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Ceryle alcyon : Belted Kingfisher. — Resident. 



Dryobates villosus kyloscopus : Cabanis Woodpecker. — Resident in pine 



forest ; winter visitor to lower altitudes. 

 Dryobates pubescens homorus ; Batchelder Woodpecker. — One seen on Gila 



River. 

 Dryobates scalar is bairdi : Texan Woodpecker. — Common below 4000 feet. 

 Dryobates arizonce : Arizona Woodpecker. — Not uncommon in Santa Ritas 



and Catalinas. 

 Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis : Red-naped Sapsucker. — Migrant. 

 Sphyrajncus thyroideus : Williamson Sapsucker. — Found in pines of Cata- 



lina Mountains. 

 Melanerpes formicivorus : Ant-eating Woodpecker. — Common resident of 



mountains down to 4000 feet. 

 Melanerpes torquatus : Lewis Woodpecker. — Abundant though irregular 



migrant in Catalina Mountains at low altitudes. 

 Melanerpes uropygialis : Gila Woodpecker. — Common resident, especially 



in giant cactus region, and occurs in numbers up to 4500 feet. 

 Colaptes cafer collaris : Red-shafted Flicker. — Common throughout the 



region, but breeding* above (JOOO feet 

 Colaptes chrysoides : Gilded Flicker. — Rather common resident in giant 



cactus belt. 

 Antrostomus vociferus macromystax : Stephens Whip-poor-will. — A whip- 

 poor-will, undoubtedly of this species, heard in the Catalinas. 

 Phalcenoptilus nuttallii : Poor-will. — An abundant migrant ; breeds in 



mountain regions. 

 Chordeiles virginianus henryi : Western Nighthawk. — Seen in Catalinas in 



early spring above 40(10 feet. 

 Chordeiles acutijjetmis texensis : Texan Nighthawk. — Abundant migrant 



below 4500 feet. 

 Chcetura vauxii : Vaux Swift. — Seen between 3000 and 4000 feet in the 



Catalinas in October. 

 A'eronautes melanoleucus : White-throated Swift. — An abundant migrant ; 



a few probably winter. 

 Trochilus alexandri : Black-chinned Hummingbird. — Common summer 



resident in Catalina Mountains. 

 Calypte costce : Costa Hummingbird. — Common in Catalinas. 

 Calypte anna : Anna Hummingbird. — One .seen in Catalina Mountains at 



5000 feet in October. 

 Selasphorus platycercus : Broad-tailed Hummingbird. — Common migrant, 



doubtle.ss breeding in Catalinas. 

 Selasphorus rufus : Rufous Hummingbird. — Proliably breeds at higlier 



altitudes in Catalinas ; abundant in August and September from 4000 



to 0000 feet. 

 Selasphorus alleni : Allen Hummingbird. — One taken in Catalina Moun- 

 tains. 

 Stellu/a calliope: Calliope Hummingbird. — Two taken in Catalina.s at 



5(M)0 feet. 

 larhe latirostris : Broad-billfd Hummiiiiibiid. — Summer residt-nt in Cat- 

 alina Mountains. 

 Tyrannus vertical is : Arkansas Kingbird. — One of the commonest sum- 

 mer resident birds of the j)l.iins. and i-ommon in April up to IXHM) feet. 

 Tyrannus voci /'fortius : ('assin Kingbird. — Found in foothill.s about Hiver- 



side aiul in Cataliuii Mountains. 

 Myiarc/tiis inc.riraiius mayister : Arizona Crested Flycatcher. — Con»mon in 



spring and summer about Tucson, Florence, Riverside, and the Catalinas 



up to 4500 feet. 



