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that I stood talking within eighteen inches of the bird on the nest for fully 

 five minutes. 



23. Otocoris alpestris praticola. — Prairie Horned Lark. — A very 

 common, almost abundant breeder. Seen along roads and fences and 

 ploughed fields. 



24. Cyanocitta cristata. Blue Jay. — Common; principally on the 

 edges of the woods or in open timber. 



25. Corvus americanus. Crow. — Only a few pairs were seen, partly, 

 perhaps, on account of the scarcity of grain. 



(Dolichonyx oryzivorus, the Bobolink, was seen by John Reese July 17, 

 and one or two were taken a few days later, probably migrating.) 



26. Agelaius phceniceus. Red-winged Blackbird. — Common; sev- 

 eral were, found near the pond breeding. 



27. Sturnella magna. Meadowlark. — Noticeably less numerous than 

 in the east. 



28. Quiscalus quiscula seneus. Bronzed Grackle. — Common, but 

 not in large numbers ; several nests in tall pines in front of Captain's 

 house ; nocking about June 30. 



29. Carpodacus purpureus. Purple Finch. — Several males, singing 

 in low maples, especially on edge of woods, and one, showing anxious 

 discontent, caused me to waste considerable time vainly looking for his 

 nest. 



30. Spinus tristis. Goldfinch. — Common ; several nests found, in all 

 cases close to civilization. 



31. Poocaetes gramineus. Grass Finch. — Abundant; found at least 

 six nests in open, dry fields. 



32. Ammodramus sandwichensis savanna. Savanna Sparrow. — 

 Abundant in the fields near barns. I hunted man}' times in vain for their 

 nests. 



33. Ammodramus savannarum passerinus. Grasshopper Sparrow. 

 — Observed in two different fields, about two miles apart, near farm 

 houses. 



34. Spizella socialis. Chipping Sparrow. — Abundant; a number of 

 nests found ; some in orchard trees and three werefound in one thorn tree 

 with two Kingbirds' ne'sts. 



35. Spizella pusilla. Field Sparrow. — Common; several nests, 

 generally about three feet from ground, in raspberry bushes. 



36. Junco hyemalis. Snowbird. — Very common in the open woods, 

 but more generally on the edge of the woods. A number of nests were 

 found, all on low road-side banks, three to five feet high, in the moss or 

 beside a root. 



37. Melospiza fasciata. Song Sparrow. — Abundant; five or six nests, 

 both on ground and in bushes. 



38. Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Chewink. — Common only in a few 

 spots where several pairs seemed to associate in large open clearings 

 covered with a tangle of underbrush and brambles. 



