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other Blackbirds, feeding on grain. Generally a few accompany every herd of 
cattle. 
Bottineau, Dak. (western edge of Turtle Mountain), August 22-30, 1887.—Com- 
mon in flocks with Red-winged Blackbirds. 
Fort Buford, Dak., September 1-20, 1887.—A few seen with the Blackbirds early 
in September ; none seen as late at September 20, 
# ae BoBoLink (Dolichonyx oryzivorous). 
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Grand Forks, Dak., July 19, 1857.—Found one flock of about 20 feeding in an 
oat-field. The males are changing color ; some are half brown. 
Pembina, Dak., July and August, 1887.—Common; breeds. Seen mostly in flocks 
Ns feeding on grain. ; 
pts Devil’s Lake, Ramsey County, Dak., August 6-19, 1887.—Common in floeks of 
a from 25 to a less number ; nearly always found in a field of unripe oats. The old 
males are about half black and white, and half yellow. Afew young have unde- 
veloped tails. . 
Bottineau, Dak. (western edge of Turtle Mountain), August 22-80, 1887.—Com- 
mon in small flocks, feeding on grain. 
Flandreau, Moody County Dak., May 25-31, 1887.—Numerous. - 
Fort Sisseton, Marshall County, Dak., June 15-18, 1887.—Numerous. 
Fort Buford, Dak., September, 1887.—One seen September 20. 
Round Lake, Nobles County, Minn., May 12, 1887.—Common. 
Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minn., May 13-22, 1887.—Numerous. 
vM Ortonville, Big Stone County Minn., June 13, 1887.—Numerous. 
Brown’s Valley, Traverse County, Minn., June 21-July 8, 1887.—Tolerably com- 
m. mon, but not numerous. 
FRANKLIN'S GULL (Larus franklin). 
i Devil’s Lake, Ramsey County, Dakota, August, 1887.—Numerous. Flocks of from 
50 to 500 were seen every day flying over the prairie in thé afternoon. They were 
seldom far from the lake before noon. They feed on grasshoppers, and generally . 
choose a field or level piece of prairie and circle around ina loose flock, coming 
My to within a few feet of the ground (just sweeping the grass tops), but I have not 
seen them light. August 11 [had a fine opportunity to watcha flock. They came 
from the lake at 3 p.m. At first a small flock arrived, but at 3.15 it had increased 
_. to 800 or 400 birds. The place was a large area of Jow grassy prairie where grass- 
E hoppers were very abundant. The Gulls civcled round and round near the grass 
tops until 3.30 p.m., and then all at once rose and flew away to the lake or to some 
other feeding ground. 
Flandreau, Moody County, May 25-31, 1887.—Saw 5 following the river. 
Fort Sisseton, Marshall County, June 15-18, [887.—Common, 
Round Lake, Minn., May 12, 1887.—Common. 
Heron Lake, Jackson County, Minn., May 13-22, 1887. Common; found no nests. 
Ortonville, Big Stone County, June 13, 1887.—Flocks are seen occasionally, but do 
not breed here. 
Brown’s Valley, Traverse County, June 2i-July 8, 1887.—Sometimes numerous 
and then not seen again for days. 
Graceville, Big Stone County, July i1, 1887.—Common on the lakes. I think they 
wae breed at the north end of Lake Traverse, as I saw several when Ientered the 
valley. 
MAMMALS. 
PANTHER; Mountain Lion (Felis concolor), 
Montana.—-Tilyou’s Ranch, Dawson County, September and October, 1887: One 
is said to have killed a number of sheep lately about 20 miles from here. 
Dakota.—Black Hills, November, 1887: Said to be common in the wildest part of 
the hills. One young was brought into town by a hunter who killed the mother 
and the other young. I saw it November 2,a few days after it was caught, and 
: think it would have weighed about 8 poundsthen. The hunter said that the old 
y one had just killed a large buck Black-tail Deer. 
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Devil’s Lake, Ramsey County, Dak., August 6-19, 1887.—Common ; in flocks with 
