. S, 7
mi. W General Cepeda), 7800 ft., April 20, 1953, weight, 5 gms.
In Coahuila this subspecies of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet is a common
migrant. Miller (1955a:171) found it (and _R. c. cineraceus_) "common
in the conifers and oaks of the upper levels of the mountains [Sierra
del Carmen], at 6500 to 7000 feet, as winter visitants or migrants."
Burleigh and Lowery (1942:201) took specimens of _R. c. calendula_ at
Diamante Pass on April 15, at the Chorro del Agua on April 19, and at
20 mi. W Saltillo on April 22. Sutton and Burleigh (1939a:38) noted the
Ruby-crowned Kinglet "in the arid parts of southern Coahuila." Hellmayr
(1934:513) listed _R. c. calendula_ from Sabinas. Dickerman saw
Ruby-crowned Kinglets in the Sierra de la Madera on December 13, 1953,
20 mi. S Ocampo on April 4, 1954, and 3 mi. S and 13 mi. E San Antonio
de las Alazanas on January 12, 1954.
_Regulus calendula cineraceus_ Grinnell.--Miller (1955a:171) found _R.
c. cineraceus_ common in the Sierra del Carmen; on April 3, 5, and 10
the birds were "abundant, as though a wave of migrants were passing
through."
_Anthus spinoletta rubescens_ (Tunstall).--_Specimens examined:_ Total
3: [Male] [Male] 31086-31087 and sex ? 31088 from 1 mi. N Boquillas,
700 ft., March 6, 7, and 8, 1952, weights, 19.3, 19.9, and 16.6 gms.
This subspecies of the Water Pipit is an uncommon winter visitant or
migrant in Coahuila. Burleigh and Lowery (1942:201) found "a flock of
ten birds ... on the outskirts of Saltillo" on April 18. Miller,
Friedmann, Griscom, and Moore (1957:210) recorded _A. s. rubescens_
from Cuatro Cienegas in November and from Hipolito in February.
_Anthus spinoletta pacificus_ Todd.--Miller, Friedmann, Griscom, and
Moore (1957:209) recorded this Water Pipit from Cuatro Cienegas in
February and from Hipolito in November.
_Bombycilla cedrorum_ Vieillot.--The Cedar Waxwing is an uncommon
winter visitant to Coahuila. Miller (1955a:171) recorded a flock in the
Sierra del Carmen on April 5, and another flock on April 21. Burleigh
and Lowery (1942:201) saw two small flocks on April 15 "in the open
woods just below the summit of Diamante Pass."
*_Phainopepla nitens nitens_ Swainson.--_Specimen examined:_ one,
[Male] 31674, from the west foot of Pico de Jimulco, 5000 ft., April 3,
1953, weight, 35 gms.
The Phainopepla occurs throughout most of Coahuila. Sutton and Burleigh
(1939a:39) reported _P. n. nitens_ from Diamante Pass on March 6. On
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