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lowing day the same pair were again observ-ed accompanied by four or five young. 
40. Molothrus ater. Cowbird. In the willow timber on Jul}^ 12, a Yellow 
Warbler was observed feeding a young Cowbird. The specimen was secured. A 
few days later, in the same locality, a Redstart w^as seen feeding another full grown 
bird of the same species. An adult male, one of a small flock that w'as following 
a drove of horses, w'as killed near Brogan, July 17. 
41. Agelaius tricolor. Tri-colored Blackbird. There was a considerable 
breeding colony of this species in a swampy area along the creek near Brogan, but 
about July 3 they all disappeared. Later numerous specimens were seen, appar- 
ently w'andering. 
42. Sturnella neglecta. Western Meadowlark. Abundant everywhere in the 
sage brush. Always very shy. 
43. Icterus bullocki. Bullock Oriole. \Try plentiful along watercourses and 
even far out in the sage brush. Several old nests were found in wallows and other 
shrubs, some within a few feet of the ground. 
44. Euphagus cyanocephalus. Brew’er Blackbird. Abundant; usually seen in 
small flocks along irrigating ditches, and sometimes in the sage brush. 
45. Carpodacus m. frontalis. California Linnet. Observed now and then in 
small numbers in low parts of the valley in w'illow' thickets and on sunflowers. 
46. Astragalinus t. pallidus. Pallid Goldfinch. Plentiful in the lower parts 
of the valley. It wms most frequently noted along irrigation ditches and on culti- 
vated ground. 
47. Pooecetes g. confinis. Western Vesper Sparrow. Quite plentiful in the 
sage brush, usually loosely associated with other sparrows. 
48. Chondestes g. strigatus. Western Lark Sparrow^ Another species of the 
sage brush; the most abundant bird, perhaps, of the section. 
49. Spizella breweri. Brew'er Sparrow'. Very plentiful in the sage brush. 
It W'as usually found in rather large companies, often associated w'ith other Frin- 
gillidae, especially w'hen coming to the bottom lands to feed on sunflower seeds. 
50. Amphispiza n. nevadensis. Nev'ada Sage Sparrow. Abundant in the 
sage brush, commonly in scattered flocks. 
51. Melospiza m. montana. Mountain Song Sparrow'. Very abundant in the 
willow timber, w'here many pairs were making nests up to the middle of July. A 
few specimens w'ere observed in Pole Creek and Willow Creek Canyons. 
52. Passerella i. schistacea. Slate-colored Fox Sparrow. A young bird, 
fully feathered, w'as taken in the willow' timber, July 18. Several others w'ere 
noted in the same locality on various dates. 
53. Pipilo m. arcticus. Arctic Tow'hee. Moderately common in thickets 
along w'atercourses. A female w'as seen feeding young July 15. 
54. Zamelodia melanocephala. Black-headed Grosbeak. Not .scarce in the 
willow timber and in the larger thickets throughout Willow' Creek Canyon. 
55. Passerina amoena. Lazuli Bunting. Numerous specimens were noted 
in thickets along w'atercourses, especially in Willow Creek Canyon, Jul}' 9-10. 
56. Passer domesticus. English Sparrow. PMund in considerable numbers 
about ranches in the valley. 
57. Piranga ludoviciana. Western Tanager. Tw'o or three specimens were 
seen in Pole Creek Canyon, July 18, and one in the w'illow timber the following 
day. 
58. Hirundo erythrogastra. Barn Sw'allow. Seen in considerable numbers 
after the middle of July. 
