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100. [498] Aijt'Juiim phdinccus (Liuu. ). Red-wiuged Blackbird.* 



Abundant niigraiit and common suninK^r resident. March 4 to jSovem- 

 ber IG. There are two nests each containiny two eufis in the University 

 collection taken by ('. H. Kolhnan. ISS."). A liird witli striking dress and 

 musical call, as often observed remote from as neai' bodit's of water dur- 

 ing the migrations. 



MIGKATION RECORD. 



101. [501] S in nirlla mar/ na CLinn.). Meadowlark.* Fig. 17. 



The MeadoAvlark is an abundant snmmei- resi(U'nt and not uncommon 

 winter resident. It liecomes abundant at some time from .lanuary to 

 March: January 21, 1!I(13 to Marcli Hi. l.S!)<) (X. K. M.i. 



They have been observed gregarious and with no tendency to pairing 

 Marcli .'^l. and mated .\i)ril 7 in the same year. 'I'lie nest with full com- 

 plement of eggs was found May 1, 'ti.', ((". <;. L.i; May 7, '01; and four 

 young and an egg were found May !<•. "ol. Tlu'y seem to be careless 

 sometimes in regard to tlie disposal of the eggs. A nest with four 

 yoimg was found .May 27. "<t1 (W. 1.. 11. i; twn days later the young 



