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98 THE CONDOR Vol. XIV Badger Creeks, and at Fort Morgan.. Observed near Briggsdale, and common between Ault and Fort Collins. Was at the latter place and thence as far as Elkhorn. There were a few about Walden, and we noted it about the streams and flooded meadows in those parts of the North Park which we visited. It was seen south of Steamboat Springs and at Troublesome Creek. 58. Sl?urnella neglecta. Western Meadowlark. Frequently observed from Colorado Springs to Home P.O. At Elbert, May 20, I heard it singing when it was snowing and blowing hard. June 11 we found a nest containing four eggs about five miles southwest of Briggsdale. The bird must have sat very close, for we were fooling around close to the nest some time before she flushed. In the first place I photographed a two-thirds grown cottontail, and when it started to run Durand shot it, as we needed it for supper. It had hardly been picked up when xve discovered a very small one, about as big as one's fist, souat- ting in the very same place where the other had been. Of course it had to be photographed, and when it had left that place I followed it about trying for more pictures, as it seemed absolutely devoid of fear. It was not until this was all over that the Meadowlark flushed, a few feet from where the rabbit had been. Meadowlarks were common at Walden, and almost everywhere we went in the Park, except of course on the mountains. It was seen at Steamboat Springs, and often between there and Arvada. 59. Icterus bullocki. Bullock Oriole. Seen at Bijou Greek, Cedar Point, and Fort Morgan, where it was nesting. It was noted at Wild Cat Creek, north of Fort Morgan, Fort Collins, and Steamboat Springs. 60. Euphagus cyanocephalus. Brewer Blackbird. Often seen between Colorado Springs and Elkhorn. After that not again until about fifteen miles south of Walden, and was common there and everywhere else in the Park. At Lake John, July 5, females were seen carrying food i'n their bills. At? Walden, July 19, these birds were going abut in flocks, showing that the breeding season was over and the young out of the nests. It was the most common blackbird at that place, with the Cowbird second. It was noted at Steamboat Springs, and thence as far as Vasquez: 61. Garpodacus cassini. Cassin Purple Finch. Seen but once, three or four miles south of Yampa. 62. Garpodacus mexicanus frontalis. House Fihch. Seen at Bijou Creek and at Fort Collins. 63. Leuc0sticte australis. Brown-capped Rosy Finch. Seen on the high mountains about Cameron Pass, and was common about Mt. Zirkel, near and above timberline. 64. Astragalinus tristis. Goldfinch. Seen at Bijou Creek and Fort Morgan. 65. Spinus pinus. Pine Siskin. Seen a? Bijou Creek, Cedar Point, near Elkhorn, at.Mt. Zirkel camp, and north of Kremmling. 66. Passer domesticus. }louse Sparrdw. 'Noted at Elbert, Fondis, Ra- mah, Simla, River Bend, at two or three ranches between Deer Trail and Fort Morgan, and at the latter place, Keota, Briggsdale, and at ranches between there and Ault, and at that town, at about every ranch between there and Fort Collins, and at Fort Collins of course, at Walden, Steamboat Springs and Yampa. 67. Pocecetes gramineus confinis. Western Vesper Sparrow. Gommon from Colorado Springs to Godfrey; then noted between Forks and Log Cabin;