ANNALS 



OF THE 



LYCEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 



I. — An Annotated List of the Birds of Utah. 



By H. W. EENSHAW. 



Read April 8, 1874. 



The following list is based largely upon material collected 

 during the field season of 1872, while with the exploring 

 and surveying party, in charge of Lieut. G. M. Wheeler, 

 of the U. S. Engineers. In it are enumerated all the birds 

 thus far known to have been taken or observed within the 

 limits of the territory. To give it additional value as a 

 formal list, those known to breed, whether from actual obser- 

 vations in the field, or from their known breeding range, are 

 indicated.* Notes are also given respecting their relative 

 abundance or scarcity. Of the 214 species given, 160 were 

 either actually taken or noted by Dr. Yarrow and myself 

 during the season. Of the remaining species, 25 not met 

 with by us are contained in Mr. Allen's list of birds, col- 

 lected in vicinity of Ogden, from September 1st to October 

 8th. I am also indebted to Mr. Kidgway for a list of the 

 birds noted by him during his collecting trip in this locality, 

 including many not contained in either Mr. Allen's paper or 

 our own report, and also for assistance in the preparation of 

 the list. It may be here stated that no collections have ever 

 been made in Utah during the spring months, and thus many 



* A star is prefixed to the names of those known to breed. 

 June, 1874. 1 Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist., Vol. xi. 



