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55. Corviis hracliyrliynchos — Crow. Not commou resident. Nest 

 with six young June 6tli. 



56. Nucifraga coliimMana — Clark's Nutcracli;er. Common in vme 

 forests of tlie mountains to timberline. 



57. Dolichonyx oryzlvorus — Bobolinli. Seen only at Clieyenne 

 June llth in the city limits. 



58. Molothrus ater — Cowbird. This miserable pest is increasing 

 rapidly. I destroyed many eggs and found one nest of the Yellow- 

 headed Blackbird with four eggs of the owner and six of the cow- 

 bird on June 12th at Carrol's lakes. 



59. Xmitlioceplialus xanthocepJialus — Yellow-headed Blackbird. 

 Very common summer resident, breeding all over the plains in 

 marshy places up to 2600 metres. I found hundreds of nests with 

 fresh and incubated eggs and young in all stages. 



60. Agelaius pliceniceus — ^Red-winged Blackbird. Common sum- 

 mer resident, but not near as much as the preceding. 



61. Sturnella neglecta — Western Meadowlark. Abundant sum- 

 mer resident. 



62. Icterus hulloclci — Bullock's Oriole. Rare. A pair seen May 

 29th in town. 



63. Eitphagiis cyanocepJialiis — Brewer's Blackbird. Common sum- 

 mer resident. Breeding in the willows along the river, smaller 

 streams and irrigating ditches. A female shot June 4th had tive 

 spiders in its bill. Nests with four and five eggs. 



M. Quiscalus aneus — Bronzed Grackle. Seen only at Cheyenne 

 on June llth, but not in Laramie. 



65. Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis — House Finch. Common 

 summer resident ; four eggs on June 1st, five yoimg June 18th. 



66. Astragaliniis tristis paUidiis — I'ale Goldfinch. Common, but 

 in town only. 



67. Spinus piniis — Pine Siskin. A fiock in the mountains May 

 oOth, where they certainly breed. 



Passer domesticus — English Sparrow. Common. 



68. Rhyncliophancs mecownU — ]McCown's Longspur. This beau- 

 tiful bird is common at suitable places. 



69. PowGctcs grainineus coiifinis — Wei^tern Vesper Sparrow. Com- 

 mon at the lower elevations. 



70. Passcrculiis sandicicJicnsis alaudi>nis — Western Savanna Spar- 

 row. Not common summer resident. Nest with two eggs on June 

 12 at Bamforth's Lake. 



71. Chondcstcs grainniaciis strinatiis — West Lark Sparrow. Not 

 ' common summei' resident. 



72. Zondirlcli'm Icncoitliriis — Wliite-crowned Sparrow. Seen in 



