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riiary 3, he saw from three to six; in Madera Canyon below 6,000 feet Febru- 

 ary 4, he heard and saw others; and at Gardner's Ranch, February ]0, noted 

 one and perhaps two. "One seemed to be roosting in a hole under the eaves 

 of the adobe ranch house," he says, "as it burst out when I approached in the 

 late twilight, as if it had been j)lanning to remain there for tlie night." 



Colaptes chrysoides mearnsi. Mearns (Jihlcd Flicker 



Found by Stephens almost exclusively in the giant cactus belt. One, 

 doubtless a wanderer, was seen by us late in the winter of 1921, on the mes- 

 quite slope not much below 4,000 feet, the first giant cactus being about nine 

 miles below. A pair was also seen on March 15, in a large cottonwood in the 

 Santa Cruz River l)ottoms, giant cactus being found on the first terrace above 

 the river valley. Others were seen during the wintei- on the mountain road 

 to Continental in the first of the giant cactus; and tliere, on March 0, at sun- 

 down, when we were watching the Sahuaro Screech Owl, four flew in, ai)])Hi'- 

 ently meaning to roost in the sahuaro. 



Antrostomus vociferus macromystax. Stephens Whip-poor-will 



Found by Stephens, May 11, 1881, in Madera Canyon, and taken by Nel- 

 son July 4 and 6, 1884, in the mountains above Gardner's, its favorite resorts 

 apparently being the rocky sides of canyons. One was seen by Swarth in the 

 latter half of June, 1903, at about 7,000 feet in Madera Canyon, but none was 

 heard calling. They were heard by Vorhies in June, 1918, and also on June 

 10 and 11, 1922, in Madera Canyon. 



Phalaenoptilus nuttallii nuttallii. Poor-will 



Frequently heard by Swarth in June, 1903, calling about his camj) in 

 the Upper Sonoran zone of Madera Canyon. The call was also heard at our 

 camp, April 17 and 30, 1921, near the upper edge of Lower Sonoran zone, 

 coming doM'u from above. 



Chordeiles virg-inianus henryi. Western Niglithawk 



Taken by Nelson. June 11 and 14, 1884. at Gardner's Ranch. One was 

 seen by Howell, July 28, 1918, flying "high over camp," at 5,000 feet in 

 Madera Canyon. As this would put it above Lower Sonoran it accords Avith 

 Swarth 's statement that it "a})parently does iu)t oceni" beloAv TTpper Sonoran, 

 even in the migrations."" 



Chordeiles acutipennis texensis. Texas Nighlhawk 



Taken by Stephens, May 16, 1881, in Madera Canyon, and found by 



Swarth and Stephens, in the latter half of June. 1903, also in IMndera Canyoii, 



•"Swarth, H. S., A Distributional List of tlic Birds of Arizona. I'acific Coast Avi- 

 fauna, No. 10, 1914, p. 36. 



