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A specimen sent to me for identification in the latter part of September, 1874, had. 

 14 locusts, 5 beetles, and the larvae of some other insects in its stomach, in addition to 

 the seeds with which it satisfied its hunger. I regret that this was the only specimen 

 that I have examined of this species. 



Chondestes grammica, (Say) Bp. 



Larlc Finch. 



Abundant in Nebraska, in the northeastern part of which it breeds. It also, in 

 part at least, lives on insects, though its habits in this respect are exceedingly varied. 



Locality. 



Dakota County, ^Nebraska . . . 



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Lancaster Connty, IsTebraska. 



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Date. 



May 25, 1865 

 June 1, 1805 



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Sept.—, 1874 



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Sept.—, 1876 



Insects in 

 stomach. 



38,^ locusts. 

 14, 1 locusts 

 20,1 locusts. 

 36, \ locusts 

 28, f locusts. 

 22, J locusts 



Seeds in 

 stomach. 



Many seeds. 

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Calamospiza bicolor, (Towns.) Bp. 



Larlc Bunting. 



Rather abundant in Sonthern Nebraska, where it breeds. In June, 1875, out of nine 

 specimens that I examined, seven had. locusts in their stomachs, the lowest being 11 

 and the highest 19. 



EUSEIZA AMERICANA, (Gm.) Bp. 



Blaclc-tJiroated Bunting. 



Common in Eastern Nebraska, and found to the west line of the State. ThefoUbw- 

 ing examinations show the characters of this seed-eating bird : 



Locality. 



Harlan County, i^ebraska 



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Eichardson County, l^ebraska. 

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Lancaster County, K"ebraska .. 



Date. 



Sept.—, 1874 



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Insects in 

 stomach. 



33, 1 locusts . 

 28,1 locusts 

 36, 1 locusts. 

 24j| locusts 

 20, i locusts . 



Seeds in 

 stomach. 



Many 



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GONIAPHEA LUDOViciANA, (Linn.) Bowd. 



Bose-'breasted Grosbeak. 



Rather abundant in Northern Nebraska, Examined two specimens in June, 1865 

 Each had about a dozen of locusts in its stomach. 



GONIAPHEA MELANOCEPHALA, (Sw.) Gray. 



Black-Tieaded Ch^osbeal: 



I have seen this bird myself only along the Republican River in Southwestern Ne- 

 braska. Two specimens were sent to me from Kearney Junction in June, 1875, to 

 identify. One contained 8 and the other 17 locusts, besides a large number of seeds. 



GoxiAPHEA ccERULEA, (Linn.) Gray. 



Blue GrosteaTc. 



Only occasionally met with in Nebraska. One that was sent to me from Grand Island 

 in September, 1873, had three grasshoppers, a dozen other insects, and many seeds in 

 its stomach. As there were no migratory locusts there at the time, these grasshoppers 

 must have belonged to some other species, which in their condition I could not identify 



