July, 1909 
ANNOTATED LIST OF THE BIRDS OF THE BARR LAKE DISTRICT 
119 
Agelaius phoeniceus fortis. Thick-billed Red-wing. 
Agelaius phoeniceus neutralis. San Diego Red-wing. A series of 32 skins 
collected at intervals of about a week, from October 5, 1907, to June 4, 1908, in 
the vicinity of Denver was sent to the Biological Survey for identification. Of this 
number 13 skins were taken at Barr, 12 of which were identified by Mr. Oberholser 
as fortis , while the remaining skin, taken November 28, was labeled neutralis. Of 
the remaining 19 skins, all taken in the vicinity of Littleton, Arapahoe County, 14 
were labeled fortis and five neutralis. All of the skins labeled neutralis were fall 
specimens. Resident, very abundant, but not as plentiful during the summer as 
X. xanihocephahis . 
NEST AND YOUNG OK YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD 
Sturnella neglecta. Western Meadowlark. Summer resident; abundant. One 
of the commonest breeding birds of the Barr Lake district. Winter resident; not 
uncommon. 
Icterus bullocki. Bullock Oriole. Summer resident; abundant. 
Scolecophagus cyanocephalus. Brewer Blackbird. Summer resident; common. 
Quiscalus quiscu'ia aeneus. Bronzed Grackle. Summer resident; not common. 
Coccothraustes vespertinus montanus. Western Evening Grosbeak. Winter 
visitant; not common. 
