Part 23

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.

No subspecies recognized.

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

Subspecies in Kansas: O. t. monticola Phillips.

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

Subspecies in Kansas: G. t. brachidactyla (Swainson) breeds in east; G. t. occidentalis Brewster breeds in west. Distribution in Kansas of these subspecies and identity of transients poorly known.

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

Subspecies in Kansas: I. v. virens (Linnaeus) in east, I. v. auricollis (Lichtenstein) in west, intergrading through most of state.

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.

No subspecies recognized.

Wilsonia pusilla. Wilson Warbler. Common transient throughout state.

Subspecies in Kansas: W. p. pusilla (Wilson) in east, W. p. pileolata (Pallas) in west; precise distribution in migration unknown.

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

No subspecies recognized.

* 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.

Subspecies in Kansas: S. r. ruticilla (Linnaeus) is breeding form; S. r. tricolora (Mueller) occurs in migration.

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

Subspecies in Kansas: P. d. domesticus (Linnaeus).

* 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.

No subspecies recognized.

* 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.

Subspecies in Kansas: S. m. magna (Linnaeus) in northeast, S. m. argutula Bangs in southeast.

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.

Subspecies in Kansas: S. n. neglecta Audubon.

* 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.

No subspecies recognized.

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

Subspecies in Kansas: A. p. phoeniceus (Linnaeus) breeds in most of state; A. p. fortis Ridgway may nest in west and occurs in migration; A. p. arctolegus Oberholser occurs in migration.