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*Cyanocephalus cyanocephalus: Pinyon Jay. Common year 

 around resident. 



*Molothrus ater ater: Cowbird. Summer resident, very num- 

 erous. Eggs seen in the nests of Sparrows, Warbling Vireos and 

 Bullock's Orieole. 



*XanthocephaIus xanthocephahis: Yellow-headed Blackbird. 

 Uncommon summer resident, but abundant in early fall. One nest 

 and three eggs taken June 19, 1914 on slough on C. F. Rowan ranch. 



*Agelaius phoeniceus fortis : Thick-billed Red-wing. Numer- 

 ous in summer, a few remaining throughout the winter or until 

 late fall. Nest and four eggs taken close to slough on Marselus 

 Bros, ranch July 2, 1920. 



*Stiirnella neglecta : Western Meadowlark. Year around resi- 

 dent, usually far more numerous in summer than in winter. Three 

 nests seen near Kenton June 24, 1922. 



*Ictoriis spuritis : Orchard Oriole. Numerous summer resident. 

 Nest and five eggs seen in Kenton June 11, 1922. All eggs were 

 hatched on July 3. 



*Icterns galbula : Baltimore Orio'e. Numerous summer resi- 

 dent. Two nests seen in Kenton June 14, 1922. Young birds were 

 in the nest June 29. 



*Icterus bullocki: Bullock's Oriole. Common summer resi- 

 dent. Two nests seen In Kenton, containing young, June 24, 1922. 



*Euphagus carolinus : Rusty Blackbird. Common migrant. 



*Ettphagus cyanocephalus: Brewer's Blackbird. Common mi- 

 grant, occasionally nesting here. Nest and four eggs seen June 1, 

 1910, on Marselus Bros, ranch. 



*Qniscalus quiscula aeneus: Bronzed Crackle. Numerous dur- 

 ing migration. Occasionary seen in the summer. Three observed 

 in Kenton, April 28, 1922. 



*As'ragalinus psaltria fsalti'ia : Arkansas Goldfinch. Common 

 summer resident. Nest with three eggs seen in a small willow 

 tree on Marselus Bros, ranch, June 11, 1913. 



*Spiiius pinus: Pine Siskin. Occasional winter resident ,and in 

 a few rare cases has been known to breed here. One -nest witti 

 three eggs in a pinyon tree on Alaiselus Bros, ranch June 5, 1911. 



*Rhynchophanes mcco-ivni: McCown's Longspur. Winter resi- 

 dent, not numerous ; a few summer here. Nest and six eggs seen 

 on Marselus Bros, ranch July 1, 1914. One bird seen near Kenton, 

 June 21, 19.22. 



*Fasscr domesticus : English Sparrow. Numerous year around 

 resident, nests seen from March till November. Appeared here 

 first late in 1903. They are less numerous now than in 1920. 



