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University of Kansas Publications

Museum of Natural History

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Volume 8, No. 5, pp. 307-359, 1 figure in text

  March 10, 1956  

 

 

 

Check-list of the Birds of Kansas

 

 

BY

 

HARRISON B. TORDOFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

University of Kansas

Lawrence

1956

 

 

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CHECK-LIST OF THE BIRDS OF KANSAS

By

Harrison B. Tordoff

Kansas was one of the first states for which a detailed book on
birds was published (N. S. Goss, "History of the Birds of Kansas,"
Topeka, Kansas, 1891). Ornithological progress in Kansas in recent
years, however, has not kept pace with work in many other states.
As a result, knowledge of the birds of Kansas today is not sufficiently
detailed to make possible a modern, definitive report. One purpose
of this check-list is to show gaps in our information on birds of the
state. Each student of birds can contribute importantly by keeping
accurate records of nesting, distribution, and migration of any species
in Kansas and by making these records available through publication
in appropriate journals. The Museum of Natural History
at the University of Kansas solicits records and specimens which
contribute to our knowledge of birds in Kansas. Files and collections
at the Museum are available to any qualified person for study.

The last state-wide list of birds was prepared by W. S. Long
(Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci., 43, 1940:433-456). This list and the unpublished
thesis from which the list was abstracted have been of
great value in preparing the present report. Many other persons
have contributed and among these the names of the following must
be mentioned because of the value of their contributions: Ivan L.
Boyd, L. B. Carson, Arthur L. Goodrich, Jr., Richard Graber, Jean
Graber, Harold C. Hedges, R. F. Miller, John M. Porter, and Marvin
D. Schwilling.

Full standing in this check-list has been given only to species for
which at least one specimen from Kansas has been examined by
some qualified student. Exceptions to this admittedly arbitrary
rule have been made in three cases, Trumpeter Swan, Turkey, and
Carolina Paroquet, because there is no reason to doubt that each of
these three species once occurred in Kansas and because opportunity
for obtaining specimens from Kansas has been lost through disappearance
of the species from the state. Other species reported from
the state but not authenticated by specimens have been relegated to
the Hypothetical List and their names and my remarks concerning
these birds are enclosed in brackets. This procedure is intended to
encourage collection of such species; it is not intended necessarily
to indicate doubt of a record. In the case of a carefully identified[Pg 310]
but uncollected accidental, opportunity for obtaining a specimen
may not exist again for a long period. This is unfortunate but emphasizes
the need for judicious collecting.

A total of 375 species (or 459 species and subspecies), of which
four are introduced, is included in this check-list. Additionally, 15
species are discussed in the Hypothetical List. An asterisk (*)
preceding an account indicates positive evidence of breeding in
Kansas of the species so marked. The total of species known to have
bred at least once in the state is 173. Nomenclature in this list
follows the American Ornithologists' Union "Check-List of North
American Birds" (1931, 4th edition) and its supplements. Species
on the Hypothetical List are included in their current taxonomic
position in the main list.

Gavia immer (Brünnich). Common Loon. Uncommon transient
throughout state.

Gavia stellata (Pontoppidan). Red-throated Loon. Rare transient.
One specimen: female (Univ. Michigan Mus. Zool. 65778),
Marais des Cygnes River, near Ottawa, Franklin County, October
20, 1925, Captain Joe R. White. Several sight records from Shawnee
and Johnson counties within past 10 years.

Colymbus grisegena. Red-necked Grebe. Rare transient. One
specimen: female (KU 7697), Kansas River east of Lawrence,
Douglas County, October 29, 1910, Logan I. Evans.

Colymbus auritus. Horned Grebe. Rare transient. Two authentic
specimens: Manhattan, Riley County, September 30, 1878; male
(KU 27465), 2½ miles north of Lawrence, Douglas County, November
16, 1945, E. C. Olson and Ralph L. Montell. Several sight records,
from eastern, central, and western Kansas.

Colymbus caspicus. Eared Grebe. Regular transient throughout
state; more common than Horned Grebe.

Aechmophorus occidentalis (Lawrence). Western Grebe. Rare
transient, perhaps more common in west but status poorly known.

* Podilymbus podiceps. Pied-billed Grebe. Common transient
and irregular summer resident, rare winter resident.

[Pg 311]

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin. White Pelican. Common
transient throughout state. Occasional individuals, probably sick or
wounded, remain beyond normal migration periods in spring and
fall.

Pelecanus occidentalis. Brown Pelican. Accidental. One specimen:
adult, sex not determined (KU 10468), Parker, Linn County,
June, 1916, found dead by G. G. McConnell. One seen at Wichita,
Sedgwick County, by R. H. Sullivan, April 25, 1910.

* Phalacrocorax auritus. Double-crested Cormorant. Regular transient,
in small to moderate numbers. One nesting record: several
nests, eggs, and small young seen, Cheyenne Bottoms, Barton
County, August, 1951, Otto Tiemeier.

Phalacrocorax olivaceus. Mexican Cormorant. Accidental. One
record: specimen taken 4 miles south of Lawrence, Douglas County,
April 2, 1872. Present location unknown but specimen identified by
S. F. Baird and R. Ridgway.

Anhinga anhinga. Water-turkey. Accidental. Several specimens
and sight observations are on record but most are prior to
1900. Several records and one specimen at Cheyenne Bottoms, Barton
County, since 1928 (Frank Robl). In recent years, some reported
Water-turkeys have proved to be cormorants.

Fregata magnificens. Man-o'-war-bird. Accidental. One record:
specimen (present location unknown) taken on the North Fork of
the Solomon River, Osborne County, August 16, 1880, by Frank
Lewis.

* Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron. Common transient and
summer resident nesting in widely scattered colonies.

Casmerodius albus. American Egret. Regular postbreeding summer
visitant; occasional spring and summer resident. No definite
nesting record.

* Leucophoyx thula. Snowy Egret. Regular postbreeding summer
visitant; rare and local summer resident; occasional in spring.[Pg 312]
One nesting record: two nests found, summer, 1952, 6 miles north
and 4½ miles west of Garden City, Finney County, Marvin D.
Schwilling.

Hydranassa tricolor. Louisiana Heron. Accidental. Two records:
specimen taken at Lake Inman, McPherson County, August 9,
1934, by R. E. Mohler and Richard H. Schmidt; one seen, 1½ miles
south of Iatan Marsh, Atchison County (near Iatan, Missouri),
September 12, 1948, first reported by R. F. Miller and Mr. and Mrs.
Ivan L. Boyd, seen by several other observers.

* Florida caerulea. Little Blue Heron. Regular postbreeding
summer visitant; rare and local summer resident; occasional in
spring. Usually more common than Snowy Egret. One nesting
record: one nest found, summer, 1952, 6 miles north and 4½ miles
west of Garden City, Finney County, Marvin D. Schwilling.

* Butorides virescens. Green Heron. Common transient and
summer resident.

* Nycticorax nycticorax. Black-crowned Night Heron. Transient
and summer resident, breeding in scattered colonies.

* Nyctanassa violacea. Yellow-crowned Night Heron. Summer
resident throughout state, rare in north; numbers perhaps augmented
in late summer by postbreeding stragglers.

* Botaurus lentiginosus (Rackett). American Bittern. Common
transient; summer resident locally. Two definite nesting records:
nest with 4 newly hatched young (male collected, KU 30468), ½ mile
east and 2 miles south of Welda, Anderson County, June 9, 1951,
Maurice F. Baker; nest with eggs, 6 miles north and 3½ miles west
of Kalvesta, Finney County, summer, 1952, Raymond Erkic (fide
Marvin D. Schwilling).

* Ixobrychus exilis. Least Bittern. Transient and irregular summer
resident. Two nests found at Lake Quivira, Johnson County,
June 3, 1949, Harold C. Hedges; on June 28, one of the nests contained
4 eggs, on July 10 this nest was empty. No other definite
nesting records.

Mycteria americana Linnaeus. Wood Ibis. Accidental. Several[Pg 313]
sight records and one specimen: male (KU 9489), 5 miles north-*east
of Goodland, Sherman County, October 4, 1913, Willis Feaster.

* Plegadis mexicana (Gmelin). White-faced Glossy Ibis. Irregular
transient and summer visitant; more common in west. One
definite nesting record: photograph of downy young ("Kansas Fish
and Game," vol. 9, no. 3, Jan. 1952, p. 7) taken at Cheyenne Bottoms,
Barton County, presumably in summer of 1951, by L. O. Nossaman.
Frank Robl has seen individuals in summer in Cheyenne Bottoms on
many occasions. Reports of Eastern Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
in Kansas probably are based on dark-faced immatures of the
present species, although the eastern species has been taken in
Oklahoma.

Ajaia ajaja (Linnaeus). Roseate Spoonbill. Accidental. One
authentic specimen (present location not known): male, near
Douglass, on Four-Mile Creek, Butler County, March 20, 1899, taken
by Dr. R. Matthews, identification verified by Jerold Volk and
Wilfred Goodman.

Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus. Flamingo. Accidental. Two
birds seen in autumn, 1928, at Little Salt Marsh, Stafford County,
one of which was killed on opening day of duck season and now
(1955) is mounted at Kansas Forestry, Fish, and Game Commission
headquarters at Pratt.

Olor columbianus (Ord). Whistling Swan. Transient and winter
resident, formerly common, now rare. Many specimens are on
record; at least four were taken in winter.

Olor buccinator (Richardson). Trumpeter Swan. Formerly occasional
migrant, no longer occurs in Kansas. All specimens from
Kansas alleged to be of this species are actually Whistling Swans.
The early sight records seem valid, however, and the species should
remain on the state list.

* Branta canadensis. Canada Goose. Common transient; some
winter in suitable places. This species was found nesting along the
Missouri River near Atchison by early explorers. Modern breeding
records probably pertain to captives or their descendants.

