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(specimens in the collection of F. S. Daggett) and may breed in that range, as 

 it has been seen there in June and July (Rhoads, 1892, p. 125). Mr. F. S. Dag- 

 gett also has specimens in his collection taken in the Santa Catalina Mountains 

 in June. 



347. Psaltriparus plumbeus (Baird). 



Lead-colored Bush-tit. 



Synonyms — Psaltria plambea; Psaltriparus minimus var. . plumbeus; Psal- 

 triparus santaritae ; Psaltriparus melanotis lloydi. 



Status — Abundant in Upper Sonoran and Transition zones in northern and 

 eastern Arizona. Reported from many localities : Fort Whipple, Keam Canon, 

 Little Colorado River, Hualpai, Huachuca, Santa Rita, and Chiricahua moun- 

 tains, etc. There are no records from the arid southwestern portion of the state, 

 nor from the Colorado River Valley, at its western border. 



348. Auriparus flaviceps flaviceps (Sundevall). 



Verdin. 



Synonym — Paroides flaviceps. 



Status — Common resident of the Lower Sonoran valleys of southern and 

 western Arizona. Occurs along the Colorado River to the extreme northwestern 

 corner of the state (Beaverdam Creek, Fisher, 1893b, p. 142). In eastern Arizona 

 it is not reported from any point north of the Gila River. The northern and 

 eastern limits of its range are formed by the rising slopes of the mountains form- 

 ing the great divide .which extends diagonally across the state. 



349. Regulus calendula calendula (Linnaeus). 



RUBY-CROWNED KlN'GLET. 



Status — A summer visitant of the higher parts of the mountains of northern 

 and central Arizona. Recorded as breeding on San Francisco Mountain, Mount 

 Graham, and the Mogollon, White and Chiricahua mountains. Known to breed 

 also in the Santa Catalina Mountains ( F. C. Willard, MS). Remains through 

 the winter in the lower valleys throughout the state. Generally distributed dur- 

 ing the migrations. 



350. Polioptila caerulea obscura Ridgway. 



Western Gnatcatcher. 



Synonym — Polioptila caerulea. 



Status — Breeds principally in the Upper Sonoran zone. Definitely re- 

 ported in summer from San Francisco Mountain, Fort Whipple, and the Hualpai 

 Mountains, in the north ; and from the Santa Catalina and Huachuca mountains 

 in southern Arizona. In winter occurs locally in the warmer valleys of southern 

 Arizona (Tucson, etc.), and along the lower Colorado River, from Needles 

 southward. 



