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474c. Otocoris alpestris arenicola Hensh. — Desert Horned Lark. Common 

 resident westward. 



475. Pica pica hudsonica (Sab.). — American Magpie. Eesident westward, 

 rare in winter. 



477. Cyaiiocitta cristata (Linn.). — Blue Ja^'. Abundant in summer, com- 

 mon in winter. 



484. Perisoreus canadensis (Linn.). — Canada Jay. Eare, from north in 

 winter. West Point, Crawford (L. Bruner). 



486. Corvus corax sinuatus (WagL). — American Raven. Eesident wher- 



ever found in Nebraska, btit now surely quite rare. 



487. Corvus cryptoleuciis Couch. — White-necked Eaven. Two records for 



the state— Sidney (L. Bruner); Cherry Co. (I. S. Trostler). 



488. Corvus americanus Aud. — Crow. Abundant resident. 



491. Nucifraffa Columbiana (Wils.). — ^Clarke's Nutcracker. Extreme west- 



ern Nebraska, rare resident. 



492. Cyanocephalus cpanocephalus (Wied.). — Pinon Jay. Eesident in 



western Nebraska. Sioux Co., February 19, 1896 (L. Bruner). 



498. Agelaius phfeniceus (Linn.). — Eed-winged Blackbird. Occasionally 

 winters about cattle yards (J. M. Bates). 



5016. SUtrneUa magna neglecta (Aud.). — Western Meadow-lark. Very few 

 w^intering. December, 1897, several seen at Beatrice. 



509. Scolecophagus carolinus (Miill.). — Eusty Blackbird. A few remain 

 all winter (L. Bruner). Uncommon winter resident (M. Cary). 



5116. Quiscahis quiscula reneus (Eidgw.). — Bronzed Grackle. This bird 

 seems to be getting commoner as a winter bii-d. A flock of about 

 thirty remained throughout the v\dnter of 1900-1901, near Beatrice. 

 They were observed frequently, and on February 5, 1901, a speci- 

 men was obtained. They were at all. times very shy, and subsisted 

 entirely upon waste grain, spending the greater part of the day 

 in the fields. At night they roosted in a small cedar grove. 

 Lincoln, January 22, 1900 (J. S. Hunter). 



514. Coccothraustes vespertinus (Cooper). — Evening Grosbeak. Straggler 



in late fall and winter from northwest. 



515. Pinicola enucleator leucura (Miill.). — Pine Grosbeak. Irregular win- 



ter visitor. 

 517. Carpodacus purpureus (Gmel.). — Purple Finch. Irregular migrant 

 and winter resident (1. S. Trostler). Omaha, in winter (L. 

 Bruner). 



521. Loxia curvirostra minor (Brehm). — Eed Crossbill. Common winter 



resident. Beatrice, January' 14, 1901. 

 521a. Loxia curvirostra strickJandi Eidg^v. — Mexican Crossbill. Neligh, 

 December 9, 1898 (M. Cary). Under Ridgway's restriction of this 

 form to New ]\Iexico. Arizona, and southward, our form probably 

 becomes L. c. bendirei Eidgw., Bendire's Ci-ossbill. At least, the new 

 form is recorded from Omaha (Eidgway). 



522. Loxia leucoptera Gmel. — ^White-winged Crossbill. Eare winter vis- 



itor. West Point, Omaha, December, 1887 (L. Bruner). 

 524. Leucosticte tepJirocotis Swains. — Gray-crowned Leucosticte. Common 



winter resident in western Nebraska. Sioux Co., February 18, 



1896 (L. Bruner). 

 528. Acanthis linaria (Linn.). — Eedpoll. An irregular but at times 



abundant winter visitor. Beatrice, February 20, 1899. 



