202 Woodruff, Birds of Shannon and Carter Counties, Mo. [ \nril 



3, I saw a pair of these birds on the edge of a small apple orchard in a 

 meadow in the valley of the Little Black River at Grandin, Carter Co. 

 The female was secured (No. 1583, 9 , Coll. of L. B. and E. S. W.) and 

 was identified as belonging to tliis subspecies by Dr. J. A. Allen, Dr. J. 

 Dwight, Jr., and Mr. H. C. Oberholser. This is the first Alder Flycatcher 

 to be recorded from Missouri. 



(In recording this bird in ' The Auk,' Vol. XXIV, p. 349, I inadvertently 

 used the name ' Traills ' Flycatcher, though designating it under its proper 

 subspecific name.) 



*46. Empidonax minimus. Least Flycatcher. — Not common. First 

 seen May 8, and last seen May 17. Shannon Co. 



*47. Otocoris alpestris praticola. Prairie Horned Lark. — Several 

 pairs were breeding in the meadows about Eudy, Shannon Co. The con- 

 dition of the breast and belly of a female secured March 23 proved that 

 breeding had already begun at that time. 



*48. Cyanocitta cristata. Blue Jay. — Common. They were abun- 

 dant in Shannon Co. from April 28 to May 4 inclusive, flying about in 

 large flocks. 



49. Corvus brachyrhynchos. American Crow. — Not common. 



50. DoUchonyx oryzivorus. Bobolink. — Rare, but tliis was to be 

 expected considering the scarcity of open fields. Two were seen May 4 

 in the meadows at Eudy, Shannon Co., and several at Grandin, Carter Co., 

 May 16 and 21. 



*51. Molothrus ater. Cowbird. — Common. First seen in Shannon 

 Co., March 19. In Carter Co. I found a nest of the Bachman Sparrow on 

 May 27, which contained, besides two of its own eggs, three of the Cow- 

 bird, all evidently laid by the same bird. 



52. Agelaius phoeniceus. Red-winged Blackbird. — I saw this bird 

 in the valley of Jack's Fork on my way to and from camp, March 10 and 

 May 15, and they were probably common in the valleys of this and the 

 Current River. 



At Grandin they were common in wet meadows. 



*53. Sturnella magna. Meadowlark. — Fairly common in clearings. 



*54. Icterus spurius. Orchard Oriole. — Common about clearings. 

 First seen May 9. 



55. Icterus galbula. Baltimore Oriole. — Rare. Only one speci- 

 men seen in Shannon Co., May 4. None seen at Grandin. 



56. Euphagus caroUnus. Rusty Blackbird. — A large flock was 

 seen March 19. Shannon County. 



57. Quiscalus quiscula aeneus. Bronzed Grackle. — Fairly common 

 near clearings in Shannon Co. None seen at Grandin. 



*58. Carpodacus purpureus. Purple Finch. — The Purple Finch was 

 already present on my arrival at Grandin March 8, and in Shannon Co. 

 March 10, and were to be seen in large flocks till April 25, on wlaich day the 

 last bird was noted. 



*59. Loxia curvirostra minor. American Crossbill.' — Small flocks 



I Widmann, Prelim. Cat. Birds Mo., p. 168. 