Branta bernicla. Brant. Accidental. Several sight records and
one specimen: unsexed bird (KU 7490), Leavenworth County, November
15, 1879, A. Lange. Some hunters refer to immature Blue
Geese as "brant." Orville O. Rice saw 4 brant 2 miles north of Burlington,
near the Neosho River, Coffey County, March 24, 1955, that
appeared to be Black Brant, Branta nigricans (Lawrence).

Anser albifrons. White-fronted Goose. Regular transient throughout
state, more common in central and western parts.

Chen hyperborea. Snow Goose. Common transient throughout
state.

Chen caerulescens (Linnaeus). Blue Goose. Common transient
in east, less common in central and western parts of state. In east,
this species predominates in early spring migration whereas the
Snow Goose is most numerous later. Hybrids between the two are
regularly seen.

[Chen rossii (Cassin). Ross Goose. One reported at Wyandotte
County Lake, November 22, 1951, by John Bishop. Placed in Hypothetical
List in absence of a specimen.]

Dendrocygna bicolor. Fulvous Tree-duck. Accidental. Frank
Robl carefully examined and identified three specimens killed in
1929 or 1930, in Cheyenne Bottoms, Barton County. None saved.
Specimens collected also in nearby areas of Missouri.

* Anas platyrhynchos. Mallard. Abundant transient, regular winter
resident, irregular and local summer resident. Modern breeding
distribution poorly known but several nests found in widely scattered
areas in past years. Nests regularly in Kearny, Finney, and Barton
counties.

Anas rubripes Brewster. Black Duck. Regular but rare or uncommon
transient and winter resident in east and central (Cheyenne
Bottoms, Barton County) sections.

Anas fulvigula. Mottled Duck. Accidental. Four specimens[Pg 315]
allegedly of this species have been reported. Of these, two are
actually Mallards, one is a Gadwall, and one, female, Neosho Falls,
Woodson County, March 11, 1876, Goss, is a Mottled Duck.

Anas strepera Linnaeus. Gadwall. Transient and occasional
winter resident throughout state. Rare summer resident but no satisfactory
nesting record reported.

* Anas acuta Linnaeus. Pintail. Abundant transient throughout
state, irregular winter resident, local summer resident nesting in
recent years in Barton, Finney, Meade, and Leavenworth counties,
but summer distribution poorly known.

Anas carolinensis Gmelin. Green-winged Teal. Common transient,
rare winter resident (records from Meade County and Kansas
City).

* Anas discors Linnaeus. Blue-winged Teal. Common transient,
locally common summer resident.

Anas cyanoptera. Cinnamon Teal. Rare transient in east, uncommon
or fairly common transient in west.

* Spatula clypeata (Linnaeus). Shoveller. Common transient
throughout state. Frank Robl found a female with young in Cheyenne
Bottoms, Barton County, in approximately 1930. Nest with
eggs found 1½ miles south of Friend, Finney County, in spring, 1952,
Marvin D. Schwilling.

[Mareca penelope (Linnaeus). European Widgeon. Carl and
David Holmes reported a pair at Lake Shawnee, Shawnee County,
April 16, 1954. Placed on Hypothetical List until a specimen is
taken.]

Mareca americana (Gmelin). Baldpate. Common transient
throughout state, rare winter resident.

* Aix sponsa (Linnaeus). Wood Duck. Transient, rare in west
to locally common in extreme east. Summer resident in eastern part
of state; breeding distribution poorly known.

* Aythya americana (Eyton). Redhead. Fairly common tran[Pg 316]sient
and occasional winter resident throughout state. Frank Robl
found a nesting pair in Cheyenne Bottoms, Barton County, in 1928
(approximate). The adults were neither captives nor cripples.

Aythya collaris (Donovan). Ring-necked Duck. Fairly common
transient throughout state, rare winter resident.

Aythya valisineria (Wilson). Canvas-back. Fairly common transient
and occasional winter resident throughout state.

Aythya marila. Greater Scaup Duck. Rare transient, status
poorly known. Several sight records, one in winter. Floyd T.
Amsden, a competent sportsman and amateur ornithologist of
Wichita, identified 3 male specimens killed 3 miles north and 1 mile
east of Sharon, Barber County, on October 27 (2) and November 3
(1), 1951. Frank Robl has seen specimens killed in Cheyenne
Bottoms, Barton County. Every effort should be made to preserve
specimens from Kansas.

Aythya affinis (Eyton). Lesser Scaup Duck. Common transient
throughout state. A few records of wintering and summering (non-*breeding)
individuals.

Bucephala clangula. Golden-eye. Uncommon transient and winter
resident. Specimens from Kansas alleged to be the Barrow
Golden-eye (Bucephala islandica) all are of the present species.

Bucephala albeola (Linnaeus). Buffle-head. Fairly common
transient and occasional winter resident throughout state.

Clangula hyemalis (Linnaeus). Old-squaw. Rare transient and
winter visitant. At least five specimens taken (but only two or
three preserved) and numerous sight records, from widely separated
parts of state.

Somateria mollissima. Eider. Accidental. One record: immature
male (KU 3620), Kansas River near Lecompton, Douglas
County, November 3, 1891, A. L. Wiedman.

Somateria spectabilis (Linnaeus). King Eider. Accidental. One[Pg 317]
record: immature male (KU 27487), Kansas River 1 mile east of
Lawrence, Douglas County, November 27, 1947, R. L. Montell.

Melanitta deglandi. White-winged Scoter. Rare transient. Nine
specimens from Douglas and Leavenworth counties, taken from
1927 to 1938; several sight records from eastern Kansas.

Melanitta perspicillata (Linnaeus). Surf Scoter. Rare transient.
Eight known specimens (three of which are now in University of
Kansas collection), all taken in autumn, seven in Douglas County,
one in Sedgwick County; several sight records from eastern Kansas.

Oidemia nigra. Common Scoter. Accidental. The two preserved
specimens from Kansas supposedly of this species are actually Surf
Scoters. L. B. Carson, however, identified an adult male Common
Scoter killed by a hunter at Horton Lake, Brown County, in the
early 1930's. Others have been seen by reliable field observers.
Every effort should be made to secure specimens from Kansas.

* Oxyura jamaicensis. Ruddy Duck. Common transient throughout
state, rare winter resident. One breeding record: Frank Robl
saw an adult female with one small young at Cheyenne Bottoms,
Barton County, in approximately 1929.

Lophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus). Hooded Merganser. Uncommon
transient and winter resident throughout state. Probably
nests occasionally (two specimens at KU taken in east in June),
but no proof of this available.

Mergus merganser. American Merganser. Common transient
and winter resident throughout state.

Mergus serrator. Red-breasted Merganser. Uncommon transient
throughout state; probably also rare winter resident but records
lacking. This species is more common than Hooded Merganser in
west, less common than Hooded in east.

* Cathartes aura. Turkey Vulture. Common transient throughout
state; common summer resident west at least to Clark County.
Breeding distribution in west poorly known.

[Pg 318]

Coragyps atratus (Meyer). Black Vulture. Once occurred in
southeast, but no record since 1885. Goss quotes Dr. George Lisle
("a close observer") as finding this species common and breeding at
Chetopa, Labette County, on the Oklahoma line, prior to 1883.
Lisle found a nest with two eggs in 1858. Goss also reports one
killed by Watson at Ellis, Ellis County, on March 27, 1885, but the
location of the specimen is unknown. The species may still occur in
southeastern Kansas.

* Elanoïdes forficatus. Swallow-tailed Kite. Formerly summer
resident in at least eastern half of state. Last specimen from Kansas
taken by Dr. G. C. Rinker at Hamilton, Greenwood County, May 17,
1914.

* Ictinia misisippiensis (Wilson). Mississippi Kite. Common summer
resident in south-central Kansas, east to Harvey, north to Barton,
and west to Kearny counties. Occasional records from Douglas
(nested once), Johnson, Greenwood, and Hamilton counties.

Accipiter gentilis. Goshawk. Rare and irregular winter visitor
in east. Status in west unknown.

* Accipiter striatus. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Transient and winter
resident throughout state; less common in east. Status in summer
poorly known; one nest found in Cloud County, July 11, 1938, J. M.
Porter.

* Accipiter cooperii (Bonaparte). Cooper Hawk. Resident
throughout state but nesting records only from the eastern half, west
to Cloud County.

* Buteo jamaicensis. Red-tailed Hawk. Abundant transient and
winter resident in east; in High Plains of west, largely restricted to
river bottoms in winter. Common summer resident in east; status in
summer in west poorly known.

* Buteo lineatus. Red-shouldered Hawk. Uncommon transient
and summer resident and irregular winter resident in eastern Kansas.[Pg 319]
Breeding records from Leavenworth and Woodson counties; doubtless
breeds in other eastern counties but definite evidence lacking.

* Buteo platypterus. Broad-winged Hawk. Fairly common transient
and local summer resident in eastern Kansas. Breeding records
only from Douglas, Leavenworth, and Johnson counties, where species
nests regularly.

* Buteo swainsoni Bonaparte. Swainson Hawk. Abundant transient
in west, fairly common in east. Nests commonly throughout
western two-thirds of state and at least occasionally in eastern portion.
Supposed winter records should be substantiated by specimens.

Buteo lagopus. Rough-legged Hawk. Winter resident, fairly
common in east to common in west.

* Buteo regalis (Gray). Ferruginous Rough-leg. Common transient
and winter resident in west, rare in east. Rare summer resident
in west. Two nesting records: nest with four young, south fork of
Smoky Hill River, near Wallace, May 27, 1883, Goss; nest with three
young, west of Russell Springs, Logan County, May 29, 1954, Marvin
D. Schwilling.

