WYOMING Birps. gi 
in August, 1911, fifteen of them were encountered feeding 
on a dead elk. 
Western Crow. Rather rare. Two seen at Lander, Septem- 
ber, 1910. 
Clarke’s Nutcracker. Abundant everywhere in the spruce for- 
ests. On the mountains. 
Pinon Jay. Inhabits the juniper zone below the same forest. 
Bobolink. A single individual seen near Afton in July, 1910. 
Cowbird. Fairly common in the cultivated valleys near Afton. 
Yellow-headed Blackbird. A large flock seen in the marshes 
north of Afton, but none elsewhere. 
Red-winged Blackbird. Practically the same distribution as 
the cowbird. 
Western Meadowlark. Common about the ranches. 
Bullock’s Oriole. Rare. One seen near Afton. 
Brewer’s Blackbird. One of the most abundant birds around 
the ranches. 
5a. Rocky Mountain Pine Grosbeak. As this is a shy, quiet bird, 
it is easily overlooked. Its home is in the upper part of the 
spruce forest on the mountains between 9,000 and 10,000 
Reet 
Cassin’s Purple Finch. Apparently frequents the lower edge 
of the timber belt in the mountains. 
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch. In summer it is common around 
the high peaks. Early in September they collect in flocks 
and descend into the valleys. 
. Pale Goldfinch. Apparently tolerably common near settle- 
ments. 
Pine Siskin. Common in the spruce forests. 
. Western Vesper Sparrow. Inhabits the open country. Abund- 
ant where there is sage brush and aspen. 
_ Western Grasshopper Sparrow. (?) Rare. <A_ sharp-tailed 
finch apparently of this species seen in the hay meadows 
near Afton and Jackson. 
White-crowned Sparrow. The most characteristic bird of the 
open glades in the forests. 
. Western Chipping Sparrow. Not very common. 
Clay-colored Sparrow. (?) Abundant on the sage-covered 
plain. 
