Hoffman.] 
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[February 1, 
Agelaeus phoenioeus (Linn.) Vieill. — Red-an d-buff-slioul- 
dered Blackbird. Ka'-ah , A. 
Abundant and associated with the two preceding species. 
Bturnella neglecta Aud. — Western Meadow Lark. 
But two individuals observed. This species was found one of 
the most abundant by Professor Allen along the line of the 
Northern Pacific Survey in 1873 about seventy miles south of 
Ft. Berthold, where I also saw it, though its almost total 
disappearance from the latter locality may be accounted for in 
the lateness of the season. 
Scolecophagus cyanocephalus (Wagl). Caban. — Brewer’s 
Blackbird. 
Several specimens were shot with other species from the flocks, 
and rather infer it is not rare. 
Quiscalus purpureus (Bartr.) Leicht. — Purple Grackle. 
Saw several flocks pass across the village frequently each day, 
from the agency fields to the ponds of water west of the 
settlement. 
Corvus corax carnivorus (Bartr.) Ridgw. — American Raven. 
But rarely seen during my stay in this locality, although I was 
informed that the species was of as common occurence during 
the greater portion of the year as farther west, in the Bad Lands, 
and Montana. 
Corvus frugivorus Bartr. — Common Crow. He-ka! -chi, A. 
Ke-a'-ka , M. 
Found scattered singly and in small blocks during the early 
part of the month, but after the cooler weather of the 20th., 
they appeared to congregate and immense numbers were occasion- 
ally seen flying over the village, following the general course of 
of the river. 
Pica rustic a hudsonica (Scop.) Baird. — Black-billed Magpie. 
Rare. Saw but two individuals in the Bad Lands seven miles 
east of the village about the 20th. 
Eremophila alpestris leucolaema Coues. — White-throated 
Shore Lark. 
Secured a number of specimens in the grassy areas adjoining 
the stubble fields, though more were noticed after the middle of 
the month. 
