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thick bushes siuTOuudiug tlie volcano near its summit, and in this belt 

 Junco vitlcani is abundant. In fact, it seems to be more abundant than 

 any other bird in that exact locality. It is gregarious in its liabits. like 

 the rest of the genus, but seems to be rather more timid than the 

 others. 



Iris yellow. Legs'])ale. 



Five specimens were secured February 23. 



18. ''Zonotrichia" pileata (Bodd.)- 



Very abundant, particularly along the hedge-rows that border the 

 hmes. 



No. 21. S ad. February 28. 

 Xo. 27. 9 Juv. February 28. 

 No. 18. $ ad. March 4. 



19. Psilorhinus niexicanus (Eiipp). 



Abundant. Tlie common Jay of the region. Veiy noisy and im- 

 l)udent. Found generally in o[)en country. Iris brown. 

 No. 21. $ ad. February 27. 

 No. 30. Ad. February 28. 

 No. 31. 9 ad. February 28. 

 No. 48. $ ad. March 4. 



20. Elainea frantzii (Lawr.). 



A'ery abundant along the hedge-rows. Six specimens. Iris brown. 



No. 20. February 27. 



No. 25. 9 ad. l^bruary 28. 



No. 57. S ad. March 0. 



No. 79. 9 ad. March 11. 



No. 80. March 11. 



21. Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa (Licht.). 

 Abundant in oi)en country. 



No. 0. (Sex ?). February 24. 

 No. 5(5. $ ad. March C, 

 No. 07. JMarch 8. 

 No. 08. March 8. 



22. Milvulus tyrannus (Liiui.). 



Common. At times these elegant Flycatchers assoinate in flocks, 

 generally ])referring the open fiehls. 

 No. 51). 9 . March 7. 



23. Chasmorhynchus tricariinculatus (Vcir.). 



Rather common in a restricted range of elevation on the volcano. 

 The note of this bird seems to me to be anything but musical, being a 

 curious compound of a croak, whistle, and creak, at somewhat lengthy 



