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457. Sayornis saya, Say's Phcebe 



Occasional from Newcastle to Axial and Little Beaver Creek, but none noted 

 beyond this point. 



462. Myiochanes richardsoni, Western Wood Pewee 

 Occasional throughout our journey. 



466. Empidonax trailli, Traill's Flycatcher 



Adults and young taken at Rifle Gap; none recorded elsewhere. 



[474c. Otocoris alpestris leucolcema. Desert Horned Lark 



Not a single bird of this common species was seen on the whole trip.] 



475. Pica pica hudsonia, Magpie 



Common almost everywhere; locally abundant; flocks of from twenty to sixty 



were seen several times. 



478ft. Cyanocitta stelleri diademata, Long-crested Jay 



Seen here and there all along our route, in numbers ranging from one to twelve. 



480. Aphelocoma woodhousei, Woodhouse's Jay 



A number observed between Newcastle and Rifle Gap; none seen elsewhere. 



484a. Perisoreus canadensis capitalis, Rocky Mountain Jay 



Noted only about Marvine Lodge, Marvine Lakes, Trapper's Lake, and Mud 

 Springs. 

 486. Corvus corax sinuatus, Western Raven 



Three seen between Rifle Gap and Meeker, sixteen in a flock near Meeker, and 

 two near Axial. Mr. Himes reports them common about his place. 



491. Nucifraga columbiana, Clarke's Nutcracker 



None seen on our trip, but Mr. Himes reports them abundant about his place at 

 times. 



492. Cyanocephalus cyanocephalus, Pinyon Jay 



Many seen at Newcastle, one flock containing about two hundred birds; a flock 

 of about twenty-five at Rifle Gap; about one hundred and thirty between Rifle Gap 

 and Rio Blanco Stage Station; one between Meeker and Axial; about fifty between 

 Buford and Marvine Lodge; and about forty between Fitzgerald's and Himes'. 



494. Dolichonyx oryzivorus, Bobolink 



Two young birds shot about 7 miles northeast of Meeker, August 17. This 

 establishes to a certainty their breeding near Meeker and in the state. 



495. Molothrus ater, Cowbird 



Noted at Meeker, Axial, Little Beaver Creek and Fitzgerald's. 



497. Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, Yellow-headed Blackbird 



Noted in only two places — a flock of about twenty-five near Meeker and a flock 

 of about twenty, 7 miles north by east of Meeker. 



