1921 BIRDS OF MONTAIMA 45 



dates : Gallatin County, May 2«, 1909 ; Tetou County, May 26, 1912. and Novem- 

 ber 9, 1912. Fergus County, Ajtril 28, 1903; Great Falls, April 2(J, 1892; Terry, 

 October 4, 1903 (Cooke, 1914a, pp. 45-46); Dutton, April 26, 1916 (DuBois, 

 MS) ; and Flathead Lake, October 23, 1917 (Sloanaker. MS). 



64. 



Lobipes lobatus (Linnaeus 



NoliTIIERN I'HALARIIPE 



A migrant throughout the state. The present records show that it is a spring 

 migrant mainly, if not entirel.y, in the eastern lialf, and a fall migrant in the 

 western half. Spring records are from Custer and Dawson counties only, where 

 three were shot on May 21, 1899, and others seen later (Cameron, 1907, p. 252; 

 1900. pp. 67-70). Four were taken at Fort Keogh, June IS, 1S9!) (Tliornc, 1895, 

 p. 213). Fall I'eeords: iioeky Moun- 

 tains, Augu.st 16, 1874 (Coues, 18741i. 

 p. 637) ; Fort Ellis, thirty or forty seen 

 in August (Grinnell, 1876, p. 651); 

 Gallatin County, September (Rich- 

 mond and Knowlton, 1894, p. 302) ; 



Teton County, August 13-September 

 4, 1911 (Saunders, 1914a, p. 129): 

 Flathead Lake, regular migrant, taken 

 August 27, 1900 (Silloway, 1901a. 

 41). In Bitterroot Valley it is a regu- 

 lar fall migrant. A young of the year 

 taken July 5, 1909. Two secured Aug- 

 ust 24, 1910. Three seen in Septem- 

 ber, 1910. Two taken September 7, 

 1911. Comi 

 September, 

 1913 (Bailey, 



recorded as taken in Fergus County, pig, n, ^1,.^,. .,^.m, |.;(n;s uf the s.ika. 

 but the date is not given, so whether Choteau, Teton County; June IS, 



spring or fall nngrant in this localit\- ^^l- Ekihteen eocs were in this 



. . ' nest, fifteen of wiikh ai!e visiiuj: 



IS not certain (Silloway, 1903a, p. 1 <). ,;, .j.^^, pkture. 



65. 



Steganopus tricolor \'ieillot 



WlLSCIN PllALAUIU'E 



Summer resident along the northern bonier of the state, and less commonly 

 farther south. Migrant in the eastern part. Breeding records: ^lilk Rivei' and 

 vicinity (Coues, 1874b, p. 637) ; Lake Bowdoiii. paii' jirobably breeding. June 

 19, 1903 (Willett, 1907, p. 105); Gallatin County (Saunders, 1911a, p. 34); 

 near Helena (Saunders, 1912e, p. 218) ; Teton County, downy young found in 

 June (Saunders, 1914a, p. 130); Bitterroot Valley, one taken June 7, 1913 

 (Bailey, 1913b, p. 184) ; Dutton, downy young found July 5, 1917 (DuBois, MS). 



