Notes from Taftsville, Vt. 
Summer Bds.Mt. Mansfield, Vt. 
31. Molothrus ater. Cowbird. — Not common. Observed only once 
— at Moscow, seven miles from the mountain. 
Dec. 30, 1883, 1 saw a fine male Cowbird, 
(. Molothrus ater,) in the stock-yard, eagerly 
picking up corn and oats, of which he took 
by Arthur H. Howell. Auk, XVIII, Oct., 1901, p. 3^Z. 
a surprisingly large quantity. He was very 
tame, allowing me to approach within three 
feet of him. Fortunately for him and 
subsequent observations it was Sunday. 
The same bird remained about here for a 
month and was a regular visitor in the 
farm-yards of this vicinity, becoming quite 
a well known character ; the mercury in 
the meantime was thirty degrees below 
zero several times. 
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