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"east to eastern Kansas and Manitoba" (Goss); Ft. Robinson, Sioux county, 

 Dec. 13, 1895 (L. Bruner); Omaha— breeds (L. Skow); Cherry county— breeds 

 (J. M. Bates); "a not rare resident, commoner in winter" (I. S. Trostler); 

 Sioux county, Feb. 19 to 27, common (W. D. Hunter, L. Skow); Lincoln, 

 March 3 (D. A. Haggard). 



738. Parus gambeli Ridgw. — Mountain Chickadee. 



"Mentioned by Baird as collected in August " (Taylor). 



740. Parus hudsonicus Forst. — Hudsonian Chickadee. 



On Dec. 13, 1895, a bird was seen by me about nine miles northwest of Ft. 

 Robinson that was probably this species (L. Bruner). 



Family SYLVIID.^. — Warblers, Kinglets, Gnatcatchers. 



748. Regulus satrapa Lioht. — Golden-crowned Kinglet. 



West Point (L. Bruner); Lincoln (W. D. Hunter); "Abundant during 

 some years in northern Nebraska" (Aughey); "eastern and northern North 

 America" (Goss); Omaha (L. Skow); Omaha, "a quite common winter resi- 

 dent, arrives Oct. 1 to 15, departs March 5 to 20" (L S. Trostler); Long Pine, 

 April 9, 1896 (J. M. Bates). 



749. Regulus calendula {Linn.). — Ruby-crowned Kinglet. 



West Point, Lincoln, Omaha (L. Bruner); "Only occasionally met with in 

 Nebraska" (Aughey); " Migratory, rare, arrive in April and May" (Taylor); 

 "North America" (Goss); Omaha (L. Skow); Peru, common migrant (G. A. 

 Coleman) ; Omaha, "a not rare winter resident— dates same as preceding spe- 

 cies" (I. S. Trostler). 



751. Polioptila caBrulea (Linn.). — Blue- gray Gnatcatcher. 



West Point (L. Bruner); eastern Nebraska (Aughey); " Has been seen in 

 April and June, probably breeds in the state" (Taylor); "United States, 

 chiefly south of 42°" (Goss); Peru, common — probably breeds (G. A. Cole- 

 man); "a rare summer resident, two were seen Sept. 10, 1895, in north part of 

 Sarpy county " (I. S. Trostler). 



Family TURDID^.— Thrushes, Solitaires, Bluebirds, etc. 



The tlirushes are all beneficial as insect destroyers, and might be 

 well compared with the Robin, which is described quite fully beyond, 

 only they are even less liable to commit injuries to fruits. 



754. Myadestes townsendii (^wrf.).— Townsend's Solitaire. 



Niobrara river (Aughey); Alda (Powell); southeastern Nebraska (Hall); 

 "east to Dakota and Texas" (Goss); Sioux county, Feb. 19, 1896 (L. Skow). 



755. Turdus mustelinus Gmel.—WooB Thrush. 



West Point, Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue (L. Bruner) ; "Abundant in all the 

 woodlands of eastern Nebraska" (Aughey); "Summer resident, abundant, 