Parabuteo unicinctus. Harris Hawk. Accidental. Two records:
male, Wichita, Sedgwick County, December 14, 1918, LeRoy Snyder;
female (KU 10752), 7½ miles southwest of Lawrence, Douglas
County, December 25, 1918, Fred Hastie.

* Aquila chrysaëtos. Golden Eagle. Formerly common resident
throughout state. Now common in winter in west to rare in east.
One positive nesting record: a pair nested for several years (prior
to 1891) in southeastern Comanche County on a high gypsum ledge,
Goss.

Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Bald Eagle. Rare transient and winter
resident in east; fairly common winter resident in west, where large
numbers may gather to roost.

[Pg 320]

Circus cyaneus. Marsh Hawk. Resident, common in winter,
less common and local in summer.

Pandion haliaetus. Osprey. Occurs irregularly throughout state
but less frequently in west. Most records in spring and autumn but
a few at other seasons. No definite nesting record.

Falco rusticolus. Gyrfalcon. Accidental. One specimen: Manhattan,
Riley County, December 1, 1880, A. L. Runyan (specimen
at Kansas State College).

Falco mexicanus Schlegel. Prairie Falcon. Rare summer and
fairly common winter resident in west; occasional transient and
winter resident in east. No satisfactory breeding records.

* Falco peregrinus. Duck Hawk. Rare transient and winter resident,
probably more common in west. Formerly nested but no
nesting record since before 1900.

Falco columbarius. Pigeon Hawk. Uncommon transient and
rare winter resident in east; more common in migration in west but
status there in winter not known.

* Falco sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. Common resident and transient
throughout state (but status in winter in northwest not known).

Bonasa umbellus. Ruffed Grouse. Formerly common resident in
eastern part; now probably extirpated in state but observers in extreme
east should watch for it. One authentic specimen (KU
31944), southeastern Kansas, between 1885 and 1910, Alexander J.
C. Roese. No definite nesting record.

* Tympanuchus cupido. Greater Prairie Chicken. Resident, but
highly local; absent in southwestern quarter of state.

* Tympanuchus pallidicinctus (Ridgway). Lesser Prairie
Chicken. Resident, but local, in southwestern quarter of state,
north to Hamilton and Finney counties and east to Pawnee and[Pg 321]
Barber counties. A few old records east to Anderson and Neosho
counties in winter.

Pedioecetes phasianellus. Sharp-tailed Grouse. Formerly resident
in western part of state; scattered old records from eastern
localities. Now extirpated, or nearly so, in Kansas; observers in
northwestern counties should watch for it. No definite nesting
record.

* Colinus virginianus. Bob-white. Resident, common in east, less
common and local in west.

* Callipepla squamata. Scaled Quail. Locally common resident
in southwest, formerly north to Wallace County but now primarily
south of Arkansas River, eastern limit not known. Breeding records
from Hamilton, Kearny, Finney, Stanton, Morton, Stevens, and
Clark counties, Marvin D. Schwilling.

* Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus. Ring-necked Pheasant. Introduced.
Common in western two-thirds, gradually invading east
where a few are now found in most counties.

Meleagris gallopavo. Turkey. Formerly common resident, west
along streams at least to Riley County; now extirpated in Kansas.
No known specimen from Kansas with authentic data. No definite
nesting record.

Grus americana (Linnaeus). Whooping Crane. Regular transient,
now rare. Probably most individuals go through east-central
part of state. Several early specimens from state and several recent
sight records and one specimen: adult female (KU 31198), found
crippled 8½ miles south of Sharon, Barber County, October 31, 1952,
Thane S. Robinson.

Grus canadensis. Sandhill Crane. Transient, rare in east, common
to abundant in west.

* Rallus elegans. King Rail. Transient and summer resident,
locally common.

[Pg 322]

Rallus limicola. Virginia Rail. Transient and summer resident,
but breeding status poorly known. One breeding record: adult
with six small, downy young, 8 miles south of Richfield, Morton
County, May 24, 1950, Richard and Jean Graber.

* Porzana carolina (Linnaeus). Sora. Common transient throughout
state; status in summer poorly known. Two breeding records:
Osawatomie, Miami County, prior to 1914 (no other details), record
by Colvin, a careful observer; two nests, at least one with eggs, Finney
County State Lake, August 21, 1951, Marvin D. Schwilling. Additional
nesting records should be sought.

Coturnicops noveboracensis. Yellow Rail. Rare or generally
overlooked transient. Records only from eastern part of state (west
to Sedgwick County).

* Laterallus jamaicensis. Black Rail. Rare or generally overlooked
summer resident. At least ten records, including at least
seven specimens from widely scattered localities. Two breeding
records: nest with eight eggs, Manhattan, Riley County, June, 1880,
C. P. Blachly; nest with nine eggs, near Garden City, Finney County,
June 6, 1889, H. W. Menke.

Porphyrula martinica (Linnaeus). Purple Gallinule. Rare and
irregular summer visitant. Five specimens taken in April and June
in Douglas, Sedgwick, and Riley counties. Several sight records
from eastern Kansas.

* Gallinula chloropus. Florida Gallinule. Rare summer resident;
status poorly known. Two breeding records: nest found "on a
board," Coffey County, June (year not given), P. B. Peabody; nest
(female, KU 27509, and two eggs taken), 3 miles northeast of Lawrence,
Douglas County, May 22, 1945 (previously published as
1946), R. L. Montell.

* Fulica americana. American Coot. Uncommon summer resident,
abundant transient, and local winter resident in east and central
parts; status in west poorly known. Breeding record: 3 newly
hatched young (KU 16694-6), Little Salt Marsh, Stafford County,
June 13, 1927, H. C. Parker and W. H. Burt. The few other nesting
localities include one in Finney County.

[Pg 323]

Charadrius hiaticula. Semipalmated Plover. Regular transient
throughout state, often fairly common.

Charadrius melodus. Piping Plover. Rare transient. Three specimens
from Douglas County, March and April, and a female (KU
15492) from Little Salt Marsh, Stafford County, July 16, 1925, T. E.
White. Nests in Nebraska, south at least to Lincoln; observers in
north-central Kansas should watch for possible breeding birds.

* Charadrius alexandrinus. Snowy Plover. Summer resident on
salt plains of Clark, Comanche, Stafford, Barton, and probably other
counties. Breeding range in Kansas poorly known. One definite
nesting record: adults with young, and one nest with 3 eggs, Comanche
County, June 18, 1886, Goss. One female (KU 7787), from
Lawrence, Douglas County, April 22, 1909, L. L. Dyche.

* Charadrius vociferus. Killdeer. Common transient and summer
resident throughout state. Occasional winter resident.

* Eupoda montana (Townsend). Mountain Plover. Summer resident
in High Plains of western Kansas, but current status poorly
known. Many specimens from west and one positive breeding record:
two half-grown, partly downy males (KU 5512, 5513), 5 miles
south of Tribune, Greeley County, June 21, 1911, Bunker and Rocklund.

Pluvialis dominica. Golden Plover. Regular transient in east,
sometimes common; more common in spring than in autumn. Formerly
abundant; status in west not known.

Squatarola squatarola (Linnaeus). Black-bellied Plover. Regular
transient throughout state.

Arenaria interpres. Ruddy Turnstone. Rare transient. Several
sight records from eastern part of state and two specimens: one
killed at Topeka, Shawnee County, August 16, 1898, F. W. Forbes
(location of specimen unknown); male, Hamilton, Greenwood
County, October 1, 1911, G. C. Rinker.

* Philohela minor (Gmelin). American Woodcock. Uncommon
transient west to Scott and Kearny counties. Probably does not
occur farther west. One early nesting record: adult with several[Pg 324]
"at least one-fourth grown" young, near Neosho Falls, Woodson
County, May 25, 1874, Goss.

Capella gallinago. Wilson Snipe. Common transient and occasional
winter resident throughout state.

* Numenius americanus. Long-billed Curlew. Transient and uncommon
summer resident in west; occasional transient in east. Female
and two downy young (KU 11607, 8, 9) taken 1 mile from
Spring Creek, Morton County, June 27, 1927, W. H. Burt and L. V.
Compton.

[Numenius phaeopus. Hudsonian Curlew. Reported by Goss,
and one seen at Iatan Marsh, Atchison County, May 16, 1948, by
Harold C. Hedges, but here placed in Hypothetical List until a
specimen from Kansas is taken.]

Numenius borealis (Forster). Eskimo Curlew. Formerly abundant
transient in eastern Kansas; now extinct, or nearly so. One
unsexed bird (KU 6951) taken in Douglas County, May 6, 1873, by
N. J. Stevens.

* Bartramia longicauda (Bechstein). Upland Plover. Abundant
transient and locally common summer resident in suitable habitat;
most numerous in west. Nesting records from Johnson, Wabaunsee,
Chase, Finney, and Kearny counties.

* Actitis macularia (Linnaeus). Spotted Sandpiper. Common
transient and summer resident throughout state. Breeding records
from Leavenworth County and Kansas City region.

Tringa solitaria. Solitary Sandpiper. Common transient throughout
state.

Catoptrophorus semipalmatus. Willet. Transient throughout
state, usually uncommon, but sometimes locally common.

[Pg 325]

Totanus melanoleucus (Gmelin). Greater Yellow-legs. Common
transient throughout state.

Totanus flavipes (Gmelin). Lesser Yellow-legs. Common transient
throughout state.

Calidris canutus. American Knot. Rare transient. Sight records
from eastern and western Kansas; only one specimen preserved,
Hamilton, Greenwood County, September 19, 1911, G. C. Rinker.

Erolia melanotos (Vieillot). Pectoral Sandpiper. Common transient
through state.

Erolia fuscicollis (Vieillot). White-rumped Sandpiper. Common
transient throughout state.

