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*Bartramia longicauda : Upland Plover. Migrant, not numer- 

 ous; a few remain to breed. Two nests — one with three eggs and 

 the other with four — seen on Marselus Bros, ranch June 24, 1910. 



*Actitis macularius: Spotted Sandpiper. Summer resident, not 

 numerous. Nest and three young birds seen June 30, 1910 on H. 

 G. Wilson's ranch. 



*Numenius americanus: Long-billed Curlew. Summer resi- 

 dent on the prairies of the entire Oklahoma Panhandle. Four nests 

 .with four eggs each seen July 1, 1913 near Boise City. 



*O.Yyechtis vociferus : Ki.ldeer. Very numerous along Cim- 

 arron and Beaver rivers in spring and summer, arriving early in 

 April. Nest with eggs taken April 20, 1912 on C. F. Rowan's 

 ranch. It was among rocks and bushes under a river bank. 



''^Podasocys inontamis : Mountain P'.over. Rather common 

 summer resident, gathering in flocks for migration. Nest and eggs 

 taken June 30, 1910 on Marselus Bros, ranch. 



'■'^Colinus virginianus virginianus : Bob-white. Year around 

 resident. Not numerous, but increasing in numbers yearly. Nest 

 and ten eggs seen on Marselus Bros, ranch, June 24, 1911. 



^■CalUpcpla squamata squamata : Sealed Quail. Year around 

 resident. Not as numerous now as they were a few years ago. 

 Nest and twelve eggs seen on C. F. Rowan ranch, June 11, 1911. 



^Tyiiipanuchtis pallidicinctus: Lesser Prairie Chicken. Very 

 numerous in early days ; then were rare for a number of years, bui 

 have been increasing raipdly during the past four years. Two 

 pair and one nest seen on Marselus Bros, ranch June 20, 1913. 

 One pair and nest seen on Stonebreaker Zea ranch, July 1, 1918. 



*Pedioecetes phasianellus campestris: Prairie Sharp-tailed 

 Grouse. Once numerous, now rare. Observed six or seven on Mar- 

 selus Bros, ranch on May 30, 1910. Some were dancing, ruffing 

 their feathers, and making a peculiar cooing noise, as they were 

 mating. Saw one nest which was a hollow in the ground, under a 

 tuft of sandgrass on same ranch June 11, 1912. Four eggs in the 

 nest. Saw three of these grouse on A-11 Ranch June 6, 1920. 



^Centrocerciis urophasianus: Sage Grouse. Very rare: five 

 observed in mating season, June 3, 1911 among the sage brush in 

 A-11 pasture along the Beaver river. Some were strutting about, 

 the sacs on their necks inflated and tails erect, and were hissing 

 or buzzing. Nest and three eggs foimd June 13, 1911 on same 

 ranch. Two birds seen July 1, 1920 on same ranch. 



^'Zenaidura macroura marginella: Western Mourning Dove. 

 Numerous summer resident, sometimes raising two or three broods 



