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ber 11; 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 tbe far north, coming south iu 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 spring and fall, as far east 

 as Minneapolis, Minn. (Ball. Xutt. Ornith, Club, Vol. IV, 1879, pp. 153, 

 151). It is 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. 

 Lautz, October 9, at least a week after the ordinary White-crowns had 

 passed southward. A few days later Col. X. S. Goss found them com- 

 mon at Wallace, Kans., much farther west. In the spring of 1881, at 

 Manhattan, two of the same species were found, May 7. This was eleven 

 days later than the migration of the White-crown. In the springs of 

 1835 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.] While-throated Sparrow, 



Breeds m Manitoba and the northern part of the Mississippi Valley, 

 and winters in the southern part. In the spring of 1881 tweuty-niue 

 observers sent reports concerning the movements of the well-known 

 Peabody Bird. These reports seem to show that the species is tar 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, Iud. 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 winter; 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 in song, April 1 the same numbers were in 



