Part 24

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

No subspecies recognized.

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.

Subspecies in Kansas: I. c. californicus (Lesson), on geographic grounds.

* 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.

No subspecies recognized.

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

Subspecies in Kansas: I. b. bullockii (Swainson).

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

Subspecies in Kansas: E. c. carolinus (Mueller).

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.

No subspecies recognized.

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

Subspecies in Kansas: Q. q. versicolor Vieillot.

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

Subspecies in Kansas: M. a. ater (Boddaert) is breeding bird; M. a. artemisiae Grinnell transient, common in west and possibly nesting in northwest.

Piranga ludoviciana (Wilson). Western Tanager. Fairly common transient and perhaps summer resident in extreme west. Two males taken 4-1/2 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.

No subspecies recognized.

* 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.

No subspecies recognized.

* 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.

Subspecies in Kansas: P. r. rubra (Linnaeus).

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

Subspecies in Kansas: R. c. cardinalis (Linnaeus).

* 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.

No subspecies recognized.

* 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.

Subspecies in Kansas: P. m. melanocephalus (Swainson).