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wind kept the leaves in constant motion. As I watched, a female 

 Orchard Oriole flew into the top of a small cottonwood, and on 

 looking closely I discovered a nest. Several sticks thrown into 

 the tree failed to frighten off the parent nor would she leave until 

 I began to climb the trunk. The nest was made of grass stems 

 that had been gathered while green, but which were now faded. 

 It was attached by the rim, and small twigs were woven firmly 

 into the sides and bottom. The nest contained five fresh eggs. 



The male bird collected is in second year plumage, but has the 

 upper and lower tail coverts, abdomen and lower chest washed 

 with chestnut, a few black markings on crown and scapulars, and 

 the external rectrix on the right side black. 



36. Icterus galbula (Linnaeus). — Baltimore Oriole. 



Fairly common; breeding. One was seen May 24 and an adult 

 male was collected May 26 in the cottonwoods along the South 

 Canadian River. 



37. Quisciilus quisculus aeneas Ridgeway. — Bronzed Grackle. 

 Common; breeding. An adult female in rather worn plumage 



was taken May 25. On this day I found a breeding colony num- 

 bering between thirty and forty pairs in a small grove. The nests 

 were placed from seven to thirty feet from the ground. Most of 

 them contained young. I collected one set of four fresh eggs from 

 a nest about seven feet from the ground. This nest was made of 

 grass, weed stems and leaves, with a cup of hardened mud lined 

 with fine grasses. A second set that I collected was so badly in- 

 cubated that it could not be preserved. 



38. Astragalinus tristis tristis (Linnaeus). — Goldfinch. 

 A few seen. 



39. Passer domesticus (Linnaeus.) — House Sparrow. 

 Common in the town of Minco. 



(to be concluded.) 



