°1913 ' Vishbb, Birds of Sanborn County, South Dakota. 569 



120. Sayornis phoebe. Phcbbe. — Tolerably common tnigranl and 

 rare breeder. 



121. Nuttallornis borealis. Olive-sided Flycatcher. — Rare mi- 

 grant . 



122. Myiochanes virens. Wood Pewee. — Tolerably common 

 breeder. 



123. Empidonax traillii alnorum. Aldeb Flycatcher. — Breeds 

 abundantly in the willow thickets along the streams. [Forestburg, Aug. 10, 

 Evarts, Aug. 6.] 



124. Empidonax minimus. Least Flycatcher. — Tolerably com- 

 mon summer resident. (Evarts, Aug. 7.) 



125. Otocoris alpestris praticola. Prairie Horned Lark. — An 

 abundanl resident. 



126. Otocoris alpestris leucolaema. Desert Horned Lark. — 

 Abundanl in hard winters. (Mr. Oberholser identified one specimen, col- 

 lected in February in Hutchinson county, asO. a. enthymia.) 



127. Pica pica hudsonia. Magpie. — Common along the river in 

 winter. 



Us. Cyanocitta cristata cristata. Blue Jay. — Abundanl except 

 in winter. Occasionally winters. 



129. Corvus corax sinuatus. Raven.— Tolerably common during 



the fall of L906. 



130. Corvus brachyrhynchos brachyrhynchos. Crow. — Abun- 

 dant resident . 



131. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. Bobolink. — An abundant summer 

 resident, May 5 to Sept. 1 . though rare after Aug. 1. 



132. Molothrus ater ater. Cowbird.— Abundanl from April to 

 September. 



133. Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Yei.low-headed Black- 

 bird. — Numerous in the marshes which have cat-tails and reeds. 



134. Agelaius phoeniceus fortis. Thick-billed Red-wing.— 

 Breeds abundantly in marshes and in willows at water's edge. Arrives 

 about the middle of March and leaves late in November. (Mr. Oberholser 

 labeled my midsummer specimens as .1. p. arctolegus. Forestburg, Aug. 

 10.) 



135. Sturnella neglecta. Western Meadowlark. — One of the 

 DttOSl abundant of prairie birds from mid-April to November. Occasionally 

 an individual winters. 



136. Icterus spurius. Orchard Oriole. — Abundant in the summer, 

 especially in the willow groves along the river. May 1 to July 31. 



137. Icterus galbula. Baltimore Oriole.— A common summer 

 resident especially in the town of Woonsocket. 



138. Icterus bullocki. Hillock's Oriole. — An occasional fall 

 migranl . [Merino, Aug. 2 l.j 



139. Euphagus cyanocephalus. Brewer's Blackbird. — -A com- 

 mon migrant March and April, October and November. [Vermilion, 

 April.] 



