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a flock of about a dozen twelve miles west, at Glen. Breeds from 
early April to late in June: 
491. Nucifraga columbiana (Wilson) CLARKE NUTCRACKER. 
Northwestern Nebraska; occasionally seen in summer on Pine 
ridge where it may breed. In fall and winter spreading south and 
east to Sidney, Kearney, North Platte, and even to Omaha. 
2. *Cyanocephalus cyanocephalus (Wied)—PrInion Jay. 
Common resident, spending the summer and occasionally breeding 
along Pine Ridge in Sioux, Dawes, and Sheridan counties; in winter 
wandering in flocks eastward to Cherry county, Long Pine, North 
Platte, Fullerton, ete. 
Famity ICTERIDZ—BuackspirDs, ORIOLES, AND MEADOWLARKS 
. Body deep black with conspicuously contrasting, sharply defined, un- 
broken patches of bright yellow, scarlet, white, or chestnut some- 
Wheres And cwithobsshReA Kis. 0 crete ccto oeevesmels Niece ee epenenen eam) 
. Body entirely deep black, brownish, or slaty grayish, unstreaked 
and without an unbroken patch of bright color anywhere, though 
sometimes varied with broken rusty or yellowish which is never 
sharply defined. A sda sat) 
. Body above beaoraen or rdadley streaked, below. "lighter with conspicu- 
ous streaks on the sides........ : ns eta) 
. Body olivaceous above and dul vallawio or orange sWeloe. anetnaneed: ALS) 
2. Belly deep black; marsh birds (3)—uniform chestnut or 
orange; arboreal evaN by eee we se) 
Black; rump, and shoulders white, back nee ncviee Siete Taal echt 
ers acute at tip... ..- aa ‘Boboltuk, male. 
Black; head, and breast vy allo Beecout some aie ae onatiad bill; a iste 
wing-patch....... “a . Yellow-headed Blackbird, male. 
Black; shoulders scarlet gordered ay hoe Sot bt S25 Meee eee (4) 
4. Smaller, with a longer, slenderer bill; wing about 4!, depth 
of bill at base about 4 inch; middle wing-coverts paler buff © 
im winters 5252.0 aie. .Red-winged Blackbird, male. 
4. Larger, with a sioner thicker bill, wing about 5 inches, depth 
of bill at base decidedly over 4 inch; middle wing-coverts 
deeper bitin winter: a5. sss be Northern Redwing, male. 
Black; with breast, belly, lower back, and rump chestnut. a 
‘Orchard ‘Oriole: male. 
; Black: an ipecnce Belle iene back, and rump with most of tail 
OTAN Ge?) .a--8. nG)) 
6. Head aaecle. aul, anes ea Rese nenain orange Sith, some 
black at base and greater wing-coverts black broadly edged 
with white. ...... ata. .Baltimore Oriole, male. 
6. Head black with ohecks ane ree over eyes yellow, outer tail 
feathers with the black near the tip, and a large wholly white 
patch on greater wing-coverts............Bullock Oriole, male. 
. Tail rounded, the outer feathers about an inch shorter than inner 
