Nelson.] 350 [January 20, 



6. Spizella pallida var. Breweri Coues. Abundant. They 

 seemed to delight in lying in the road and dusting themselves during 

 the middle of the day. The males occasionally sing from the top of 

 some tall sage bush. 



7. Zonotrichia leucophrys var. intermedia Ridg. White- 

 crowned Finch. Common in the bushes near the river. 



8. Goniaphea melanocephala Gray. Black-headed Gros- 

 beak. Not common. Frequented thick bushes. 



9. Cyanospiza amoana Baird. Lazuli Finch. Common. 



10. Pipilo chlorurus Baird. Green-tailed Finch. Not com- 

 mon. Found in dense bushes. 



ICTERID^E. 



11. Agelseus phceniceus Vieill. Red-winged Blackbird. 

 Abundant in small flocks along the river. 



12. Xanthocephalus icterocephalus Baird. Common. 

 They seemed to associate with the Redwings more than at the east. 

 Two flocks were seen composed entirely of these birds, and two or 

 three pairs were frequently observed accompanying flocks of Red- 

 wings. 



13. Sturnella magna var. neglecta All. Western Lark. 

 Not common. A few seen in the meadows. 



14. Scolecophagus cyanocephalus Cab. Brewer's Black- 

 bird. Common in the bushes near the river. 



cor vim;. 



15. Corvns corax Linn. Raven. Not common. One or two 

 seen on the buttes a short distance south of the river. 



, 16. Pica melanoleuea var. hudsoniea All. Magpie. 

 Abundant, but so shy that I only obtained one specimen by hiding in 

 a barn and shooting it when it came into the yard for food. 



TYRANNIME. 



17- Tyranmis verticalis Say. Arkansas Flycatcher. Abun- 

 dant along the borders of the bushes. Not so noisy as the Kingbird. 



18. Contopus virens var. Richardsoni All. Richardson's 

 Pewee. Not common. A few seen in the thickets near the river. 



CAPRIMULGID^. 



19. Chordeiles popetue var. Henryi All. Western Night 

 Hawk. Very abundant. While at Ft. Bridger, although these birds 



