58 Norman A. Wood 



River, Septemlier i6 to October X 1873. Hoffman, 1882, p. 400; several specimens 

 from the flocks of blackbirds. CouES, 1897, p. 48; Audubon says Harris and Bell 

 brought in three or four blackbirds nearly allied to the rusty grackle, but with a 

 much shorter and straighter bill. Dr. Coues in a foot-note says this is Quiscalus 

 brezveri of Audubon. It was new to our fauna when thus dedicated to his friend, 

 Dr. Thomas M. Brewer, of Boston, but had already been described by Wagler from 

 Mexico as Psarocolius cyanocephalus. Judd, 1917, p. 22; a few pair usually breed 

 on the outskirts of the Turtle Mountains. 



I first saw this species in the Turtle Mountains on June 5, 192 1 ; later, 

 June 14, I found it to be common at Medora. The second week in July it 

 was seen at Bottineau. Numbers of adults and young were at Grafton, July 

 24 and 25, 192 1, and Mr. Williams told me that the species nested commonly 

 near the town. 



203. Quiscalus quiscula crneus Ridgway. Bronzed Grackle. 



Coues, 1878, p. 606; abundant at Pembina, where it was breeding in June in the 

 hollows of trees. Occurred sparingly along Mouse River in the fall, October 3, 1873, 

 and at Pcmbinaj, June 4 to 22, 1873. Hoffman, 1882, p. 400; several flocks pass 

 across the village each day from the agency fields to the ponds of water west of 

 the settlement. Judd, 191 7, p. 22; tolerably common summer resident. 



It was common at Devils Lake after May 3, 1921, and also throughout 

 the state. On July 11, 191 1, Mr. Henry Williams shot a bird at Bottineau 

 that had a band on the leg (No. 431). Tliis species, like all the blackbirds, 

 is very beneficial in its food habits. 



204. Hesperiphona vespertina vespertina (W. Cooper). Evening Grosbeak. 



Judd. 1917, p. 22; rare straggler, only two or three records in a number of years 

 in early spring. FrEEMan, 1919, p. 14; irregular winter visitant. Fairly common 

 the last few years in January, February, and March. 



There is a mounted specimen in the Agricultural College Museum and 

 one in the Williams Collection, both taken at Grafton, December 20, 1908, 

 by Henry Williams, who reports that the species is common each winter, 

 feeding on the seeds of the box elder. 



205. Pinicola enucleator leucura (Miiller). Pine Grosbeak. 



Judd. 1917, p. 22; irregular winter visitant in small flocks. FrEEmax, 1910, p. 14; 

 rare winter visitant, April 2. 



The only specimens I saw with data were in the Williams Collection, 

 and a female in the Agricultural College Museum at Fargo, both 

 taken at Grafton, January 4, 1910, by Henrys Williams. 



206. Carpvdacus purpureus purpureus (Gmelin). Purple Finch. 



Coues, 1874, p. 106; found breeding in the Turtle Mountains, North Dakota, in 

 July. CouES, 1878, p. 577; found in small numbers in the Turtle Mountains during 

 the latter part of July; doubtless breeds in this locality; a female was taken July 

 28, 1873. Judd, 1917, p. 22; rarely seen on the prairies. Breeds in the Turtle 

 Mountains. 



The Williams Collection contains a mounted specimen taken at Grafton, 

 May 27, 1909. 



