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I am not sure of the species but the males have dark brown breast blackish forehead and a broad hood of ashy gray covering top & back of head and sides down onto cheeks.  The bill is light, whitish or gray.  The female is paler.  Horned larks are also abundant at the ranches, but not one have we seen between ranches.  They are unusually tame here, hardly get out of the path for you to pass.  

Mrs. Bird is daughter of the Holdens, where I staid yesterday & is typical of the ranch women [[strikethrough]] in [[/strikethrough]] probably 30, naturally strong & fine looking, but tired & worn.  Has 5 bouncing children, the oldest a girl of 7 & the youngest about a year.  Does all the work & has been washing today.  Have 2 or 3 hired