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50. Chondestes GRAMMiCA. LarlvFincb. Very com- 

 mon in stumpy fields where their beautiful song is heard 

 at all hours of the daj'. 



51. ZoNOTRiCHiA QUERULA. Harris's SparroAv. Saw 

 half a dozen specimens in all. Found in low bushes in 

 company with the White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia 

 alhicolUs). 



52. Zoj^OTRiCHiAALBicoLLis. Wliite-throated Sparrow. 

 Very abundant. 



53. Spizella MONTANA. Tree Sparrow. Common. 



54. Spizella domestica. Chipping Sparrow. Not 

 very common. 



55. Spizella pallida. Clay-colored SparroAv. Com- 

 mon. Frequents the neighborhood of cultivated land. 



b^. JuNCO HYEMALis. Bkck Snowbird. Very abun- 

 dant. 



57. JuNCO OREGONUS. Oregon Snowbird. Saw about 

 half a -dozen individuals in company with the precedino-. 

 The last one was seen May 10. 



58. Melospiza FASCiATA. Soug Sparrow. Very abun- 

 dant. 



59. Melospiza palustris. Swamp Sparrow. Saw one 

 or two specimens. 



60. PipiLO ERYTHROPHTHALMUS. Cliewiuk ; Towhee. 

 Conmion in thick bushy localities. 



bl. Zamelodia ludoviciana. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. 

 Very common. 



62. DoLiCHONYx ORYZivoROUS. Bobolink. Common 

 in cultivated meadows. 



63. MoLOTHRUS ATER. Cowbird. Very common. 



64. Xanthocephalus icterocephalus. Yellow-headed 

 Blackbird. Saw^ a few. Very common a little later in the 

 Year. 



