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[[underlined]] Stones Ferry to, [[/underlined]] [[margin]] Bluebirds. 3 [[/margin]] Jan. 31. Crossed Colorado. R. Zonotrichias com. on both sides. Song Sparrows, same. R.W. & Brewers Blk. birds abundant at Ferry Raven 1. Big Dipodomys 1. Onyebomys 1. Little gray Fox & Swift said to be com. Tamias 1. & tracks Crested Finch 1. Quails, a flock Zonotrictas, com. Calomospiza melan 1 [[female symbol]] Nest of Auripaurs, in bush mad of sticks, big [[end page]] [[start page]] hole at end on bottom lined heavily with cotton & down & feathers of Shorelarks. mostly feathers very thick & warm. Made last year. Clumospiza 1 5 miles from Colorado, last bird. [[underlined]] Dinner, about 10 m. [[/underlined]] Dipodomys & Tamias tracks. Auriparus nest, fresh about 11 m. from R. Mt. sheep tracks 2. fresh Clumospiza 1. (11 m) Sparrow Hawk 1 (12)
Transcription Notes:
Zonotrichias = sparrow
Dipodomys = kangaroo rat
Onyebomys = Found one reference to arenicola (Onyebomys)in http://archive.org/stream/proceedingsbost00unkngoog/proceedingsbost00unkngoog_djvu.txt
Tamias = chipmonk
Calomospiza / Clumospiza = I think Vernon means Calamospiza = lark bunting
additionally melan is shortened version of melan'ocorys or melan-ocorys or melanocorys