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eastern and the southern forms, the latter ranoin^r into the south- 

 Avestern section of the State. In a pair from Corydon, Henderson 

 County, taken on May 14, the wing in the male is 123.5 mm. and in 

 the female 109.8 mm. They are rather deep yellow below, in this 

 seeming slightly intermediate toward the southern form, and are a 

 little dark above. While slightly intermediate they belong with the 

 northern bird. An adult male from Brandenburg, taken on April 

 30, with the wing 122.4 mm., is similar to them, as is a male taken at 

 Bardstown, April 14, 1877, by C. W. Beckham, which has the wing 

 120 mm. Two fall males, shot 11 miles south of Brownsville on No- 

 vember 11, which measure 118.4 and 118.9 mm., are also rather bright 

 below, though lighter above. A breeding male collected 4 miles east 

 of Monticello on June 16, with the wing 117.3, is definitely intennedi- 

 ate in its brighter breast and is placed somewhat arbitrarily with 

 magna. More material is desirable from this area to settle the status 

 of its breeding birds. A female from Mount Vernon, secured on 

 October 5, is light in color and has the wing 105.3 mm. An adult 

 female from Middlesboro, September 29, measures 106.9 mm. A 

 juvenile bird just from the nest was collected at Fullerton, Greenup 

 County, on July 13. 



STURNELLA MAGNA ARGUTULA Bangs: Southern Meadowlark 



This race of meadowlark, distinguished by small size, brighter 

 yellow below, and darker hue above, is found in southwestern 

 Kentucky. An adult male shot on June 1 on the banks of the 

 Mississippi, in the small section of Fulton County that lies in a loop 

 of the river south of New Madrid, Mo., is distinctly bright yellow 

 below and dark above and has the wing 112 mm. Another male 

 taken on May 30 about 4 miles southwest of Hickman, with the wing 

 measuring 116.8, is even darker above and brighter below. Fall 

 specimens include two males from Trigg County that also are identi- 

 fied as the southern race. One from Canton, November 2, measures 

 116.8, and one from 5 miles northeast of Golden Pond, November 3, 

 has the wing 115.3. The color in these two is deep. Two males 

 obtained 9 miles northeast of Madisonville on October 21, which 

 measure 116 and 116.8 mm., also belong in this series. The limit of 

 the ranges between the two forms in southwestern Kentucky thus is 

 indicated, though further collecting is necessary to determine the 

 northern limit of the race argutula. 



AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS PHOENICEUS (Linnaeus) : Eastern Red-wing 



A fair series obtained both in the breeding season and in the time 

 of fall migration contains only specimens of this form. Records are 

 as follows: 4 miles southwest of Hickman, near the northern ex- 



