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Common in flocks from March 21 till about May 15, when they 

 apparently dispersed to breed. 



75. Xanthocephalus icterocephalus. Yellow-headed 

 Blackbird.— An adult male was shot May 3, and several females 

 were seen on the following day. We were informed that they 

 occurred in numbers at a ranch twelve miles south of Colorado 

 Springs. 



"jd. Scolecophagus cyanocephalus. Brewer's Black- 

 bird. — Common in flocks after April 25, frequently associated 

 with Redwings. 



77. Sturnella magna neglecta. Western Meadow 

 Lark. — Very common. Seen as early as March 20; doubtless 

 winters. 



78. Icterus buUocki. Bullock's Oriole. — Arrived May 

 12, and immediately became common. 



79. Corvus corax? Raven. — Two birds seen flying at a 

 distance April 7, were apparently of this species, but may have 

 been C. cryptoleucus^ formerly common here, according to Mr. 

 Aiken, but now rare. 



80. Grymnocitta cyanocephala. Blue Nutcracker. — 

 Several small flocks, very restless and shy, were seen in April 

 and the early- pail of May. 



81. Pica rustica hudsonica. Magpie. — Resident. Small 

 flocks were seen in March, and single pairs here and there in 

 April and May. 



82. Cyanocitta stelleri macrolopha. Long-crested 

 Jay. — Very abundant in the wooded creek bottoms till about 

 May 17, when they apparently retired to the foothills and 

 mountains to breed. Several pairs were seen daily during the 

 breeding season on the West Monument, at the edge of the 

 foothills. 



83. Aphelocoma woodhousii. Woodhouse's Jay. — 

 Not infrequent, but wary and difficult to approach. Began 

 nesting the last week of April. 



84. Eremophila alpestris leucolsema. Western Horned 

 Lark. — An abundant resident, frequenting in winter the out- 

 skirts of the town as well as the adjacent plains. A nest with 

 two fresh eggs was taken about April i ; full-fledged young were 

 seen April 22 and later. 



A large series, taken after the beginning of the breeding season and 



