Kaup. 

 *16. L. bieolor (Linn.) Bp. Tufted Titmouse. Resident; abundant 

 in eastern Kansas. 



Genus Parus, Linn. 



* 17. P. atricapillus, Linn. Black-capped Chickadee. Common ; res- 

 ident. 



* 18. P. atrieapillus septentrionalis (Harris) Allen. Long-tailed 

 Chickadee. Resident; rare. 



Family SITTIDJE.— Nuthatches. 

 Genus Sitta, Linnseus. 



* 19. 8. carolinensis, Linn. White-bellied Nuthatch. Common ; res- 

 ident in eastern Kansas. 



20. S. canadensis, Linn. Red-bellied Nuthatch. Migratory; rare. 



