Bird Life of No«th Dakota 8i 



This species was not seen in the field, but the WilUams Collection con- 

 tains one taken at Grafton, April 24, 1919, and Mr. William Shunk noted 

 one near Anselm in 191 5. 



315. Hylocichla guttata scquoiensis (Belding). Sierra Hermit Thrush. 

 Mr. Russell Reid sent a bird collected at Bismarck, April 26, 1921, to 



Mr. H. C. Oberholser, who identified it as this species. 



316. Planesticiis migratorius migratorius (Linnaeus). Robin. 



CouES, 1878, p. 549; found in abundance at Pembina, where it was breeding in 

 the wooded river bottom. Specimens were collected there, June 12 to 24, and at 

 Mouse River, September 16, 1873. Schmidt, 1904; all over the state. Larson, 1913, 

 p. 94; two seen January 26, 1913, IMcKenzie County. Judo, 1917, p. 28; in 1910 one 

 of the most common nesting birds about Cando. Freeman. IQ19, p. 16; very common 

 sumimer resident, March 18. 



It is a common bird throughout the state. 



317. Sialia sialis sialis (Linnaeus). Bluebird. 



CouEs, 1878, p. 553; the eastern bluebird was not observed at Pembina. Schmidt, 

 1904; all over the state. Judd, 1917, p. 28; rare summer visitor, but is becoming 

 more common as the country is settled. Freeman, iqiq, p. 16; fairly common sum- 

 mer resident, March 22. 



This species was at Devils Lake May 2, 1921, and it was seen at Medora 

 June 23, also at Williston, on the Missouri River, July 7, 192 1. Mrs. Dana 

 Wright, of Jamestown, \vrites that she saw a bluebird May 10, and that a 

 pair usually nest in a neighbor's yard. 



318. Sialia currucoides (Bechstein). Mountain Bluebird. 



Baird, 1858. p. 225; a male was taken at Fort Union, July i, 1843, by J. J. Audu- 

 bon. CouES, 1897, p. 50; Audubon says, June 21 Sprague shot a superb specimen of 

 the arctic bluebird: p. 70; on July 7,. saw others at Fort Union. Schmidt, 1904; western 

 North Dakota. Judd, 1917, p. 28; rare early spring visitor. Irregular in its appear- 

 ance here. 



I saw three western bluebirds, June 17, in the petrified forest, twelve 

 miles north of Medora, and there was also one at the Peaceful Valley Ranch, 

 on the Little Missouri River, on June 17, 1921. There is a mounted bird 

 in the Williams Collection taken at Grafton, April 10, 192 1. 



Introduced Species 



319. Passer doincsticus (Linnaeus). English Sparrow. 



This species has occupied nearly all of the state, and is all too common 

 about dwellings and towns. 



320. Coliniis virgiuianus virginianus (Linnjeus). Bob-white. 



Hoffman, 1882, p. 403; two individuals were seen near Fort Berthold in Sep- 

 tember. These no doubt came from Fort Sully, where some were liberated about 

 three or four years before. Schmidt, 1904; rare, introduced. Judd, 1917, p. 15; 

 admitted on hearsay; heard of a flock of a dozen near Grand Harbor, 1894-1895, 

 presumably shipped in and turned loose there. Freeman, 1919, p. 12; rare, no data. 



