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TURDIDiE. 



1. *Turdus migratorius. Only two were seen. Said to be a scarce 

 resident. 



2. *Turdus mustelinus. Exceedingly abundant. Quite unsuspicious 

 and apparently not yet nesting. Song less melodious and less varied than 

 in the Eastern States. Colors considerably brighter. 



3. Turdus Swainsoni. Common at Topeka. All of the eight or ten 

 specimens taken were females, the males probably having already gone 

 north. These specimens were also all strongly suffused with rufous. One 

 was shot at Leavenworth, May 8th, and a few others seen. 



4. Turdus Pallasi. A single female, with the plumage excessively 

 worn and faded, was taken at Topeka, May ISth. 



5. *Harporhynchus rufus. Abundant. Nest and three eggs ob- 

 tained May 3d, at Leavenworth. Nest placed in bushes, several feet from 

 the ground. A nest nearly finished was also found May 19th at Topeka, 

 placed on the ground, under a small bush in an open field. 



6. *Mimus carolinensis. Abundant. 



SAXICOLIDJE. 



7. * Sialia sialis. Common. Said to be resident. 



SYLVIIDjE. 



8. *Polioptila casrula. Three specimens were seen and two taken 

 May 22d near Topeka. These were the only ones observed. 



SYLVICOLIDjE. 



9. Parula americana. Common. 



10. * Helminthophaga pinus. Not uncommon. 



11. Helminthophaga celata. Common at Leavenworth. 



12. Helminthophaga ruficapilla. Common at Leavenworth. 



13. * Dendrceca eestiva. Moderately common. The streaks on the 

 breast, in the few specimens taken, were very broad and conspicuous, much 

 broader and the colors generally much brighter than they are often seen 

 in specimens from the Eastern States. 



14. Dendrceca pennsylvanica. Not common. One specimen shot 

 at Leavenworth, and three or four others seen. Not observed at Topeka. 



15. Dendroeca Blackburniee. One specimen shot at Leavenworth, 

 May 4th, — the only one seen. 



16. * Dendrceca caerulea. One specimen taken at Leavenworth, and 

 a number of others seen. Apparently rather common in the forests of the 

 Missouri bottom. 



17. Dendrceca coronata. One specimen seen May 3d at Leaven- 

 worth, the only one observed. 