Erolia bairdii (Coues). Baird Sandpiper. Common transient
in east; abundant transient in west.

Erolia minutilla (Vieillot). Least Sandpiper. Common transient
throughout state, but less numerous in west than in east.

Erolia alpina. Red-backed Sandpiper. Rare or uncommon transient;
reported only from eastern half of state, west to Cloud County.
Few specimens have been preserved.

Limnodromus griseus. Short-billed Dowitcher. Rare or uncommon
transient in east, status in west not known. One specimen:
male (KU 29403), 3 miles east of Lawrence, Douglas County, May
14, 1946, R. L. Montell. Dowitchers having noticeably short bills
should be collected when possible.

Limnodromus scolopaceus (Say). Long-billed Dowitcher. Common
transient throughout state.

Micropalama himantopus (Bonaparte). Stilt Sandpiper. Common
transient throughout state.

Ereunetes pusillus (Linnaeus). Semipalmated Sandpiper. Common
transient throughout state.

[Pg 326]

Ereunetes mauri Cabanis. Western Sandpiper. Uncommon transient
in east; probably common in west but status there unknown.

Tryngites subruficollis (Vieillot). Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Uncommon
but regular transient in autumn in eastern Kansas, west to
Republic County; few spring records.

Limosa fedoa (Linnaeus). Marbled Godwit. Rare or uncommon
transient throughout state. Status somewhat uncertain because
some observers confuse this species with female Hudsonian Godwits.
The latter are larger and often much duller than male Hudsonian
Godwits. Marbled Godwits, however, show no contrasting tail
pattern in flight.

Limosa haemastica (Linnaeus). Hudsonian Godwit. Uncommon
transient in eastern and central Kansas; status in west poorly
known (reported from Ness and Kearny counties).

Crocethia alba (Pallas). Sanderling. Rare transient in eastern
and central Kansas; status in west not known. Three specimens have
been taken, two from Douglas County (October) and one from
Stafford County (July).

* Recurvirostra americana Gmelin. Avocet. Uncommon transient
in east; common transient and uncommon summer resident in west.
Breeding records from Kearny, Finney, Haskell, Meade, and Barton
counties.

Himantopus mexicanus (Müller). Black-necked Stilt. Rare transient.
Records from Crawford, Sedgwick, Cloud, Stafford, Finney,
and Kearny counties; few recent records. No satisfactory nesting
record.

Phalaropus fulicarius (Linnaeus). Red Phalarope. Very rare
transient. Two specimens: female (KU 3778), Lake View, Douglas
County, November 5, 1905, E. E. Brown; male (Ottawa Univ. 96),
near Ottawa, Franklin County, October 25, 1926, Wesley Clanton
(identification checked by Tordoff).

* Steganopus tricolor Vieillot. Wilson Phalarope. Common transient
throughout state. One definite nesting record: adult male
with downy young, Cheyenne Bottoms, Barton County, June 26,[Pg 327]
1954, Ted F. Andrews and Homer Stephens. Goss mentioned
"breeding birds" in Meade County but the record is not convincing.

Lobipes lobatus (Linnaeus). Northern Phalarope. Rare transient.
Goss shot five and preserved one (now in Goss collection)
of 17 or 18 seen at Fort Wallace, Wallace County, May 25, 1883.
Several sight records.

Stercorarius pomarinus (Temminck). Pomarine Jaeger. Accidental.
One record: immature male (KU 6967), Kansas River near
Lawrence, Douglas County, October 10, 1898, Gus Berger and Banks
Brown. This specimen erroneously reported as a Parasitic Jaeger,
Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus), in previous lists of birds of
Kansas.

Stercorarius longicaudus Vieillot. Long-tailed Jaeger. Accidental.
One record: female (KU 32610), Cheyenne Bottoms, Barton
County, June 23, 1955, William M. Lynn and Larry D. Mosby.

[Larus hyperboreus. Glaucous Gull. One bird with crippled leg
seen at Lake Shawnee, Shawnee County, January 27, 1951, and
several days thereafter, by many observers including the author.
Placed on Hypothetical List until specimen is taken in Kansas.]

Larus argentatus. Herring Gull. Transient, regular along Missouri
River, uncommon to rare elsewhere in state; probably rare
winter resident.

Larus californicus Lawrence. California Gull. Accidental. One
record: specimen (location unknown) taken by Goss, Arkansas
River, Reno County, October 20, 1880.

Larus delawarensis Ord. Ring-billed Gull. Transient, locally
common; rare winter resident.

Larus atricilla Linnaeus. Laughing Gull. Accidental. One specimen
taken 3 miles east and 2½ miles south of Canton, in Marion
County, May 15, 1933, Richard H. Schmidt (specimen in his collection);
sight records from Barton and Shawnee counties.

Larus pipixcan Wagler. Franklin Gull. Transient, abundant in
west, common in east.

[Pg 328]

Larus philadelphia (Ord). Bonaparte Gull. Rare transient. All
specimens from eastern part, west to Cloud County; status in west
not known.

[Rissa tridactyla. Kittiwake. Immature bird seen at Lake Shawnee,
Shawnee County, October 20, 1951, by L. B. Carson and O. S.
Pettingill, Jr. In the absence of a specimen, the species is placed
on the Hypothical List.]

Xema sabini. Sabine Gull. Three records: immature male, taken
at Humboldt, Allen County, September 19, 1876, Peter Long (now
in Goss collection); immature male, taken at Hamilton, Greenwood
County, October 3, 1909, G. C. Rinker; immature bird seen but not
collected on October 18, 28, and 29, 1952, at Lake Shawnee, Shawnee
County, by several observers (Orville O. Rice secured good photographs
of this bird).

Sterna forsteri Nuttall. Forster Tern. Transient, locally common
in eastern half of state; status in west unknown.

Sterna hirundo. Common Tern. Rare transient. Two specimens:
female, Anderson County, May 11, 1878 (in Goss collection); male,
Munger's Lake, near Hamilton, Greenwood County, September 2,
1912, G. C. Rinker.

* Sterna albifrons. Least Tern. Uncommon transient and local
summer resident throughout state. One definite nesting record:
five nests, each with two eggs, Arkansas River at Coolidge, Hamilton
County, July 1, 1936, Otto Tiemeier.

Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas). Caspian Tern. Uncommon transient
throughout state. Many sight records but only one specimen:
female (KU 17147), Douglas County, September 27, 1928, Harold
Standing (skin and body skeleton of this tern saved; erroneously
reported previously as two specimens).

Chlidonias niger. Black Tern. Common transient and, in north-central
part, regular summer resident but no positive breeding record.

* Columba livia Gmelin. Rock Dove. Introduced. Common
around habitations; nesting locally in feral state on cliffs in western
Kansas.[Pg 329]

* Zenaidura macroura. Mourning Dove. Common transient and
summer resident, uncommon winter resident.

* Ectopistes migratorius (Linnaeus). Passenger Pigeon. Extinct.
Formerly irregular transient and summer resident. Two specimens,
both males, taken at Neosho Falls, Woodson County, April 14, 1876,
by Goss, who also reported this species to nest there occasionally.

[Columbigallina passerina. Ground Dove. One seen on Kansas
River, 3 miles west of St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, November
11, 1954, by Thomas A. Hoffman and James Mulligan. Placed in
Hypothetical List in absence of a specimen from Kansas.]

[Scardafella inca (Lesson). Inca Dove. One seen daily at Halstead,
Harvey County, November 10, 1951, to January 21, 1952, by
Edna L. Ruth and others. One seen in Topeka, Shawnee County,
last week of June, 1952, E. J. Rice. Placed in Hypothetical List in
absence of a specimen from Kansas.]

* Conuropsis carolinensis. Carolina Paroquet. Extinct. Formerly
common resident in wooded areas of east; west along stream bottoms.
Goss reported nesting of small flock near Neosho Falls, Woodson
County, in spring, 1858. No specimen from Kansas preserved.

* Coccyzus americanus. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Common transient
and summer resident throughout state.

* Coccyzus erythropthalmus (Wilson). Black-billed Cuckoo. Uncommon
transient and summer resident. Nesting records: female
(KU 15480) and nest containing two Black-billed Cuckoo eggs and
one Yellow-billed Cuckoo egg, 7½ miles southwest of Lawrence,
Douglas County, June 5, 1926, Charles D. Bunker; nests found in
Cloud County in June, 1932 (1), 1933 (1), 1934 (1), 1935 (1), 1938
(2), J. M. Porter.

* Geococcyx californianus (Lesson). Road-runner. Resident in
south-central and southwestern Kansas; abundance and distribution
subject to wide fluctuation, current status unknown. Four nests
found, April to July, 1934, 4½ miles east of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Walter Colvin.

[Pg 330]

Crotophaga sulcirostris. Groove-billed Ani. Accidental. Three
records: specimen (KU 31948), McCune, Crawford County, between
1885 and 1910, Alexander J. C. Roese; specimen, Lyon County,
November 1, 1904; male (KU 31951), 6¾ miles northeast of Blue
Rapids, Marshall County, October 28, 1952, Elizabeth G. McCleod.

* Tyto alba. Barn owl. Uncommon resident throughout state.

* Otus asio. Screech Owl. Common resident throughout state.

* Bubo virginianus. Horned Owl. Common resident throughout
state.

Nyctea scandiaca (Linnaeus). Snowy Owl. Rare and irregular
winter visitant throughout state.

[Surnia ulula. Hawk Owl. None of the several sight records
from Kansas is convincing to me. Reports from eastern Kansas indicating
regular occurrence there of this far-northern species are
surely erroneous and probably pertain to Short-eared Owls.]

* Speotyto cunicularia. Burrowing Owl. Common summer resident
in west; irregular transient in east. Numbers seem to be
decreasing.

