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were somewhat more numerous than the other species and 

 were seen rej^rularly from May 15 to June 1 in 1912, as 

 well as on August 31 and September 2 in the preceding fa: 



140. Plancsticus migratoriiis (Linnaeus) — Robin. 



Tile onlv time I saw the Robin at Halsey was on IMay 

 29, ]912. "R. H. Wolcott saw it in July, 1908 and on Oc- 

 tober 27-29, 1910. M. IT. Swpuk found it abundant about 

 the Reserve. Probably it does not breed in this locality. 



141. Sialia sialis Hjinnaeus) — Bluebird. 



The ]>luebird is recorded by F. M. Chapman from this 

 locality, and it was noted near the Reserve buildings by 

 M. H. Swenk, October 28, 1910. I failed to find the species 

 present. Like the Robin, the Bluebird is apparently only 

 ? migrant at this point. 



142. Sialia cnmicoides (Beehstein) — Mountain Bluebird. 



On JMay 26, 1912, as I rode slowly along the valley of 

 the Dismal river, resting v^y horse after the tiresome suc- 

 cession of hills and hollows which we had crossed since 

 early morning on our Avay from the Loup river, I saw a 

 lone wanderer in the form of a Mountain Bluebird, perched 

 on a weed stalk some distance ahead of me. It rose at my 

 approach and flew to a position a short distance beyond, 

 displaying as it did so the beautiful coloration of the back, 

 wings and tail, which is so different from the blue of the 

 eastern Bluebird — to my mind much more delicate and 

 more handsome in every particular. This bird repeated its 

 maneuver several times but finally flew to the timber along 

 the river, where I lost sight of it. We must consider the 

 species as a straggler here, although it is common and 

 breeds in the pine-covered region along the v/estern edge 

 of the state. 



UNVERIFIED RECORDS. 



The following birds have been reported on various occa- 

 sions by different observers, but the records are not en- 

 tirely without question, and it has been thought best to list 

 the species separately: 



[Cyanocephalus cyanocephahis (Weid) — Pinion Jay. 



The Pinion Jay has been reported as occurring during 

 migration at the Reserve and may probably be a regular 

 visitor to the region.] 



