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grove near the Bad Lands at the mouth of Monroe Canyon, Sioux 

 county, a Green-tailed Towhee came flying across the prairie and 

 alighted in a tree not far from us. Mr. Dawson at once identified 

 the bird as the Green-tailed Towhee. and since this species had not 

 been seen in the state 'before, we hastened to secure the speci- 

 men. It has been thought probable for some little time that 

 this species might be found in the western ' part of the state, but 

 it was not until this specimen was secured that we were able to 

 add this interesting bird to our state 'list. 



24. Piranga ludoviciana (Wilson) — "Western Tanager. 



The following dates on the Western Tanager are so late in the 

 fall that they are 'mentioned here. Western Tanagers were ob- 

 served in Monroe Canyon, Siovix county, on September 10, 11 and 

 17, and at Chadron on September 25. The Western Tanager seems 

 to remain considerably later in the fall in western Nebraska than 

 the Scarlet Tanager does in eastern Nebraska. 



25. Piranga crytliromclas Vieillot — Scarlet Tanager. 



On August 25 Mr. Mickel secured a male Scarlet Tanager at 

 Meadville, Neb., in the woods along the Niobrara river. This bird 

 was molting and presented a strange appearance in its interme- 

 diate plumage, with here and there splashes of scarlet. 



26. BombyciUa ccdroruni Vieillot — Cedar Waxwing. 



On August 22 Mr. Mickel secured a juvenal male Cedar Wax- 

 wing at Meadville, Neb., in the woods along the Niobrara river. 

 Adult Cedar Waxwings were observed in the same locality on Au- 

 gust 24. The fact that a .iuvenile bird waS' present here in August 

 may indicate that the Cedar Waxwings nest along the Niobrara 

 river somewhere near this locality. 



27. Dendroica caeriilrscrns caerulescens (Gmelin) — Black-throated 



Blue Warbler. 

 There have been 'no records of this species in the state for a 

 number of years, even in eastern Nebraska, where one would most 

 expect to find it. We were quite surprised therefore, to find a 

 Biack-throated Blue Warbler on September 19 in Monroe Canyon, 

 Sioux county. The specimen was taken to establish the record, 

 which is of interest not only with reference to the Nebraska fauna, 

 but also in relation to the western limits of the range of this 

 species. 



28. Dendroica magnolia (Wilson) — Magnolia Warbler. 



This warbler is 'occasionally met with in eastern Nebraska, but 

 has not been recorded before from western Nebraska. On Septem- 

 ber 12 we secured a female Magnol'- Warbler in Monroe Canyon,' 

 Sioux county. 