* Strix varia. Barred Owl. Resident in east, locally fairly common.
Status in west not known.

* Asio otus. Long-eared Owl. Uncommon summer resident,
locally common transient and winter resident throughout state.
Nesting records from Ottawa, Douglas, Doniphan, and Meade counties.
Status in summer poorly known.

* Asio flammeus. Short-eared Owl. Resident, probably throughout
state, in suitable habitat. More common in winter. Nesting
records from Woodson, Republic, and Marshall counties.

* Aegolius acadicus. Saw-whet Owl. Rare winter resident[Pg 331]
throughout state. One nesting record: a pair found in Kansas City,
Wyandotte County, in winter, 1950, remained at least to September,
1951, and were seen with young birds in summer, 1951, John Bishop.

* Caprimulgus carolinensis Gmelin. Chuck-will's-widow. Locally
common summer resident in eastern Kansas, western limit of
distribution poorly known.

* Caprimulgus vociferus. Whip-poor-will. Locally common summer
resident in eastern Kansas; two specimens reported from Finney
County, but status in west poorly known. Two nests reported, at
Geary, Doniphan County, June 16 and June 14 to July 3, 1923, by
Linsdale. In recent years, Chuck-will's-widows seem to have increased
at the expense of Whip-poor-wills in Kansas.

* Phalaenoptilus nuttallii. Poor-will. Summer resident, common
in west, rare and local in east.

* Chordeiles minor. Nighthawk. Common transient and summer
resident throughout state.

* Chaetura pelagica (Linnaeus). Chimney Swift. Common
transient and summer resident in east; status in west poorly known.
Schwilling reports this species only in migration in Finney and
neighboring counties.

* Archilochus colubris (Linnaeus). Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
Common transient and summer resident in east; much less
common in west, status there poorly known.

Stellula calliope (Gould). Calliope Hummingbird. One record:
immature female, 8 miles south of Richfield and 6 miles east of
Kansas Highway 27, Morton County, September 3, 1952, Jean W.
Graber.

* Megaceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. Common summer resident
and uncommon winter resident throughout state.

* Colaptes auratus. Yellow-shafted Flicker. Common resident[Pg 332]
throughout state, but partly replaced in west by Red-shafted Flicker
and hybrids between the two species.

* Colaptes cafer. Red-shafted Flicker. Common resident in west,
hybridizing with, and replaced by, Yellow-shafted Flicker eastward.
Uncommon winter resident in east.

* Dryocopus pileatus. Pileated Woodpecker. Formerly common
resident in eastern Kansas, now much reduced in numbers and distribution.
Recent sight records from Leavenworth, Wyandotte,
Douglas, Miami, Linn, and Neosho counties may indicate that this
species is increasing in its former range. Definite nesting records
only from Linn County where Frank Wood and Ivan Sutton found
a nest with 4 eggs and a nest with two young and one egg, along
Marais des Cygnes River, near Pleasanton, some years ago. Eunice
and Wilson Dingus have noted this species at Mound City, Linn
County, regularly for several years.

* Centurus carolinus. Red-bellied Woodpecker. Common resident
in eastern part, breeding west at least to Comanche County;
additional records in west from Morton, Finney, and Kearny
counties.

* Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. Common
transient and summer resident throughout state. Occasional
winter resident west to Cloud County; not found in winter in southwest
by Schwilling.

Asyndesmus lewis (Gray). Lewis Woodpecker. Possibly rare
resident in southwest but status uncertain. Several specimens and
sight records from western third of state; one specimen, female
(KU 7890), from Lawrence, Douglas County, November 7, 1908,
Bunker and Wetmore.

Sphyrapicus varius. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Uncommon transient
and winter resident throughout state.

[Pg 333]

[Sphyrapicus thyroideus. Williamson Sapsucker. An adult male
seen at Concordia, Cloud County, April 4, 1935, by Dr. J. M. Porter.
Placed in Hypothetical List in absence of a specimen.]

* Dendrocopos villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. Common resident
throughout state.

* Dendrocopos pubescens. Downy Woodpecker. Common resident
throughout state.

Dendrocopos scalaris. Ladder-backed Woodpecker. Common
resident in extreme southwestern Kansas (Morton County). Six
specimens. No nest found yet in Kansas.

* Tyrannus tyrannus (Linnaeus). Eastern Kingbird. Common
transient and summer resident throughout state; most numerous in
east.

* Tyrannus verticalis Say. Western Kingbird. Common transient
and summer resident east to Flint Hills; uncommon transient and
summer resident in east (occurs regularly at Lawrence but rarely
at Kansas City).

Tyrannus vociferans. Cassin Kingbird. Transient and summer
resident in extreme western part, east to Finney County. One specimen:
male, Kansas Highway 27 at Cimarron River [7½ miles north
of Elkhart], Morton County, May 26, 1950, Richard and Jean Graber.
No nesting record. Status poorly known.

* Muscivora forficata (Gmelin). Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Common
summer resident in southern and central Kansas; nesting west
to Morton County, north to Cloud County, east to Neosho County.
Sporadic records elsewhere in state.

* Myiarchus crinitus. Crested Flycatcher. Common transient
and summer resident throughout state, but perhaps less numerous
in west.

Myiarchus cinerascens. Ash-throated Flycatcher. Known only
from Morton County; several seen in May, 1950, and a female with[Pg 334]
somewhat enlarged ovary taken, 8 miles south of Richfield, May 7,
1950, Richard and Jean Graber. No nesting record.

* Sayornis phoebe (Latham). Eastern Phoebe. Common transient
and summer resident in east; occurs, but must less common, in
west.

* Sayornis saya. Say Phoebe. Common transient and summer
resident in west. Nesting records from Rawlins, Jewell, Logan, and
Ness counties. In migration, reported east to Republic and Lyon
counties.

Empidonax flaviventris (Baird and Baird). Yellow-bellied Flycatcher.
Uncommon transient in east. Specimens from Johnson,
Douglas, and Shawnee counties.

* Empidonax virescens (Vieillot). Acadian Flycatcher. Summer
resident in eastern Kansas. Specimens from Doniphan, Leavenworth,
Douglas, Woodson, Montgomery, and Labette counties.
Nesting records from Doniphan County (Jean M. Linsdale), Linn
County (Wilson J. and Eunice Dingus), and Douglas County (R. F.
Miller).

Empidonax traillii. Alder Flycatcher. Transient throughout state;
no satisfactory nesting records or specimens taken in breeding
season.

Empidonax minimus (Baird and Baird). Least Flycatcher. Common
transient throughout state; no satisfactory evidence of nesting.

Empidonax oberholseri Phillips. Wright Flycatcher. Known
only from three specimens, May 8 (male and female) and May 12
(male), 1950, eight miles south of Richfield, Morton County,
Richard and Jean Graber.

Empidonax difficilis. Western Flycatcher. Known only from two
specimens taken eight miles south of Richfield, Morton County;
September 3, 1952, immature female, Jean Graber; September 5,
1952, immature male (KU 31203), Richard Graber.[Pg 335]

* Contopus virens (Linnaeus). Eastern Wood Pewee. Common
transient and summer resident in east, rare transient in west. Breeding
distribution in state poorly known.

Contopus richardsonii. Western Wood Pewee. Common transient
and probably summer resident in west; rare transient in east
(specimen from Greenwood County and one seen in Cloud County).
No nesting record.

Nuttallornis borealis (Swainson). Olive-sided Flycatcher. Uncommon
transient throughout state.

* Eremophila alpestris. Horned Lark. Common transient and
resident throughout state. Numbers augmented by northern birds
in winter.

[Tachycineta thalassina. Violet-green Swallow. Five birds seen
at Lake Shawnee, Shawnee County, April 14, 1947, by L. B. Carson.
Placed in Hypothetical List in absence of a specimen.]

* Iridoprocne bicolor (Vieillot). Tree Swallow. Summer resident
in extreme northeastern Kansas; common transient throughout
eastern half of state, status in west not known. Nesting records only
from Doniphan County, along Missouri River, four nests located by
Linsdale, in 1922, 1923, and 1924, and Leavenworth County, nests
found by Brumwell along Missouri River.

* Riparia riparia. Bank Swallow. Common transient and summer
resident, probably throughout state but status in northwest not
known.

* Stelgidopteryx ruficollis. Rough-winged Swallow. Common
transient and summer resident throughout state.

* Hirundo rustica. Barn Swallow. Common transient and summer
resident throughout state.

* Petrochelidon pyrrhonota. Cliff Swallow. Common transient
and locally common summer resident throughout state.

[Pg 336]

Progne subis. Purple Martin. Common transient and summer
resident in east to uncommon or rare in west.

* Cyanocitta cristata. Blue Jay. Common transient and resident
throughout state; less common in northern and western sections in
winter.

[Cyanocitta stelleri. Steller Jay. Several sight records from
southwestern Kansas. Placed in Hypothetical List in absence of a
specimen.]

Aphelocoma coerulescens. Scrub Jay. Irregular winter resident
in southwestern Kansas. Five specimens (KU 20812-5, 21213), 12
miles northeast of Elkhart, Morton County, November 8, 10, 14,
1934, W. S. Long and Fred Hastie. Two seen in Finney County,
January 15, 1955, by Marvin D. Schwilling.

Aphelocoma ultramarina. Arizona Jay. Accidental. One specimen:
"probably female," near Mt. Jesus, Clark County, March, 1906,
B. Ashton Keith. Identification confirmed by L. L. Dyche; present
location of specimen unknown.

* Pica pica. American Magpie. Common resident in west; occasional
in east in winter. Eastward extent of breeding range poorly
known; nests from Ottawa (1951), Republic (1951 and 1953), and
Cloud (1954) counties. Extending breeding range eastward (J. M.
Porter).

