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43. Poospiza Belli. Common on the Plains among the sage-brush. 



44. Spizella socialis. Abundant. 



45. Spizella pallida. Abundant. 



46. Melospiza melodia. Very abundant. A little paler than speci- 

 mens from the Atlantic States, but not so markedly so as is the case in 

 some other species. From the locality it should, however, be referable to 

 the M. fallax, a name applied to the paler form of AT. melodia from the 

 Iiocky Mountain region. 



47. Melospiza Lincolnii. Exceedingly abundant. 



48. Passerella iliaca, var. scliistacea. Not numerous. First ob- 

 tained September 10th. 



49. Goniaphea melanocephala. Common in summer. Leaves about 

 the first week of September. Called " Pea Bird," it being very fond of 

 young peas, and is hence regarded as obnoxious. 



50. Cyanospiza amcena. Not common. 



51. Pipilo erythrophthalmus, var. arcticus. Common. 



52. Pipilo chlorurus. Common after September 20th. 



ICTERIDJE. 



53. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. Common. Said to breed here. 



54. Agelaeus phceniceus. Exceedingly abundant. Flocks of thou- 

 sands seen about the marshes. In color, especially in respect to the 

 shoulder-patch, it closely resembles the form prevailing in the Atlantic 

 and Gulf States. A few specimens were taken that had very small spots of 

 black on the ends of the middle coverts, but in none were they so well devel- 

 oped as to typically represent the so-called A. gubernator. One specimen 

 was taken which had the exposed portions of the greater coverts of the 

 same color as the middle ones, thus forming a very broad conspicuous 

 brownish -yellow patch on each wing. 



55. Xanthocephalus icterocephalus. Abundant, occurring in large 

 flocks about the marshes, associating more or less with the preceding. The 

 colors vary exceedingly in different individuals, from some young females 

 that are only tinged with pale yellowish on the throat, to some males that 

 have the whole throat and breast intense orange red. 



56. Sturnella ludoviciana, var. neglecta. Abundant, typically rep- 

 resenting the so-called -S. neglecta. The notes of some individuals, how- 

 ever, were scarcely different from those of the eastern bird, though gen- 

 erally the song is dissimilar and much richer. 



57. Icterus Bullockii. Said to be common in summer. Saw only 

 stuffed specimens in collections at Salt Lake City, said to have been taken 

 in the vicinity. 



58. Scolecophagus cyanocephalus. Very abundant. 



