Part 27

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

No subspecies recognized.

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

Subspecies in Kansas: J. h. hyemalis (Linnaeus), J. h. cismontanus Dwight.

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

Subspecies in Kansas: J. o. montanus Ridgway, J. o. mearnsi Ridgway.

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

Subspecies in Kansas: S. a. arborea (Wilson) common in east; S. a. ochracea Brewster common 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).

Subspecies in Kansas: S. p. passerina (Bechstein) in east, S. p. arizonae Coues in west.

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

No subspecies recognized.

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.

Subspecies in Kansas: S. b. breweri Cassin.

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

Subspecies in Kansas: S. p. arenacea Chadbourne, intergrading in east with S. p. pusilla (Wilson).

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

No subspecies recognized.

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

Subspecies in Kansas: Z. l. leucophrys (Forster) common in east, uncommon in west; Z. l. gambelii (Nuttall) common in west, fairly common in east.

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.

No subspecies recognized.

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

Subspecies in Kansas: P. i. iliaca (Merrem); other subspecies may be found in west when specimens become available.

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

Subspecies in Kansas: M. l. lincolnii (Audubon) throughout state; M. l. alticola (Miller and McCabe) in extreme west.

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).

Subspecies in Kansas: M. g. georgiana (Latham), M. g. ericrypta Oberholser.