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Bunting, Lark. Very abundant through the Sand Hills and on the 

 river. We all enjoyed the beautiful aerial song of this remarkable bird. 



Bunting, Lazuli. Two fine specimens seen near the forks. There is 

 but one other record of this bird occurring in Nebraska. 



Bob-white. Abundant all alongf the river. 



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Blackbird, Brewer's. Only one seen. 



Blackbird, Red-winged. Very abundant on the river, and nesting. A 

 very choice series of eggs secured. 



Chat, Yellow-breasted. Abundant and vociferous all along the river. 

 We found great delight in watching the grotesque evolutions of this bird 

 on the wing. No nests found. 



Catbird. A few seen every day. One nest with two eggs found on the 28th. 



Coot, American. Only one seen. 



Cowbird. Only a few observed. One egg found in a Brown Thrash- 

 er's nest. 



Curlew, Long-billed. Several individuals seen. Probably nesting. 



Cuckoo, Ytllow-billed. Very abundant. One nest with five fresh eggs 

 taken on the 28th. (One of these eggs was that of a Black-billed.) 



Cuckoo, Black-billed. Two or three birds, and one nest with one egg 

 found on the 29th. A day and a half later the bird was still setting on the 

 single eggf. 



Dove, Mourning. Excessively abundant all through the hills and 

 along the river. Its nests and eggs were observed every day. Found nest- 

 ing on the ground many miles from the river. 



Dnck, Bine-Winged Teal. Many seen, and probably breeding, though 

 no nests were located. 



Duck, Mallard. Frequently observed. 



Duck, Shoveller. Three or four pair seen. 



Duck, Gad well. One individual seen. 



Flicker. None seen, and only heard calling once. 



Goldfinch, American. Fairly abundant. 



Grosbeak, Bine. Fairly abundant; both males and females being ob- 

 served. No nests found. 



Grosbeak, Rose-breasted. One pair only observed. 



Grosbeak, Black-headed. Quite abundant in varying phases of plumage. 



Grouse, Prairie Sharp-tailed. Quite abundant. A set of ten eggs taken 

 on the 29th. 



Grackle, Bronzed. Observed two or three times. 



Hawk, Krider's. A pair were nesting near our camp at the forks and 

 were under close observation for two days. There was no doubt of their 

 identity, as their peculiar coloring was very conspicuous. The birds were not 

 taken, but on the 25th I took two eggs from the nest which were heavily 