Corvus corax. American Raven. Formerly occurred on High
Plains, precise status not known. No records since disappearance
of bison herds. One specimen: Jewell County, date unknown,
Edward Kern (specimen now at Kansas State College, Manhattan).

* Corvus cryptoleucus Couch. White-necked Raven. Common
summer resident in western two tiers of counties; occasional resident
east to Ford County. Locally common winter resident (Finney,
Scott, and Sherman counties). One shot at Larned, Pawnee County,
about October 25, 1937, by Frank Robl.

* Corvus brachyrhynchos. Crow. Common resident in east, less
common in west. Abundant transient and winter resident in central
Kansas.

[Pg 337]

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Wied. Piñon Jay. Irregular winter
visitant, more frequent in west than in east. Reported from Douglas
(twice), Sedgwick, Mitchell, Clark, Finney, and Kearny counties.

Nucifraga columbiana (Wilson). Clark Nutcracker. Irregular
winter visitant, more frequent in west than in east. Reported from
Marshall (twice), Ellis, Lyon, Finney, and Seward counties.

* Parus atricapillus. Black-capped Chickadee. Common resident
in entire state except for southern tier of counties, where either
rare or absent in summer and locally common in winter.

* Parus carolinensis. Carolina Chickadee. Common resident in
southern tier of counties; taken also in Greenwood County. Reported
occurrence in Douglas County is erroneous. Proof of breeding
rests on partly grown juveniles taken in Barber County, and on
two nests found in Montgomery County by L. B. Carson.

* Parus bicolor Linnaeus. Tufted Titmouse. Common resident
in eastern Kansas, west at least to Barber, Harvey, and Cloud counties.
Western limit of breeding range poorly known.

* Sitta carolinensis. White-breasted Nuthatch. Uncommon and
local resident and winter visitant throughout state. Three positive
nesting records, all from Douglas County, by C. D. Bunker, R. F.
Miller, and Katherine Kelley.

Sitta canadensis Linnaeus. Red-breasted Nuthatch. Uncommon
transient and winter resident throughout state.

Certhia familiaris. Brown Creeper. Fairly common transient
and winter resident throughout state.

* Troglodytes aëdon. House Wren. Transient and summer resident,
common in east to uncommon in west.

Troglodytes troglodytes. Winter Wren. Rare or uncommon
transient and winter resident throughout state.

[Pg 338]

Thryomanes bewickii. Bewick Wren. Resident, common in
south, rare in north; status poorly known. Nesting records from
Shawnee, Johnson, and Montgomery counties.

* Thryothorus ludovicianus. Carolina Wren. Resident, common
in south, less common to north and west. One record from Hamilton
County; status in northwest unknown.

* Telmatodytes palustris. Long-billed Marsh Wren. Uncommon
transient throughout state; known as a breeding bird only from
Doniphan County, where Linsdale found several nests and collected
a juvenile (KU 12869) with half-grown tail, August 31, 1922.

* Cistothorus platensis. Short-billed Marsh Wren. Uncommon
transient and irregular summer resident in east, no records from
west. One breeding record: male (KU 29665), female (KU
29666), and their nest with four eggs, eight miles west of Lawrence,
Douglas County, August 30, 1950, H. B. Tordoff and G. P. Young.

* Salpinctes obsoletus. Rock Wren. Common transient and summer
resident in west, rare transient in east; eastern limit of breeding
range not known. Nests found in Hamilton, Scott, and Logan
counties.

* Mimus polyglottos. Mockingbird. Resident throughout state,
less common in north, especially in winter.

* Dumetella carolinensis (Linnaeus). Catbird. Common transient
and summer resident throughout state.

* Toxostoma rufum. Brown Thrasher. Common transient and
summer resident throughout state; occasional winter resident at
least in east.

Oreoscoptes montanus (Townsend). Sage Thrasher. Rare transient
in west. Two unsexed specimens (KU 31941, 31942), 1 mile
south of Holcomb, Finney County, September 20 and October 2,[Pg 339]
1954, Marvin D. Schwilling. A third individual seen in Morton
County, September 27, 1954, and a fourth in Kearny County, March
23, 1955, by Schwilling.

* Turdus migratorius. Robin. Common transient and summer
resident; locally common winter resident.

Ixoreus naevius. Varied Thrush. Accidental. One record: specimen
(present location unknown) taken at Garden City, Finney
County, October 17, 1891, H. W. Menke.

* Hylocichla mustelina (Gmelin). Wood Thrush. Common transient
and summer resident in east, absent in west, western limit of
breeding in Kansas not known (nests, but uncommonly, in Cloud
County).

Hylocichla guttata. Hermit Thrush. Transient throughout state,
usually uncommon. Rare in winter in east.

Hylocichla ustulata. Olive-backed Thrush. Common transient
throughout state.

Hylocichla minima. Gray-cheeked Thrush. Fairly common transient
in east; probably does not occur in west but western limit
in migration in Kansas unknown (rare in Cloud County, three records
by J. M. Porter).

Hylocichla fuscescens. Veery. Transient, rare in east, fairly
common in west.

* Sialia sialis. Eastern Bluebird. Common resident and transient
throughout state.

[Sialia mexicana. Chestnut-backed Bluebird. Said to be winter
resident at Coolidge, Hamilton County, by Shanstrum. Reliably
reported from southeastern Colorado. Placed in Hypothetical List
in absence of a specimen from Kansas.][Pg 340]

Sialia currucoides (Bechstein). Mountain Bluebird. Common
winter resident in west; occurs regularly east to Cloud and Barber
counties and irregularly farther east (to Douglas and Anderson
counties). Bunker and Rocklund took a full-grown juvenal female
(KU 5900) on June 20, 1911, near the Colorado line northwest of
Coolidge, Hamilton County.

Myadestes townsendi. Townsend Solitaire. Winter resident in
small numbers in west; irregular in winter in east.

* Polioptila caerulea. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Common transient
and summer resident in east, probably transient only in west but
status there poorly known. Nesting records from Doniphan, Douglas,
and Barber counties.

Regulus satrapa. Golden-crowned Kinglet. Common transient
throughout state; uncommon winter resident.

Regulus calendula. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Common transient
throughout state; rare winter resident.

Anthus spinoletta. Water Pipit. Common transient throughout
state, more numerous in west.

Anthus spragueii (Audubon). Sprague Pipit. Transient throughout
state, perhaps more common in central or western parts; status
poorly known. Specimens known from Trego, Cloud, Greenwood,
Woodson, and Anderson counties.

Bombycilla garrulus. Bohemian Waxwing. Rare winter visitant
throughout state. Few specimens on record, from Riley, Shawnee,
Jefferson, Greenwood, and Sedgwick counties.

* Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot. Cedar Waxwing. Common transient
and irregular winter resident throughout state; rare summer
resident in northeast. Breeding records: four nests found at Lake
Quivira, Wyandotte County, July 22, 1947 (nestling collected, KU
32374), July 3, 1949 (young in nest), July 4, 1950, July 10, 1952
(young in nest), Harold C. Hedges; nest found in Topeka, Shawnee
County, June 16, 1953, Cliff Olander and T. W. Nelson.

[Pg 341]

Lanius excubitor. Northern Shrike. Winter resident, rare in east,
uncommon in west.

* Lanius ludovicianus. Loggerhead Shrike. Common resident
and transient throughout state, but may leave north-central and
northwestern parts in winter.

* Sturnus vulgaris. Starling. Introduced. First appeared in early
1930's, now common transient and resident throughout state.

* Vireo atricapillus Woodhouse. Black-capped Vireo. Summer
resident in Comanche and possibly other south-central counties.
Status poorly known. Goss collected three pairs in southeastern
Comanche County, May 7 to 18, 1885, and found a nest under construction
on May 11, 1885. Sight records from Manhattan, Riley
County, June 18, 1953, by Scott Searles, and Halstead, Harvey
County, May 16, 1951, by Edna L. Ruth.

* Vireo griseus. White-eyed Vireo. Locally common transient
and summer resident in east. Status poorly known. Nesting records
from Doniphan County (Linsdale) and Kansas City region; specimens
taken in summer from Douglas, Montgomery, and Labette
counties.

* Vireo bellii. Bell Vireo. Common summer resident throughout
state.

* Vireo flavifrons Vieillot. Yellow-throated Vireo. Uncommon
transient and local, uncommon summer resident throughout state.
Goss reported two nests, one with 1 Cowbird and 3 vireo eggs, at
Neosho Falls, Woodson County, May 9, 1877, and one under construction
at Topeka, Shawnee County, May 18, 1883. T. W. Nelson
found a nest at Topeka in 1947 (date approximate). R. F. Miller
found an occupied nest 3 miles north of Baldwin, Douglas County,
May 6, 1947.

Vireo solitarius. Solitary Vireo. Fairly common transient throughout
state.[Pg 342]

* Vireo olivaceus (Linnaeus). Red-eyed Vireo. Common transient
and summer resident throughout state.

Vireo philadelphicus (Cassin). Philadelphia Vireo. Uncommon
transient in east (often overlooked); reported west to Harvey
County but western limit of migration in Kansas not known.

* Vireo gilvus. Warbling Vireo. Common transient and summer
resident throughout state.

* Mniotilta varia (Linnaeus). Black and White Warbler. Common
transient throughout state, local and uncommon summer resident
in east. Breeding distribution in state poorly known. Nests
reported in Douglas and Leavenworth counties.

* Protonotaria citrea (Boddaert). Prothonotary Warbler. Locally
common transient and summer resident in eastern Kansas.
Nesting records from Doniphan, Leavenworth, Johnson, Douglas,
Shawnee, and Woodson counties.

