200 Ferry, Summer Birds of Saskatchewan. [April 



tained four Cowbird's eggs and none of the rightful owner, all partly 

 incubated. 



75. Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Yellow-headed Blackbird. — 

 Abundant at Prince Albert but only locally common about Quill Lake. 

 At the former place many nests with eggs were found. Numbers of nests 

 with fresh eggs were found May 29. 



76. Agelaius phoeniceus fortis. Thick-billed Redwing. — Abundant 

 throughout the territory visited. Many nests were found. Young just 

 able to fly were common about June 29. Five males collected are by no 

 means typical of the above race. When compared with sixteen specimens, 

 mostly from the Atlantic States, the Saskatchewan birds were equal in 

 size to eleven, while they were actually smaller than five of the eastern 

 birds. Still the Saskatchewan birds average larger than typical A. p. 

 phoeniceus. The five Saskatchewan birds measure as follows: Wing, 121; 

 tail. 95 ; culmen, 25. Unfortunately no females from Saskatchewan were 

 collected. 



77. Sturnella neglecta. Western Meadowlark. — Common at all 

 places visited. A nest found May 31 at Prince Albert contained six eggs 

 one-fourth incubated, and a nest with fresh eggs was found June 12 at 

 Quill Lake. 



78. Icterus galbula. Baltiaiore Oriole. — Common at Prince Albert; 

 less so at Quill Lake. 



79. Euphagus cyanocephalus. Brewer's Blackbird. — Common 

 throughout the territory visited. No nests were found. On July 3 the 

 Brewer's Blackbirds had begun to flock, when a flock of fifty to seventy- 

 five were observed. A few Red-wings were among them, but the Brewer's 

 Blackbirds were often seen vigorously driving them from their midst. 



80. Quiscalus quiscula aeneus. Bronzed Crackle. — Tolerably com- 

 mon at both localities. Mr. Barnes took a nest with fresh eggs on June 

 9 at Saskatoon. 



8L Astragalinus tristis. American Goldfinch. — Tolerably common 

 at Prince Albert. Seen at Quill Lake on June 24. 



82. Plectrophenax nivalis. Snow-bunting. — Seen quite frequently 

 in ploughed fields along the Canadian Pacific Railway between Winnipeg 

 and Regina on May 22. The birds were in the black and white breeding 

 dress. 



83. Calcarius ornatus. Chestnut-collared Longspur. — Abundant 

 about prairies surrounding Regina and Quill Lake. "Several nests were 

 found June 4 at Regina. All were situated on the ground at the foot of a 

 small weed or bush, on the open prairie where the grass was short, and 

 contained eggs well advanced in incubation. The nests were invariably 

 found by watching the birds, which would fly back and forth in a semicircle 

 as I stood still. Finally they would alight near the center of the semicircle 

 almost opposite where I stood and creep through the grass stealthily and 

 settle upon the nest." (Barnes.) A fledghng was seen on July 5. 



