— 50 — 



Quebec, and wintering in Central America. This species is a 

 common summer resident in this vicinity; it arrives about May i 

 and remains until late in September. 



Family ALAUDID^E — Larks. 



Skylarks {Alaada arvensis) have from time to time been liberated 

 near New York City. In 1887 a small colony had become establi- 

 shed near Flatbush, L. I., where a nest containing young was 

 found, but they have since disappeared [Butcher, Auk, V, 1888, p. 

 180). At the present time the bird is not known to occur in this 

 vicinity. 



212. Otocoris alpestris 



[Linn.). Horned Lark ; Shore 

 Lark (474.)— Breeds in " North- 

 ernEurope, Greenland, Newfound- 

 land, Labrador, and Hudson's 

 Bay region ; southward in winter 

 into eastern United States to 

 about Lat. 35"" (Dwight). This 

 bird is a common winter resident. 

 It is found at this season in most 

 Fig. 14. Horned Lark. parts of Long Island but is in- 



frequent in the Lower Hudson Valley. 



213. Otocoris alpestris praticola Hensh. Prairie Hor- 

 ned Lark. (474/' )— Breeds in the Upper Mississippi Valley east- 

 ward through New York to western Massachusetts and Long Is- 

 land. This small race of the Horned Lark is of rather rare 

 occurrence in this vicinity. It is apparently extending its range 

 eastward and there is one record of its having probably bred on 

 Long Island (Dutcher, Auk, V, 1888, p. 180), where it also occurs 

 during the winter. 



Family CORVID^E. — Crows, Jays, Magpies, etc. 



*2I4. Cyanocitta cristata {Linn.). Blue Jay. (477.)— 

 Eastern North America, breeding from Florida to Newfoundland ; 

 generally resident throughout its range. Here a common resi- 

 dent, more numerous during the fall migration than at other times 

 of the vear. 



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