* Helmitheros vermivorus (Gmelin). Worm-eating Warbler. Rare
transient (specimens from Doniphan, Douglas, and Woodson counties)
and summer resident in east. Linsdale saw a singing bird on
July 11, 1923, in Doniphan County. Hilton (Wilson Bull., 32, 1920:85-86)
reports finding a newly-fledged young bird with an adult at
Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, on June 7, 1919 (some of
Hilton's records seem highly improbable, but the one in question is
convincing to me).

Vermivora chrysoptera (Linnaeus). Golden-winged Warbler.
Rare transient in east. Several sight records and one specimen:
female (KU 12700), 3 miles south of Lawrence, Douglas County,
May 2, 1921, E. R. Hall.

Vermivora pinus (Linnaeus). Blue-winged Warbler. Uncommon
transient in east. Possibly nests rarely but no definite evidence.

Vermivora peregrina (Wilson). Tennessee Warbler. Common
transient in east, uncommon transient in west.

[Pg 343]

Vermivora celata. Orange-crowned Warbler. Common transient
throughout state.

Vermivora ruficapilla. Nashville Warbler. Common transient
throughout state.

Vermivora virginiae (Baird). Virginia Warbler. Transient in
extreme west. Known in Kansas only from 8 miles south of Richfield,
Morton County: five birds seen, two collected, May 4 to 10,
1950, Richard and Jean Graber.

* Parula americana (Linnaeus). Parula Warbler. Fairly common
transient and local summer resident in eastern Kansas. Nesting
records from Riley, Doniphan, Douglas, and Woodson counties;
western limit of breeding distribution unknown.

* Dendroica petechia. Yellow Warbler. Common transient and
summer resident throughout state.

Dendroica magnolia (Wilson). Magnolia Warbler. Uncommon
transient throughout state.

Dendroica tigrina (Gmelin). Cape May Warbler. Rare transient
in east. Several sight records but only one specimen from state: immature
male (KU 31644), Lawrence, Douglas County, December 6,
1954 (abnormally late date), Mary Edith Kizer.

Dendroica caerulescens. Black-throated Blue Warbler. Rare
transient, more records from west than from east.

Dendroica coronata. Myrtle Warbler. Common transient
throughout state, rare winter resident. (See also Audubon Warbler.)

Dendroica auduboni. Audubon Warbler. Common transient in
west, rare in east, specimens taken east to Trego County. Hybrids
between this species and Myrtle Warbler common in west.

[Pg 344]

Dendroica nigrescens (Townsend). Black-throated Gray Warbler.
Common transient in extreme western Kansas. Several sight
records and four specimens from 8 miles south of Richfield, Morton
County, May 8 to 13, 1950, Richard and Jean Graber.

Dendroica townsendi (Townsend). Townsend Warbler. Transient
in extreme western Kansas. Five records: all from 8 miles
south of Richfield, Morton County, May 3 (female collected), 11,
and 20, 1950, September 3 and 5 (immature female, KU 31206),
1952, Richard and Jean Graber.

Dendroica virens. Black-throated Green Warbler. Transient,
uncommon in east and rare in west.

Dendroica cerulea (Wilson). Cerulean Warbler. Uncommon
transient and possibly summer resident in east, but status poorly
known. No definite nesting record. Only five specimens on record.

Dendroica fusca (Müller). Blackburnian Warbler. Transient,
uncommon in east, rare in west.

[Dendroica dominica. Sycamore Warbler. A few sight records
from east and possibly breeds in southeast but placed on Hypothetical
List until a specimen from state is obtained.]

Dendroica pensylvanica (Linnaeus). Chestnut-sided Warbler.
Transient, fairly common in east, uncommon in west. Only three
specimens from state, two from Shawnee County, one from Morton
County.

Dendroica castanea (Wilson). Bay-breasted Warbler. Uncommon
transient throughout state.

Dendroica striata (Forster). Black-poll Warbler. Common
transient in east, uncommon or rare in west.

[Dendroica pinus. Pine Warbler. Probably rare transient in
east where several have been reported seen, but placed in Hypothetical
List in absence of a specimen from Kansas. Linsdale reported
taking a Pine Warbler in Doniphan County, September 13,
1923, but the specimen is actually a Cerulean Warbler.]

* Dendroica discolor. Prairie Warbler. Known to occur regu[Pg 345]larly
only in Wyandotte and Johnson counties, where locally common
transient and summer resident; newly fledged young have been
found. One specimen: male (KU 32376), 2 miles west of Lake
Quivira, Johnson County, May 3, 1942, Harold C. Hedges.

Dendroica palmarum. Palm Warbler. Uncommon transient in
east, west at least to Cloud County. Western limit of occurrence in
migration not known.

* Seiurus aurocapillus. Oven-bird. Fairly common transient
throughout state; local summer resident in northeast. Brumwell
reported one pair nesting in June, 1939, and in 1940, at Fort Leavenworth,
Leavenworth County. His report is lacking in details but
no other nesting records are available.

Seiurus noveboracensis. Northern Water-thrush. Fairly common
transient throughout state.

* Seiurus motacilla (Vieillot). Louisiana Water-thrush. Fairly
common transient and summer resident in east, uncommon transient
in west. Approximately 11 breeding records, all from Miami
and Linn counties. Summer distribution in state inadequately
known.

* Oporornis formosus (Wilson). Kentucky Warbler. Common
transient and summer resident in east. Nests west to Riley County,
but not reported from Cloud County by Porter.

Oporornis philadelphia (Wilson). Mourning Warbler. Locally
common transient in east, west rarely to Sedgwick and Cloud
counties. Sight records supposedly of Connecticut Warblers (Oporornis
agilis) may, at least in part, refer to this species. No specimens
of O. agilis known from state.

Oporornis tolmiei. Macgillivray Warbler. Common transient in
extreme western Kansas, accidental in east. Specimens from Morton,
Hamilton, and Marshall (1) counties.

* Geothlypis trichas. Yellow-throat. Common transient throughout
state; common summer resident in east, less common in west.[Pg 346]

* Icteria virens. Yellow-breasted Chat. Common transient and
summer resident, perhaps less common in west.

Wilsonia citrina (Boddaert). Hooded Warbler. Formerly common
summer resident in east, now rare and perhaps no longer nests
in state. No satisfactory breeding record. Three males from Leavenworth
County, May 9, 1871, and one from Shawnee County, May
17, 1871, taken by J. A. Allen, are now at Harvard.

Wilsonia pusilla. Wilson Warbler. Common transient throughout
state.

Wilsonia canadensis (Linnaeus). Canada Warbler. Uncommon
transient in east, reported west to Sedgwick and Cloud counties.

* Setophaga ruticilla. American Redstart. Common transient and
local summer resident in east; probably only transient in west but
breeding range in state poorly known. Few definite nesting records:
Brumwell reported nesting at Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County; J. M. Porter found a nest in Republic County, May 22, 1940.

* Passer domesticus. English Sparrow. Introduced. Common
resident throughout state.

* Dolichonyx oryzivorus (Linnaeus). Bobolink. Transient, uncommon
in east and rare in west in spring; rare in east and absent in
west in fall. In 1940, several pairs remained until July 21 near
Jamestown State Lake, Cloud County, and two pairs were seen
feeding fledglings on June 25 (J. M. Porter). No other good evidence
of breeding.

* Sturnella magna. Eastern Meadowlark. Common transient and
resident in eastern part. Nests locally west to Jewell County in
north and Barber County in south. Less common in winter.

[Pg 347]

Sturnella neglecta. Western Meadowlark. Common transient
and resident in western part. Nests commonly east to Flint Hills,
irregularly and uncommonly in east. Largely replaces Eastern
Meadowlark in east in winter.

* Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus (Bonaparte). Yellow-headed
Blackbird. Transient, common in west and uncommon in east, and
uncommon, local summer resident. Breeds more frequently in west;
nesting records from Meade, Wallace, Barton, Stafford, Doniphan,
and Douglas counties. One winter record, Riley County.

* Agelaius phoeniceus. Red-wing. Common transient and summer
resident throughout state, less common winter resident.

* Icterus spurius (Linnaeus). Orchard Oriole. Common transient
and summer resident throughout state.

Icterus cucullatus. Hooded Oriole. Accidental. One record:
bird banded at Los Angeles, California, January 22, 1939, found dead
by Dr. F. S. Williams, 16 miles southeast of Garden City, Finney
County, about August 5, 1939; foot of specimen preserved.

* Icterus galbula (Linnaeus). Baltimore Oriole. Common transient
and summer resident through most of state; hybridizes freely
with Bullock Oriole in west. One winter record: immature male
(KU 31988), Lawrence, Douglas County, December 25, 1953, H. B.
Tordoff.

* Icterus bullockii. Bullock Oriole. Common transient and summer
resident in west, rarely east to Stafford County (breeding?) and
Douglas County (transient).

Euphagus carolinus. Rusty Blackbird. Common transient and
locally common winter resident throughout state.

Euphagus cyanocephalus (Wagler). Brewer Blackbird. Transient
and local winter resident. Common in west, uncommon in
east. Probably nests in northwest, but no satisfactory evidence of
this.

[Pg 348]

Quiscalus quiscula. Bronzed Grackle. Common transient and
summer resident throughout state; local winter resident.

* Molothrus ater. Cowbird. Common transient and summer
resident throughout state; local winter resident.

Piranga ludoviciana (Wilson). Western Tanager. Fairly common
transient and perhaps summer resident in extreme west. Two
males taken 4½ miles west of Kendall, Hamilton County, May 20 and
June 1, 1893, H. W. Menke; many seen and two males and a female
(KU 31207) taken 8 miles south of Richfield, Morton County,
May 6, 1950 (males) and September 4, 1952, Richard and Jean
Graber.

