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82. Pipilo maculatus arcticus. Northern Towhee. — Rare. 



83. Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Towhee. — Common summer resident ; 

 breeds. 



84. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. Bobolink. — Abundant; breeds. The 

 males arrive early in May in flocks of thirty to fifty; the females a little 

 later and singly: at least, I have never seen any in flocks. 



85. Molothrus ater. Cowbird. — Altogether too abundant; it out- 

 numbers the Red-winged Blackbird in this locality. Remains longer in 

 the fall and arrives earlier in the spring than any of the other Icteridse, 

 with probably the exception of Sturnella ncglecta. 



86. Xanthocephalus icterocephalus. Yellow-headed Blackbird. — 

 Abundant in summer. The farmer's best friend, following the plow in 

 large numbers, often in company with Franklin's Gull and the Purple 

 Grackle, picking up larvae, etc. 



87. Agelaeus phceniceus. Red-winged Blackbird. — Abundant; 

 breeds. 



SS. Sturnella neglecta. Western Meadow Lark. — Abundant. One 

 of our earliest arrivals, and the last to depart. The eastern form, 5. 

 magna, has not as yet made its appearance here. 



89. Icterus spurius. Orchard Oriole. — Common; breeds. 



90. Icterus galbula. Baltimore Oriole. — Breeds. 



91. Icterus bullocki. Bullock's Oriole. — More common than the 

 last. 



92. Scolecophagus ferrugineus. Rusty Grackle. — Rare during the 

 migrations; in some years I have not seen it. 



93. Scoleocophagus cyanocephalus. Brewer's Blackbird. — Like 

 the foregoing, is rare here. Breeds in limited numbers. 



94. Quiscalus purpureus aeneus. Bronzed Grackle. — Nearly as 

 abundant as the Cowbird. Breeds along all our streams. 



95. Corvus corax carnivorus. Raven. — Formerly more abundant than 

 now. Occasionally observed in winter, intermingling with Crows. I 

 doubt its breeding here. 



96. Corvus frugivorus. Crow. — Abundant; resident; breeds. 



97. Picicorvus columbianus. Clarke's Nutcracker. — Accidental. 

 Two seen and one shot, October, 1S83. 



98. Pica rustica hudsonica. Black-billed Magpie. — This bird, which 

 was formerly very common here in winter, frequenting trappers' camps 

 and farmyards, has within the last four years disappeared entirely. Those 

 seen as late in the summer as July by Professor Aughey must have been 

 exceptional, as they never remained here longer than till the last week of 

 March. 



99. Cyanocitta cristata. Blue Jay. — Now quite common the year 

 round. It came here when the Magpies left, at first in small numbers, but 

 now is to be seen everywhere. 



100. Otocoris alpestris. Horned Lark. — Resident; breeds; very 

 abundant in some winters. This species seems to be represented here in 

 summer bv var. leucolcema; for our winter birds are much brighter than 



