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. 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 April
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