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northern subspecies of this wide-ranging bird, the Thick-billed Redwing ([[underlined]] Agelaius p. fortis [[/underlined]]) and the Northern Redwing ([[underlined]] Agelaius p. arctolegus [[/underlined]]) have been taken near Van Buren in western Arkansas (cf Howell, A. H., Birds of Arkansas, Biol. Survey Bull. 38, 1911, pp. 57-58) so that these forms may occur in Arkansas County also, during late fall and through the winter. Specimens taken near Van Buren in 1910 were collected between December 10 and 17.

Twelve Blackbirds amoung which were represented specimens of the four species enumerated at the beginning of the previous paragraph were collected from flocks feeding in rice stubble near De Witt, on December 19. These birds had all eaten rice to a considerable amount as shown in the following tabulation in which the number of rice kernels found with the percentage by bulk of rice contained in stomach and crop as compared with other food are given:

[[underlined]] Agelaius p. predatorius [[/underlined]]
#146438, 56 grains of rice, remains of others 89%
#146439, 42 " " " " " "[[ditto for grains of rice, remains of others]] 95%
#146440, 130 " " " " " "[[ditto for grains of rice, remains of others]] 84%
#146442, 20 " " " " " "[[ditto for grains of rice, remains of others]] 90%

[[underlined]] Euphagus carolinus [[/underlined]]
#146446, 6 grains of rice 25%
#146447, 20 " " "[[ditto for grains of rice]] remains of others 65%
#146448, 13 " " " " " "[[ditto for grains of rice remains of others]] 40%
#146449, Fragmentary rice grains 85%

[[underlined]] Molothrus a. ater. [[/underlined]]
#146443, 115 grains of rice 85%
#146444, 55 " " "[[ditto for grains of rice]] 70%
#146445, 12 " " "[[ditto for grains of rice]] remains of others 70%

[[underlined]] Quiscalus q. aeneas. [[/underlined]]
#146441, 67 grains of rice, remains of others 59%

The rice eaten was all without question waste grain but it is of interest to note that only one grain of red rice was identified in the