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This spsoiss was oosMOB nanr i>svitt on Usoember 19, 20 and 22 but vas 
not seen near Stuttgart* four females that were taken from a flock on Qeeeo- 
ber 19 all belonged to this fom. kany were obserred flying during the early 
■oming apparently coming from some roost located east of Dewitt* (d specimens) 
Stamella maana * 
Abundant in the praire re^on and fairly oraaon in fields elsewhere* 
lear Stuttgart on December 16 and 17 the ground was ooTered with snow and 
Mny meadowlarks were feeding in the roads* api>arently on waste rice and other 
grain that had fallen from wagons transporting it to the mills* Hecorded at 
Dewitt Deo* 19 and 20* 
Eunhaitas earollnus * 
y%rf abundant* It seemed probable that at this season the Busty Black- 
birds present here outnumbered all of the other ^teridae oombined* At Stutt- 
gart the speoies was noted on Deoember 16* 17 and 18 and small f looks were 
obserred feeding in the streets and vacant lots In the outskirts of the town* 
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On Deoember 17 In driving throng the eountry it was estimated that between 
80*000 40,000 of these birds were seen* Two flocks supposed to contain 
between 6,000 and 10,000 birds were observed and aeatterod bands of smaller 
else rouged everyvdiere throu(^ the oiwn eountry* The birds were feeding in 
the rise stubble also gathered in the bsdre roads to feed on scattered 
rise grain that had dropiwd from passing wagons* At Dewitt the Busty 
Blackbird waa less abundant but was observed eomaonly on Deoember 19, 20 and 
22* Several were shot In order that their stosmehs might be seoured but no 
speeiaene were preeerved* 
