APPENDIX II. AUGHEY ON LOCUST-FEEDING BIRDS. [29] 



These locust eggs must of course have been picked up where they had been laid 

 bare by the winds. 



Carpodacus purpureus, (Gm.) Gray. 



Purple Finch. 



For some reason have only seen this bird in Nebraska in October. In October, 1876, 

 I shot three, but only one had a few locust eggs in its stomach. 



Leucosticte tephrocotis, Sw. 



Gray-crowned Finch. 



This bird is frequently seen in Nebraska in winter, but rarely in summer. In fact, I 

 saw it here but once at this season, which was in June, 1865, at which time I shot a 

 specimen. Its stomach was crowded with seeds and three locusts. I also obtained 

 one in February, 1875, but its stomach only contained seeds of weeds and grasses. 



^GiOTHUS LiXARiA, (Linn.) Cab. 



Bed-poll Linnet. 



This bird appears irregularly in Nebraska. Often, where large flocks appeared one 

 winter, I looked in vain for them the next. I have never, seen them earlier than 

 November. The following I have examined : 



1 



Locality. 



Date. 



Eggs in stomacli. 



Seeds in stomach. 



1 



2 

 3 

 4 



Dakota City, ISTebraska 



do 



Feb. 4,1865 

 Feb. 10, ieC5 

 Feb. — , 1875 

 ....do 





f seeds. 

 Very many. 

 Seeds. 



I filled with eggs 



1 filled -with eggs 





do 









Chrysomitris tristis, (Linn.) Bp. 

 American Goldfinch; TMstle-Mrd ; Yelloiv-bird. 



Common in Northern Nebraska. It occasionally, along with its proper food, eats 

 locusts. Three specimens that I examined in June, 1865, bad each a few locusts in its 

 stomach. The first bad 7, the second 4, and the third 13. 



Plectrophanes NIVALIS, (Linn.) Meyer. 



Snow-lunting ; Snow-flake. 



Common and abundant in Nebraska in winter. "When it can get them, always eats 

 locust escffs. The following I examined : 



u 



o 



B 



Locality. 



Date. 



Locust eggs in stomach. 



Seeds in stomach. 



1 



2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 



Dakota County, Nebraska 



Feb.— ,1865 

 do .. 



^ contents of stomach. . 



Many seeds - 



do 



Dixon County. Nebraska 



do.... 





do. ; 



Lancaster County, Nebraska 



Nov.— ,1874 

 Feb. — , 11375 

 Feb.— , 1b77 





do. 



do 



i contents of stomach. . 



do. 



do 



do 









Plectrophanes lapponicus, (Linn.) Selby. 

 Lapland Longspur. 



Pr^ent in Nebraska, but not so abundant as the last. Of five specimens that I ex- 

 amined in November, 1874, only two had any locust eggs in the stomach, and only one 

 had any considerable numlier. " 



