72 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA 



"Winter resident. A few remain all the year and nest 

 here. Abundant." (1891a). 



No. 69. Male. Greensboro. June 2, 1888. W. C. Avery. 

 No. 70. Female. Greensboro. June 2, 1888. W. C. Avery. 

 No. 326. Male. Greensboro. Dec. 23, 1889. W. C. Avery. 

 No Male. Greensboro. Jan. 21, 1893. W. C. Avery. 



117. STURNELLA MAGNA MAGNA (Linn^us). 



Meadowlark. 



"Oldfield Lurk." 



It is not certain that the first recorded meadowlark, 

 taken Jan. 26, 1878, was of this subspecies, but as three 

 of the four meadowlarks now in the collection are refer- 

 able to magwa, and argutula was not described until 

 twenty-one years later, it seems reasonable to place the 

 record here. Dr. Avery records the fact that the stomach 

 of this specimen "contained portions of beetles," and 

 writes that the species is "very common in this state." 



It is certain that the northern form is abundant in Ala- 

 bama during the fall and winter months. 



No. 377. Female. Greensboro. Feb. 21, 1890. W. C. Avery. 

 No. 764. Male. Greensboro. Oct. 18, 1890. W. C. Avery. 

 No. 1098. Male. Greensboro. Oct. 25, 1893. W. C. Avery. 



118. STURNELLA MAGNA ARGUTULA (Bangs). 

 Southern Meadowlark. 



"Abundant. Resident. Breeds." (1891a). 



Dr. Avery recorded the meadowlark as "common in 

 the pine woods on Perdido Bay" Sept. 16-Oct. 2, 1892. 

 Possibly both forms were included in his observations. 



No. 1032. Female. Greensboro. Mar. 28, 1893. W. C. Avery. 



119. ICTERUS SPURIUS (Linnaius). 

 Orchard Oriole. 



"Abundant, Summer resident. "Breeds." (1891a). 



No. 20. Male-juv. Greensboro. May 18, 1887. W. C. Avery. 



No. 457. Male-juv. Greensboro. Apr. 14, 1890. W. C. Avery. 



No. 466. Male-juv. Greensboro. Apr. 19, 1890. W. C. Avery. 



No. 475. Male-juv. Greensboro. Apr. 21, 1890. W. C. Avery. 



No. 480. Male. Greensboro. Apr. 26, 1890. W. C. Avery. 



No. 482. Male. Greensboro. Apr. 26, 1890. W. C. Avery. 



No. 834, Female. Greensboro. May 6, 1891, 



