72 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA 



"Winter resident. A few remain all the year and nest 

 here. Abundant." (1891a). 



No. 69. Male. Greensboro. June 2, 1888. W. C. Avery. 

 No. 70. Female. Greensboro. June 2, 1888. W. C. Avery 

 No. 326. Male. Greensboro. Dec. 23, 1889. W. C Avery' 

 No Male. Greensboro. Jan. 21, 1893. W. C. Avery. 



117. STURNELLA MAGNA MAGNA (Linnseus). 



Meadowlark. 



"Oldfield Lark." 



It is not certain that the first recorded meadowlark, 

 taken Jan. 26, 1878, was of this subspecies, but as three 

 of the four meadowlarks now in the collection are refer- 

 able to magmt, and argutula was not described until 

 twenty-one years later, it seems reasonable to place the 

 record here. Dr. Avery records the fact that the stomach 

 of this specimen "contained portions of beetles," and 

 writes that the species is "very common in this state." 



It is certain that the northern form is abundant in Ala- 

 bama during the fall and winter months. 



Nn" f«J" wT^'^n Ctreensboro Feb. 21, 1890. W. C. Avery. 

 No. 764. Male. Greensboro. Oct. 18, 1890 W C Averv 

 No. 1098. Male. Greensboro. Oct. 25, 1§93. W.C. Avery. 



118. S^TURNELLA MAGNA ARGUTULA (Bangs) 

 Southern Meadowlark. 



"Abundant. Resident. Breeds." (1891a). 



Dr. Avery recorded the meadowlark as "common in 

 the pme woods on Perdido Bay" Sept. 16-Oct. 2, 1892 

 Possibly both forms were included in his observations. 



No. 1032. Female. Greensboro. Mar. 28, 1893. W. C. Avery. 



119. ICTERUS SPURIUS (Linn«us). 

 Orchard Oriole. 



"Abundant. Summer resident. Breeds." (1891a). 



M°' ?P; Male-juv. Greensboro. Mav 18 18S7 w r- a 



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