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_Melospiza melodia._ Song Sparrow. Common transient and winter resident throughout state.
Subspecies in Kansas: _M. m. euphonia_ Wetmore, _M. m. juddi_ Bishop, _M. m. montana_ Henshaw.
_Rhynchophanes mccownii_ (Lawrence). McCown Longspur. Transient, common in west, rare in east, and winter resident, uncommon in west, rare in east.
No subspecies recognized.
_Calcarius lapponicus._ Lapland Longspur. Common transient and winter resident throughout state.
Subspecies in Kansas: _C. l. lapponicus_ (Linnaeus) is the common form; _C. l. alascensis_ Ridgway occurs uncommonly (specimens from Douglas and Hamilton counties).
_Calcarius pictus_ (Swainson). Smith Longspur. Fairly common transient and locally common winter resident except in extreme east, where rare.
No subspecies recognized.
* _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.
No subspecies recognized.
_Plectrophenax nivalis._ Snow Bunting. Winter visitant at irregular and, sometimes, long intervals. No specimens preserved in state since 1879.
Subspecies in Kansas: _P. n. nivalis_ (Linnaeus).
_Transmitted May 19, 1955._
