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Harporhynchus rufus, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, and Cardinality virginia- 

 nus, but fledged young of T/n-yotliorus ludovicianus were shot May 3d. 



At Topeka, about the same number of species were observed as at 

 Leavenworth. Some of those obtained at Topeka, however, were not 

 seen at Leavenworth, and others that were common at Leavenworth 

 were not noticed at Topeka. Yet the general character of the fauna at 

 the two places is quite similar, as would naturally be expected; Topeka 

 being only about sixty miles from Leavenworth, in a southwesterly 

 direction. At Topeka our excursions were mainly confined to the 

 timbered bottom lands of the Kaw River. Though most of the larger 

 trees had been removed, the locality was still tolerably well wooded, 

 and in many places there was a dense undergrowth of hazels, sumachs, 

 and other shrubs. The adjoining prairies were visited a few times, 

 and one excursion was made to the Wakarusa, ten miles to the south- 

 ward. Here, however, only one species (Polioptila ccerulea) was taken 

 that was not also seen at Topeka. 



At Topeka the birds were even more numerous than at Leavenworth. 

 In the course of half an hour, on the day of our arrival (May 12th), I 

 saw or heard thirty species of birds, by actual count, and in most cases 

 observed a number of individuals of each. This, however, seems to be 

 a feature more or less common to prairie regions, where the timber is 

 restricted to narrow belts along the streams. Especially does this seem 

 to be the case during the season of migration ; but it was also observed 

 later in the season at Fort Hays. 



Although the forests were in full leaf on our arrival, we noticed that 

 several species of birds became common during the last days of our 

 stay there, that were not met with at first. Among them were such 

 species as Seiurus aurocapillus, which usually arrives in New England 

 at the time of the first leafing of the trees. Ripe wild strawberries 

 were abundant as early as May loth, and the weather was as hot, from 

 this date till we left Topeka, as it usually is in Southern New England 

 in July, the maximum temperature daily increasing from 84° to 94° F. 

 in the shade. 



When no locality is mentioned in the remarks that follow, it is to be 

 understood that the species was observed at both Leavenworth and 

 Topeka in about the same numbers. A star is prefixed to the names 

 of those known to breed in Eastern Kansas, whether from person:) 1 

 observation or from their known breeding range including the localities 

 in que- tion. 



