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son's Hawk. Very common about 

 Burns, and as far south as Wright's 

 Point. Nesting on the hills in the 

 trees. 



No. 366. Asio wilsonianus, Ameri- 

 can Long-eared Owl. Quite common 

 in all sections. Nesting in the tules 

 around the lake. 



No. 378. Spetoyto cunicularia hypog, 

 Burrowing Owl. Common. Several 

 pairs seen. Nests in burrows in the 

 ground. 



No. 444. Tyrannus tyrannus, King 

 Bird. Very common at Burns and Vol- 

 tage. Nesting on telephone poles and 

 buildings. 



No. 447. Tyrannus verticalis, Ar- 

 kansas Kingbird. About as common as 

 the preceding specie. Nesting in simi- 

 lar places. 



No. 486. Corvus corax sinuatus, 

 American Raven. Quite common and 

 noted for its destruction of many 

 Ducks and nests. 



No. 488b. Corvux, brach. hesp. West- 

 ern Crow. Quite common. One pair 

 nesting in a poplar tree near ranch 

 house. 



No. 494. Dolichonyx oryzivorus, 

 Bobolink. Quite common in the 

 meadow lands around the lake. 



No. 495. Moluthrus ater, Cowbird. 

 Quite common. Eggs of this bird 

 found in the nests of Western Sa- 

 vanna Sparrow and Yellow-headed 

 Blackbirds. 



No. 497. Xanthocephalus, xan. Yel- 

 low-headed Blackbird. The most com- 

 mon of the specie and very abundant. 

 Its nest suspended between dried 

 tules over water and made of dried 

 grass and tules containing from 4 to 6 

 eggs June 12. 



No. 498. Agelaius phoeniceus, Red- 

 winged Blackbird. Very common 

 breeder in all parts. Nesting close to 

 ground in a clump of grass or weeds. 



No. 501b. Sturnella M, Neglecta, 

 Western Meadow Lark. Quite com- 

 mon in all suitable localities, especial- 



ly near Burns. I 



No. 510. Euphagus cyanoc, Brewer's 

 Blackbird. Quite common in the 

 meadow lands around the lake. 



No. 542b. Passerculus sandwichen- 

 sis alaudinus, Western Savanna Spar- 

 row. Quite common, nesting on the 

 ground under a clump of grass or sage 

 brush. A slight depression in the 

 ground and nest made of dried grass 

 and hair. Eggs 4 to 5, by June 1. 



No. 562. Spizella, breweri, Brew- 

 er's Sparrow. Quite common in all 

 sections. Nest generally built in a 

 sage bush some three feet from the 

 ground, composed of sage twigs and 

 dry grass, and well concealed. Eggs 

 three in number in all nests examined. 



No. 607. Piranga ludoviciana, West- 

 ern Tanager. 



No. 612. Petrochelidon linifrons lun, 

 Cliff Swallow. Very common near the 

 lake and nesting under the eaves of 

 deserted building in large numbers. 

 Nest made of mud, with a fine bed of 

 feathers. 



No. 613. Hirundo erythrogastra, 

 Barn Swallow. Common in all sec- 

 tions where suitable nesting places 

 could be found. 



No. 616. Riparia riparia, Bank Swal- 

 low. A number seen near the Narrows. 



No. 681a. Geothlypis trichas occi- 

 dentalis, Western Yellow-throat. Very 

 common and seen about the tules in 

 many places in connection with the 

 Western Marsh Wren. 



No. 715. Salpinctes obsoletus obs, 

 Rock Wren. One pair seen on 

 Wright's Point and probably nesting. 



No. 725c. Telmatodytes palustris, 

 plesius, Western Marsh Wren. Prob- 

 ably the most numerous bird in the 

 section. Dozens of nest in each tule 

 patch, building an oblong nest with a 

 small hole near the top for entrance. 

 Eggs 4 to 6 in number. 



No. 761a. Planesticus migratoris, 

 propenqua, Western Robin. Quite 

 common in the valley. 



