Sept. 1888.] 



AND OOLOGIST. 



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the nest was found oarelully liidilcn uiulcr tlie 

 brush, about fifty feet from the shore. It was 

 couiposed entirely of down and contained nine 

 efl-js of a ereaniy bull' color. 



During our two day"s slay we oliscrvcd Ihe 

 followinj; birds : 



Loons, several pairs. 



.\inerican Herring (Jull, couiumn, bii'c<linj;-. 



Hlack Duck, one pair, breedinj;. 



Spotted Sandpiper, common, bleeding. 



Huld Eajcle, one. 



Nij;lit Hawk, a few seen. 



Kinf^bird, a few seen. 



I'hocbe, common. 



Crow, one pair, breedinj;-. 



Bobolink, one male seen. 



American tioldlinch, not cdMimon. 



\Vliire-crowned Spari-ow, si'veral sixcimens 

 taken. 



W'liilc-lbroated Sparrow, common. 



(liippinj; Sparrow, not conniKm. 



Song Sparrow, aliumlant. 



Bank Swallow, abundant, bre<'dinj;. 



Tree Swallow, abundanl, lirc'cdinj;. 



Black and white Warbler, conmiun. 



Yellow Warbler, abundant. 



Yellow-rmnp Warbler, abundant. 



Black and Yellow Warbler, common. 



Black-poll Warbler, coniinon. 



Blackbnrinan Warblei', a few -seen. 



Oven Bird, a few seen. 



M"d. Yellow Throat, common. 



Canadian Warbler, one specimen taken. 



American Kedstart, common. 



Long-billed Marsh Wren, one taken. 



Wilsons Thrush, abundant. 



A List of Some Birds of La Plata 

 County, Col., with Annotations. 



UV ClIAS. F. MiimnsoN. 



(Coneliulod.) 



!)S. AnnUa chrijsaelus canadcii.ii.f (IJmi.), 

 Kidgw., Golden Eagle. Not un unuonnnon res- 

 ident and breeder in the I^a Plata Mountains. 

 A set of two eggs was taken by a citizen of 

 I'arrott City, the nest of which had be(ni added 

 to and buiit upon for eight successive years, 

 these eggs were bloun by a hole in each I'lid 

 and strung on a string and are now bung up to 

 adorn? a mirror bcbirid a bar! ! I 



UO. C'utlKirtts (uifd. (Linn.), lllig. Turkey 

 Buzzard. Bare; a few individuals seen at the 

 slaughter house and now and then are seen 

 soaring high above the post; more common 



farther south ; does not reach above 8, .^00 feet. 

 \00. Zcnuidnra caroliuansis (Linn.), I!p. 

 Mourning Dove, common, breeds in bushes and 

 trees, and on the grouiul. 



101. MclnKjris ijallopavo amcrintud (Uartr.), 

 Coues. Wild Turkey, common along the ]!io 

 I'inos, in the eastern [lait of the ciiuiitry; be- 

 low 7001) feet. 



102. C'iiince ohscura (Say.), Bp. Uusky 

 (irouse, connnon in mountainous pastures; 

 keeps near t imlier'-line throughout tlw year, 

 coming down to iKIOO feet in summer. 



103. Btinasa xnnhcllus nmlxdloiilrs (Dougl.), 

 Baird. Gray Uutled Grouse, Not connnon, 

 have seen but a single live bird. 



104. Pf'.dlii'rctcs pliasidiirlhis cnlninhiiiiiiis 

 (Ord.), Coues. CoTumon Sharp-tailed (jlrou,se, 

 common on the mesas among the scrub oak. 

 This is the bird which 1 entered as C. ciipido, 

 the result of pure carelessness on my part, of 

 which I was not aware until it was brought to 

 my notice by Mr. Kidgway in his coricrtion, 

 tor which I owe him my thaidis, however, the 

 notes remain the same as it was P. p. ndumhi- 

 (iiiiis, which I also encountered in Wyoming, 

 (see O. &0. for April, pp. .oS-."i'.), \'ol. 12 and 

 pp. l'J'2 same volume), as Mr. Kidgway says in 

 his correction, "the species is coimuouly called 

 prairie chicken here." (local name) .and henc<' 

 arose mv' carelessness. 



10."). Ceiitroccrcus unqdinaianus (Bp.), Swains. 

 Sage Cock, common near Cortez and the Mon- 

 tezuma Valley. A covey of over forty of them 

 seen by me near the above named town, and 1 

 often have them sent in to me by a friendly 

 ranchman who knew how to treat them for eat- 

 ing pui-poses; served properly they make a 

 tine bird for the table and if drawn while still 

 warm are not too strong of sage. 



100. Oxyechits vori/erus (Linn.), Beich. Kill- 

 deer, very common and bre<Mls in moist, 

 swampy places, or rather near such localities. 

 Found one uest (five eggs) upon a tussock and 

 water all about. Arrive in March. 



107. GalUnatji) media wilsDui (Temm.), Kidgw. 

 Wilson's Snipe, rare, only one seen, but it no 

 doubt breeds, as Mr. l>rew gives it as bree<ling 

 in San .Juan county. 



lOS. Aclddriiiaii.s iiKtculiUd, (Yieill.), Coues. 

 Pectoral Samlpiiier, rare; found up to l.i, 1)0(1 

 feet. Probably breeds; have sei'u and takiMi 

 but five specimens. 



100. Sijmphrmia scini/iitlvKiCit ((imel.), Hartt. 

 Willet, common in fall, when the Septendier 

 rains come on, the "Willet"' appears and is 

 often se(Mi Hying aljout among a Hock of domes- 

 tic pigeons, which are kept by the post trader 



