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The rim was thin and the inside of the cup looked grayish. The female came 

 with a long fiber of some kind and sat high trying to work it into the nest 

 with her long bill. Although she was in shadow a dark streak showed below 

 her eye and a light streak above, and when she rose her tail showed dark 

 bluish black wath white tips. While it was too dark to see distincitly, I 

 thought J caught the wide reddish base of the bill of (^ipuinthus. 



Tyrannus verticalis. Arkansas Kingbird 



Reported by Swarth in June, 1903, as "not common. Seen mostly below 

 the mountains," and by Howell as "abundant along the roadside soutli of 

 Tucson, July 28, 1918." One was taken by him on August 15, 1918, at Con- 

 tinental, wiiere they were also abundant. 



Tyrannus vociferans. Cassin Kingbird 



Taken by Rothrock, July -1 and 10, 1874, at (Jamp Crittenden; by Stephens 

 in 1881, in Madera Canyon; and five by Nelson, June 7-20, 1884, at Gardner's 

 Ranch. By Swarth it was found quite common in June, 1903, much more so 

 than verticalis, in Madera Canyon. One was seen by Howell, August 6, 1918, in 

 Madera Canyon at about 4,100 feet ; and one was taken by him August 16, 1918, 

 at Continental, where they were abundant. At our camp the first was discov- 

 ered on April 1, 1921; on April 13, others were seen in Madera Canyon, where 

 there was running water. On April 15, at camp near sunset six were seen in 

 the top of a hackberry sitting fluffed up in the cold, apparently enjoying the 

 last rays of the sun; but a Phainopepla which came for the hackberries dis- 

 |)uted the tree top with them. After this the birds apparently dispersed, per- 

 hai)S looking for water, as one or more were seen in Stone Cabin Canyon at 

 about 4,500 feet. On April 27, one came to our birds' water pan to drink. IJy 

 that time they had been seen about a good deal and heard calling in the early 

 mornings, so much that the camp Mockingbird had incorporated their harsh 

 cry in his song. 



Mjriodynastes luteiventris. Sulphur-liellied Flycatcher 



Four were reported from the Santa Ritas by Henshaw during the Wheeler 

 Survey. Six adults were taken by Little, July 29-August 13, and a nestling, 

 August 10, 1918. They were found only from 5,000 to 5,300 feet "amonii the 

 sycamores, all within a stretch two-thirds of a mile long. . . . Just 



above camp were five ... a short distance above were several more." 

 All unlined twdg nest was found thirty feet up in a knot of a live sycamore 

 and a single nestling on the ground below. An adult w^as secured by Little, 

 August 13, near the same place. In neither the Santa Ritas nor tlie Huachucas 

 h;i(l Howell ever known the ])ird to occur outside of ''j){)sitive Upper Sonoi-an." 



Myiarchus cinerascens cinerascens. Asli-throated Flycatcher 

 Taken by Henshaw, August 30, 1874, at Camp Crittenden; two by Nelson, 



