ed that a single juvenile taken by Marsh on August
28 from Jardin del Sur and allocated to _P. f. potosinus_ by Davis
probably is _P. f. texanus_.
_Calamospiza melanocorys_ Stejneger.--_Specimen examined:_ one, [Male]
30239, from 10 mi. E Torreon, 3700 ft., January 9, 1951.
The Lark Bunting is an uncommon winter visitant in Coahuila. Other than
the present specimen, the only record of the Lark Bunting in Coahuila
is that of Burleigh and Lowery (1942:207), who reported a small flock
of this species from which several specimens were collected "on April
20 in a field on the edge of Saltillo."
_Passerculus sandwichensis oblitus_ Peters and Griscom.--Miller,
Friedmann, Griscom, and Moore (1957:364) recorded _P. s. oblitus_ from
Sabinas on February 25 and March 18 and 24. These records represent
sparse winter visitants to Coahuila.
_Passerculus sandwichensis brooksi_ Bishop.--Burleigh and Lowery
(1942:208) recorded _P. s. brooksi_ from Diamante Pass in April;
Miller, Friedmann, Griscom, and Moore (1957:363) remarked that this
specimen is perhaps best regarded as a variant of one of the races
normally wintering in this area.
_Passerculus sandwichensis anthinus_ Bonaparte.--_Specimens examined:_
total 3: [Male] 31104 from 10 mi. E Hacienda La Mariposa, 2000 ft.,
March 30, 1952, weight 15 gms.; [Female] 31105 from 8 mi. N, 4 mi. W
Muzquiz, 1800 ft., April 1, 1952, weight, 19.0 gms.; and [Female] 31594
from 17 mi. S Ocampo, 5300 ft., April 7, 1954, weight, 16 gms.
Burleigh and Lowery (1942:208) recorded _P. s. anthinus_ from Diamante
Pass. This subspecies is not uncommon in Coahuila. The University of
Kansas specimens showed no indication of breeding.
_Passerculus sandwichensis nevadensis_ Grinnell.--This subspecies of
the Savannah Sparrow is uncommon in Coahuila; Hellmayr (1938:490)
listed one specimen from Sabinas.
_Passerculus sandwichensis brunnescens_ (Butler).--Burleigh and Lowery
(1942:208) recorded this subspecies of the Savannah Sparrow from
Diamante Pass in April.
_Ammodramus savannarum perpallidus_ (Coues).--_Specimen examined:_ one,
[Female] 31562, from 3 mi. N, 4 mi. E San Francisco (=25 mi. N Ocampo),
4850 ft., May 16, 1954, weight, 15 gms.
The Grasshopper Sparrow is an uncommon spring and possibly fall migrant
in Coahuila. Miller, Friedmann, Griscom, and Moore (1957:367) recorded
_A. s. perpallidus_ from Sabinas on March 12. No. 31562, which was
obtained in a yucca and acacia association, had
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