* Piranga olivacea (Gmelin). Scarlet Tanager. Fairly common
transient in east and uncommon summer resident in northeast.
Distribution in state poorly known; breeding records from Doniphan,
Leavenworth, and Cloud counties.

* Piranga rubra. Summer Tanager. Common transient and summer
resident, distribution poorly known. Recorded in migration
(possibly breeding?) west to Morton County and breeding in
Doniphan and Douglas counties. Not reported by Porter as nesting
in Cloud County.

* Richmondena cardinalis. Cardinal. Common resident in east,
uncommon in west, rare in extreme southwest.

* Pheucticus ludovicianus (Linnaeus). Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
Common transient and locally common summer resident in east.
Reported in summer west to Rawlins County; probably absent in
summer from southeast. Distribution poorly known.

* Pheucticus melanocephalus. Black-headed Grosbeak. Common
transient and summer resident in west, nesting east to Cloud
and Harvey counties. Occasionally occurs farther east in migration.

* Guiraca caerulea. Blue Grosbeak. Common transient and summer
resident in most of state; locally common in summer in northeast.

[Pg 349]

Passerina cyanea (Linnaeus). Indigo Bunting. Common transient
and summer resident west to Finney County, status in extreme
west not known but probably absent there.

Passerina amoena (Say). Lazuli Bunting. Common transient
and probably summer resident in extreme western Kansas. No
breeding record. Rare in east in migration.

* Passerina ciris. Painted Bunting. Fairly common summer resident
in east, west to Barber and north to Riley and Shawnee counties.
One positive nesting record: nest with young, successfully
fledged, Lawrence, Douglas County, spring and summer, 1918,
Bessie D. Reed.

* Spiza americana (Gmelin). Dickcissel. Transient and summer
resident throughout state; common in east, locally common in west.

Hesperiphona vespertina. Evening Grosbeak. Rare and irregular
winter visitant. Reported from widely scattered localities
throughout state.

Carpodacus purpureus. Purple Finch. Fairly common transient
and winter resident in east; status in west not known.

Carpodacus mexicanus. House Finch. Occurs in southwestern
Kansas, reported common north to Hamilton County and east to
Finney County. One record from Concordia, Cloud County, 2 or
3 birds seen from February 26 to March 6, 1954, Lillie and Ida Cook,
J. M. Porter. Most records in winter; status in summer uncertain.

[Pinicola enucleator. Pine Grosbeak. One old record (possibly
based on a specimen, but convincing details are lacking) and a few
recent sight records from east. Placed in Hypothetical List in absence
of an authentic specimen from state.]

Acanthis flammea. Redpoll. Rare and irregular winter visitant.
Records from Cloud, Riley (specimen), Douglas (specimens), and
Woodson counties, and Kansas City region.

* Spinus pinus. Pine Siskin. Common but irregular transient and
winter resident throughout state. Two breeding records: nest with
3 or 4 young, later successfully fledged, Onaga, Pottawatomie[Pg 350]
County, May 3, 1920, F. F. Crevecoeur; nest with 3 eggs (young
successfully fledged), 1 mile southwest of Concordia, Cloud County,
observed from April 6 to 30, 1954, J. M. Porter.

* Spinus tristis. Eastern Goldfinch. Common resident throughout
state.

* Loxia curvirostra. Red Crossbill. Irregular winter visitant
throughout state, locally common at times. One nesting record:
nest with one egg, Topeka, Shawnee County, March 22, 1917, A.
Sidney Hyde. This nest later held three eggs, all hatched, three
young fledged, and the family left the area in June.

Loxia leucoptera. White-winged Crossbill. Rare and irregular
winter visitant throughout the state. Only two specimens taken
(Douglas and Ellis counties).

Chlorura chlorura (Audubon). Green-tailed Towhee. Fairly
common transient in west; rare winter visitant in east (Shawnee
County, Wyandotte County).

* Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Red-eyed Towhee. Common transient
and winter resident throughout state; uncommon summer resident
in east, status in west in summer not known. No nest found,
but recently fledged young reported in several counties.

* Calamospiza melanocorys Stejneger. Lark Bunting. Common
transient and summer resident in west, rare transient in east. Nesting
in southwestern Kansas irregular; absent some years and present
in other years. One nesting record from east, in Franklin County.

Passerculus sandwichensis. Savannah Sparrow. Common transient
and rare winter resident throughout state.

* Ammodramus savannarum. Grasshopper Sparrow. Common
transient and local summer resident throughout state.

Ammodramus bairdii (Audubon). Baird Sparrow. One record:[Pg 351]
male? (U. S. Natl. Mus. 155884), Pendennis, Lane County, April 25,
1897, J. A. Loring. This species probably occurs regularly in the
state but is overlooked.

Passerherbulus caudacutus (Latham). Leconte Sparrow. Common
transient and irregular, locally common winter resident west
at least to Lane County.

* Passerherbulus henslowii. Henslow Sparrow. Uncommon transient
and uncommon, local summer resident in east, west at least to
Cloud County. Breeding records from Morris, Shawnee, Douglas,
and Anderson counties.

Ammospiza caudacuta. Sharp-tailed Sparrow. Rare transient in
east. Specimens taken in Shawnee, Douglas, Woodson, and McPherson
counties. Supposed nesting reported by Goss probably
erroneous.

Pooecetes gramineus. Vesper Sparrow. Common transient
throughout state. May nest in northwest but no evidence available.

* Chondestes grammacus. Lark Sparrow. Common transient and
summer resident throughout state.

Aimophila ruficeps. Rufous-crowned Sparrow. Two records:
male (KU 29222), Schwarz Canyon, Comanche County, June 7,
1936, C. W. Hibbard; one seen near Point Rock, Morton County,
May 21, 1950, Richard and Jean Graber.

Aimophila aestivalis. Pine-woods Sparrow. One specimen: male
(KU 32377), Lake Quivira, in Wyandotte County, April 26, 1948,
Harold C. Hedges. One seen, Lake Quivira, in Johnson County,
April 24, 1949, Harold C. Hedges.

* Aimophila cassinii (Woodhouse). Cassin Sparrow. Common
summer resident in southwestern Kansas, known north to Hamilton
County and east to Finney County. One nesting record: nest with
two young and one pipped egg, one mile south of Garden City,
Finney County, May 24, 1954, Marvin D. Schwilling.

[Pg 352]

Amphispiza bilineata. Black-throated Sparrow. One record:
specimen of unknown sex (KU 31356), 4 miles north and 3 miles
east of Garden City, Finney County, November 25, 1952, Marvin D.
Schwilling.

Junco aikeni Ridgway. White-winged Junco. Fairly common
transient and winter resident in western Kansas. Specimens from
Wallace, Ellis, Hamilton, and Morton counties.

Junco hyemalis. Slate-colored Junco. Common transient and
winter resident throughout state.

Junco oreganus. Oregon Junco. Common transient and winter
resident in west, uncommon in east.

Spizella arborea. Tree Sparrow. Common transient and winter
resident throughout state.

* Spizella passerina. Chipping Sparrow. Common transient and
summer resident in east, less common in west. Only two actual
nesting records: occupied nest at Lawrence, Douglas County, May,
1954, James S. Findley; nest with 4 large young, 6 miles south of
Atchison, Atchison County, May, 1934 or 1935, Homer A. Stephens
(photographs taken of nest and adult).

Spizella pallida (Swainson). Clay-colored Sparrow. Common
transient throughout state. Possibly breeds in northwest: male
(KU 31950) with greatly enlarged testes (9 × 6 mm.), 1 mile north
of St. Francis, Cheyenne County, June 12, 1954, H. B. Tordoff.

Spizella breweri. Brewer Sparrow. Common transient in west.
Five specimens known: four males, Morton County, April 8 to
May 1, 1950, Richard and Jean Graber; one specimen (sex?), Finney
County, May 3, 1954, Marvin D. Schwilling.

* Spizella pusilla. Field Sparrow. Common transient and summer
resident and uncommon winter resident throughout state.

[Pg 353]

Zonotrichia querula (Nuttall). Harris Sparrow. Common transient
and winter resident in east, uncommon in west.

Zonotrichia leucophrys. White-crowned Sparrow. Common
transient and winter resident throughout state.

Zonotrichia albicollis (Gmelin). White-throated Sparrow. Fairly
common transient, uncommon winter resident west at least to Cloud
and Sedgwick counties. Status in west poorly known; not reported
at Garden City by Marvin D. Schwilling.

Passerella iliaca. Fox Sparrow. Fairly common transient and
uncommon winter resident in east; probably occurs in west but
status there poorly known.

Melospiza lincolnii. Lincoln Sparrow. Common transient and
uncommon winter resident throughout state.

Melospiza georgiana. Swamp Sparrow. Common transient and
uncommon winter resident in east. Western limit of range in
Kansas not known (rare transient in Cloud and Finney counties—Porter
and Schwilling).

Melospiza melodia. Song Sparrow. Common transient and winter
resident throughout state.

Rhynchophanes mccownii (Lawrence). McCown Longspur.
Transient, common in west, rare in east, and winter resident, uncommon
in west, rare in east.

Calcarius lapponicus. Lapland Longspur. Common transient
and winter resident throughout state.

Calcarius pictus (Swainson). Smith Longspur. Fairly common[Pg 354]
transient and locally common winter resident except in extreme
east, where rare.

* Calcarius ornatus (Townsend). Chestnut-collared Longspur.
Common transient and winter resident in west, uncommon in east.
Formerly, at least, occurred in summer in High Plains of west; nests
found in Ellis County in 1871 by J. A. Allen. No recent records in
summer.

Plectrophenax nivalis. Snow Bunting. Winter visitant at irregular
and, sometimes, long intervals. No specimens preserved in
state since 1879.

    Transmitted May 19, 1955.

[Pg 355]

Index to Common Names

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