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. 
INO Male. Greensboro. Jan. 21, 1893. W. C. Avery. 
117. STURNELLA MAGNA MAGNA (Linnezus). 
MEADOWLARK. 
“Oldfield Lark.” 
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 magna, 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 (Linnzus). 
ORCHARD ORIOLE. 
“Abundant. Summer resident. Breeds.’ (1891a). 
No. 20. Male-juv. Greensboro. May 18, 1887. W. GC. Avery. 
No. 457. Male-juv. Greensboro. Apr. 14, 1890. W. CGC. 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. 8534. Female. Greensboro. May 6, 1891. 
