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be seen, quite a different aspect to this section of the avi-fauna. The addition of the next, 

 a near ally of the sparrows, makes the difference apparently still greater. 



I may here add that in Wayne County, New York, I found Z. leucophrys exceedingly com- 

 mon, far outnumbering Z. aVncollis. In a single day 1 often saw more than I have in ten 

 years in Massachusetts. 



Alaudid^e. 



52. Eremopliila alpestris. (E. cornuta Boie.) Abundant. Shot fully fledged young, May 25, 

 showing that they nest very early. I met with no young birds, nor saw indications that the 

 species was nesting later in the season, though it was present wherever I went throughout 

 the summer; hence I infer that they rear but one brood a year, and that very early, 

 probably laying their eggs by the first of April. 



Icterid^e. 



53. Molothrus pecoris Swain. Common. 



54. Dolichonyx oryzivorus Swain. Common. 



55. Agehcus phoeniceus Vieill. Abundant. 



56. Xanthocephalus icterocephalus Bon. Seen flying over. Said to breed in great numbers 

 in the Calumet marshes. 



57. Sturnella magna Swain. Abundant. Notes appreciably different from those of its 

 representatives in New England, approaching in the variation those of the so-called S. 

 neglecta. 



58. Icterus Baltimore Daud. Not particularly common. 



59. Icterus spurius Bon. Represented in about the same numbers as the preceding. 



GO. Scolecophagus ferruginous Swain. Occasional. In October I found this species very 

 abundant in Kalamazoo and Van Buren counties, Mich., occurring in large flocks, and out- 

 numbering all the other Blackbirds; most of the others having perhaps already passed 

 southwards. Among them were specimens referable in every particular to the so-called S. 

 cyanocephalus. Beech-nuts seemed its favorite food. 



61. Quiscalus versicolor Vieill. Common. 



Coevid^e. 



62. Corvus americanus Aud. Common. 



63. Cyanura cristata Swain. Excessively common, and comparatively domestic, nesting 

 unsuspiciously in the shrubbery and shade-trees of the towns. 



Tyrannid^e. 



64. Tyrannus carolinensis Bd. Common. 



65. Myiarchus crinitus Cab. Common. 



66. Sayornis fuscus Bd. Common. 



67. Contopus virens Cab. Common. 



68. Contopus borealis Bd. Rather common. 



69. Empidonax minimus Bd. Common. 



70. Empidonax flaviventris Bd. Several specimens taken in a couple of days ; probably 

 rather common. 



