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three eggs in this county on June 16, 1891. This same collec- 

 tor has taken specimens of the bird here during the nesting 

 season, but only this one nest has been found. 



Suborder Oscines. Song Birds. 

 Family ALAUDIDAE. Larks. 



OTOCORIS ALPESTRIS ALPESTRIS (Linn.). Horned Lark. 

 Regular but not numerous winter visitant. 



A few flocks of Horned Larks visit this vicinity during win- 

 ter, scattering over the prairie regions and the sandy bottom 

 lands. They are usually in the company of praticola and may 

 be distinguished by their larger size and darker color. A few 

 specimens have been taken in this vicinity. 



OTOCORIS ALPESTRIS PRATICOLA Henshaw. Prairie Horned Lark. 

 Common resident and very common migrant. 



The Prairie Horned Lark is found throughout the year, either 

 in the open country of the bottom lands or more numerously 

 in the prairie regions. It is the commonest bird in the early 

 wheat fields. Its song may be heard on mild days in January. 

 It is an early breeder, the eggs having been found as early as 

 March 20th, and the nest is often covered with snow. 



[OTOCORIS ALPESTRIS HOYTI Bishop. Hoyt's Horned Lark.] 

 Probable winter visitant. 



This large pallid form has not yet been taken in the county, 

 but may occasionally occur here during winter. Students should 

 be on the lookout for it. 



Family CORVIDAE. Crows, Jays, Magpies, etc. 

 Subfamily Garrulinae. Magpies and Jays. 



PICA PICA HUDSONIA (Sabine). Magpie. 

 Formerly a very rare winter visitant. 



There is a specimen of this bird in the collection of Dr. Gun- 

 nington of Tarkio, Missouri, taken in the Missouri River bottoms 

 of Holt County late in the fall of 1913. One specimen has been 

 taken near Lawrence (Snow). Four birds were observed in 

 Saline 'County (two counties to the east, on the river) by L. W. 

 C order (Widmann). 



