13 The Wilson Bulletin — No. 5.4. 



present. They were usually too hurried to foster careful ob- 

 servation. 



The Green-tailed Towhee, with his long tail, his unexpected 

 crest, his spotless throat, and cat-like " mew " was one of the 

 camp delights, together with the friendly Black-headed Gros- 

 beaks who gathered crumbs from the camp stove, the noisy 

 Blue-fronted Jays who disputed with the dog and chipmunk 

 the right to the scraps, and the social Chickadees who con- 

 versed with us on all occasions. 



Pileolated, Macgillivary's, and Myrtle Warblers were abund- 

 ant. The first two were so similar to \\^ilson's and Palm of 



Illinois. 



Belted Kingfisher, Spotted Sandpiper, Hammond Flycatcher, 

 Western Gull, Mountain Bluebird, Slender-billed Nuthatch, Cliff 

 Swallow, Western Chipping Sparrow, Cabanis Woodpecker, West- 

 ern Robin, Arkansas G-oldfinch, Rufous Hummingbird, Brewer 

 Blackbird, Red-shafted Flicker, Blue-fronted Jay, Sierra Junco, 

 Thurber Junco, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Mountain Chickadee, 

 Nighthawk, Desert Sparrow Hawk, Green-tailed Towhee, Hermit 

 Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Killdeer, Louisiana Tanager, Black-headed 

 Grosbeak, Great Blue Heron, Sierra Creeper, American Bittern, 

 Canada Goose, White-headed Woodpecker, California Poor-will, 

 Plumed Partridge, Warbling Vireo, Pacific House Wren, Western 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, Pileolated Warbler, Barn Swallow, Red- 

 breasted Sapsucker, Mountain Song Sparrow, Myrtle Warbler, Au- 

 dubon Warbler, Macgillivray Warbler, Cassin Purple Finch, House 

 Finch, Townsend Fox Sparrow, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Western 

 Wood Pewee, Western Lark Sparrow, Cassin Vireo, Pacific Yel- 

 low-throat, Townsend Solitaire, Turkey Vulture, Sooty Grouse, La- 

 zuli Bunting, Calliope Hummingbird, Williamson Sapsucker, Ruby- 

 crowned Kinglet, Western Red-tailed Hawk, Red-breasted Nuthatch, 

 Black-crowned Night Heron, Allen Hummingbird, Western Mead- 

 ovviark. 



A HAMMOCK LIST OF SPARKS, NEVADA. 



BY ESTHER CRAIGMILE. 



Early in May I arrived in this pioneer town among the Si- 

 erras. It is located in a valle}^ fifteen miles square, through 

 which flows the rockyTruckee river. The whole region had 

 been an alkali desert, but the presence of irrigation has trans- 

 formed it into a rich farming region. Trees are not common. 

 A few willovv'S grow along the irrigation ditches, and Cana- 



