REPORT UPON ORNITHOLOGICAL SPECIMENS. 



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ALANDID.E. 



Eremophila alpestris (Forst). Horned Lark. 



The young in nesting-plumage obtained in Western Utah August 1, 

 and were very abundant in the sage-brush plains. After the 1st of Sep- 

 tember frequently met with in small scattered flocks. 



ICTEEIDJE. 



Doliclionyx oryzivorus, (L.) Bobolink. 



leather common in fields in the vicinity of Provo, Utah. The parent 

 birds were noticed feeding their young, scarcely fledged, July 25. 



Molotlirus pecoris, (Gm.) Cowbird. 

 Two specimens secured in Provo Canon in July. 



Agelaius phceniceus, (L.) Red-winged Blackbird. 



Exceedingly numerous in the marshes throughout Utah and Nevada. 

 Immense flocks were noticed near Provo in December. This and the 

 two following species are cordially detested by the farmers, owing to 

 the great damage done to the crops. 



XanthocepJialus icteroceplialus, (Bonap.) Yellow-headed Blackbird. 



Large flocks seen at Provo in July and in Eastern Nevada in August. 

 A few seen* November 15 in Middle Utah, associated with large flocks 

 of Bed-winged Blackbirds. 



Scolecopliagus cyanoceplialus, (Wagl.) Brewer's Blackbird. 



Most numerous of the blackbirds ; large flocks met with throughout 

 Utah and Nevada, frequenting alike fields and marshes. An albino of 

 this species, the upper parts being nearly all white, was seen at Beaver. 



jSturnella magna, L., var. neglecta And. Western Lark. 



Abundant in fields near settlements throughout Utah and Eastern 

 Nevada. Probably resident in Southern Utah. 



Icterus bullocki, (Sw.) Bullock's Oriole. 



A single individual seen at Provo, and one shortly afterward in 

 middle of August in the Wahsatch Mountains. Probably migrates 

 early, as nests presumably of this species were found, but no bfrds seen 

 after this time. 



