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Pirang-a rubra cooperi. Cooikm- Taiiajicr 



Fouiul by Steplu'us in iSSl. rather coiuiuon in cottoiiwoocls along a small 

 ri\c'r about five miles south of Tucson. Taken by Nelson, .Inly 14 and 15, 

 1884, at Camp Crittenden. Kound by Swartli in the latter half of June, 1903, 

 "l)reeding' quite commonly," most of them in the deep wooded gulches below 

 the mountains. Several were seen by Howell, August 19, 1918, in the mes- 

 (jiiite forest about thirteen miles south of Tucson, and one taken at Tucson, 

 July 14, 1918. One was seen by me. May 2, .'), 4, and 5, 1921, near ouv caiii[) 

 at 4,000 feet. 



Petrochelidon lunifrons melanog-astra. Mexican ClifiF Swallow (?) 



A single swallow which Howell took to be of this species, was seen by him 

 on August (), 1918, flying ove]' Madei-a (Janyon at 4,500 feet, and oiu' from a 

 latnily was taken by him, August 10, near Continental. 



Tachycineta thalassina lepida. Northern ^'iolet-green Swallow 



A swallow with entire wliite underparts and white rump patches was seen 

 by us March 5, 1921, flying over the mesquite and catsclaw below" 4,000 feet, 

 h'ive others were seen, March 24, one over the U. S. Range Reserve. Six were 

 seen near enough to see color on March 26, a little above 4,000 feet. Not far 

 l)elow Madera Canyon, on April 13, Violet-greens and White-throated Swifts 

 were seen coming rapidly down from the mountains and passing on out over 

 llic foothill slopes. The last were seen May 3, shortly before our departure. 



Bombycilla cedrorum. Cedar Waxwing 



Three Waxwings were seen in the mesquites over our camp table April 23, 

 1921. The lu'xt seen was ]\Iay 1. and one came to the table, May 3. 



Phainopepla nitens. I'hainopepla 



Found by Swarth in the latter half of June. 190.'), "one of the connnonest 

 biids in the lower parts of tlu^ nuiuntains. where both adults and juveniles 

 weie seen." A few were seen by l^ailey, Octol)er 25-29, 1913, below McClea- 

 ry's Ranch, in the mesquites. A few, both black and gray, were commonly seen 

 during the winter of 1920-1921, about our camp near the upper edge of the 

 Lower Sonoi'an Zone and in the mes(iuit(s below. About the middle of April, 

 a iiinnber suddenly appeared, and from that time on unlil they wei'e seen 

 going around in pairs, they fre(|uente(l our bird table for water; as many as 

 eleven, about half of them black adult males, being seen on oi- close around 

 it at one time. During the winter they apparently fed uuiinly on mistletoe 

 Icrries but two seen in hackbei'i-\- trees were doubtless eating the juicy muei- 

 la :inous hackberries. The call is a li(iuid vucp and a short staccato //'//>. five 

 or six limes rei)eated. The song w'as not heard. 



At Rosemont, Jaiuiai'y 15. 1923, a female was taken bv Tavloi-; and on 



