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3. Collurio ludovicianus Bd. LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE. Bather com- 

 mon about the outskirts of the prairie. 



4. Chrysomitris tristis Bon. Common. 



5. Pocecetes gramineus Bd. Kather common. 



6. Ammodromus ' passerinus Gray. Common on the prairie, but 

 less numerous than in similar situations in the northern portion of 

 the state. 



7. A. henslowi Gray. Very common, much more numerous than 

 in the northern portions of the state. 



8. Chondestes grammaca Bonap. Not very common. Most numer- 

 ous along roadsides. 



9. Spizella pusilla Bon. Abundant about the borders of the prairie. 



10. Peuccea cestivalis Cab. This species was rather common in a 

 half-cleared field between Mt. Carmel and the prairie. 



11. Euspiza americana Bon. Not very common. 



12. Cyanospiza cyanea Bd. About the borders of the prairie. 



13. Pipilo erythrophthalmiis Vieill. A nest containing three eggs 

 situated in a bush about three feet from the ground was taken on the 

 border of the prairie. 



14. Eremophila alpestris var. leucolcema Cs. Common upon the 

 prairie. 



15. Molothrus pecoris Sw. A few s.een about the farms. 



16. Sturnella magna Sw. Rather common. 



17. Corvus. corax var. carnivorus Bartr. A raven was killed in a 

 field on one side of the prairie the week before we were there. 



18. Tyrannus carolinensis Bd. About the border of the prairie. 



19. Empidonax pusillus var. trailli Bd. Quite numerous along the 

 sides of a shallow ravine intersecting the prairie. 



20. Trochilus colubris L. Common about the borders of the prairie. 



21. Nauderus forficatus Eidgw. Five specimens were observed 

 passing over the prairie one of the first days of our stay ; after this 

 only one or two single specimens were seen, although in years previ- 

 ous to this my friend Mr. Ridgway has found these birds abundant 

 here at this season. 



22. Ictinia mississippiensis Gray. Only a few specimens were ob- 

 served. They were usually found circling over a herd of cattle which 

 caused grasshoppers and other large insects to rise, thus giving the 

 kites a good opportunity to procure their food with little labor. 



23. Buteo borealis Vieill. A few specimens were observed soaring 

 over the prairie. 



24. Buteo swainsoni Bonap. During our first day upon the prairie 

 a pair of the Swainsou's hawks were secured, and the following day 

 a boy guided us to a tree on the outskirts of the prairie, where he 

 stated the birds we had killed had raised young that season. This we 



