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one place they were numerous. As we neared the Minnesota 

 line native trees began to put in appearance, and water became 

 more abundant. But across the river in Minnesota the phj-si- 

 cal conditions seemed so different that a separate horizon was 

 kept. It will be .seen from the lists that the bird life was not a 

 little different also. Doubtless more Minnesota forms would 

 have been seen in North Dakota if the time of day had been 

 favorable. 



North Dakota. Aug. 14. 



Pectoral Sandpi])er. 

 Vellowle.wjs. 

 Solitary Sandpiper. 

 Bartramian Sandpiper. 

 Long-billed Curlew. 

 Killdeer. 

 Prairie Hen. 



Prairie Sharp-tailed Grouse. 

 Mourning Dove. 

 Marsh Hawk. 

 Swainson's Hawk. 

 Ferruginous Rough-leg. 

 Desert Sparrow Hawk. 

 Prairie Falcon. 

 Burrowing Owl 

 Belted Kingfisher. 

 Western Nighthawk. 

 Red-headed Woodpecker. 

 Red-shafted Flicker 



Kingbird. 



Arkan.'ias Kingbird. 

 Desert Horned I^rk 

 American Crow 

 Bobolink. 



Western Meadow lark. 

 Brewer's Blackbird. 

 American Goldfinch. 

 Chestnut-collared Longspur. 

 Western Vesper Sparrow. 

 Western Chipping Sparrow. 

 Song Sparrow. 

 Lark Bunting. 

 Cliff Swallow. 

 Barn Swallow. 

 White-rumped Shrike. 

 Red-eyed Vireo. 

 Brown Thrasher. 



in Minnesota timber became more abundant and small 

 lakes glimmered everywhere. Here and there broken skele- 

 tons of huge trees told the story of great forest fires, and 

 brought back the picture of the fire swept mountain sides 

 bristling with blackened needles. We have passed from the 

 desert into a garden. 



Western Minnesota. Aug. 14. 



Pied-billed Grebe. 

 Blue-winged Teal 

 Great Blue Heron. 

 Wilson s Snipe 

 Greater Yellow -legs. 

 Vellow-legs. 

 Mourning Dove. 



Nighthawk 



Kingbird. 



Prairie Horned Lark. 



American Crow. 



Bobolink. 



Redwinge<l Blackbird. 



Western Meadowlark 



