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Chordeiles texensis (II, 406). Dr. Cooper shot a single specimen of this 

 species near Sun Buenaventura, April 18, 1873. 



Antrostomus carolinensis (II, 410). This species has been detected by- 

 Mr. Ridgway in Soutlicrn Illinois (Wabash County), where it is a rare summer 

 sojourner. 



Panyptila melanoleuca (II, 424). Dr. Cooper saw many of this species in 

 the canon of Santa Anna, living about inaccessible cliffs of sandstone, where they 

 doubtless had nests, May 20. He saw also them near San Buenaventura, August 

 25, when they came down to the valley from the sandstone cliffs ten miles dis- 

 tant. They afterwards hunted insects almost daily near the coast, flying high 

 during the calm morning, but when there were sea-breezes flying low and against 

 it. After a month they disappeared, and none were seen until December 14, 

 when they were again seen until the 20th. None were seen during the rains, 

 or until February 26, when they reappeared, and after April 5 they retii'ed to the 

 mountains. 



Nephoecetes niger (II, 429). Dr. Cooper informs us that a fine specimen 

 of this rare bird was taken at San Francisco in the spring of 1870, and brought 

 to Mr. F. Gruber. It had, from some cause, been driven to alight on the ground, 

 from which it was not able to rise, and was taken alive. The exact date was not 

 noted. 



Chcetura vauxi (II, 435). Dr. Cooper states that in the spring of 1873 

 this Swift appeared as early as April 22 near San Buenaventura. The year before 

 he first saw them near San Diego on the 26th. 



Geococcyx californianus (II, 472). Has been found in EI Paso County, 

 Colorado, by Mr. Aiken. 



PiCUS gairdneri (II, 512). Four eggs of this Woodpecker were taken by 

 Mr. William A. Cooper near Santa Cruz, Cal., from a hole in a tree, one side of 

 which was much decayed. Four is said to be the usual number of their eggs, 

 although five were found in one instance. The eggs resemble those of P. puhescens, 

 and measure .75 of an inch in length by .57 in breadth. 



Sphyropicus varius (II, 539). Collected in EI Paso County, Colorado, by 

 Mr. Aiken. 



Centurus uropygialis (II, 558). Captain Bendire found this Woodpecker 

 the most common of the family in the vicinity of Tucson, Arizona, where it was 

 resident throughout the year. Like nearly all of its kindred, it is an exceedingly 

 noisy bird. It appears to be a resident species throughout the year in all the south- 

 ern portions of the Territory. Its favorite localities for nesting appear to be in the 

 gigantic trunks of the large Cereus gigantetts, which plants are called by the na- 

 tives Suwarrows. These are easily excavated, and form a remarkably safe place in 

 which to rear their young ones, on accoimt of the many thorns with which these 

 cacti are protected. Their eggs are usually four in number, but sometimes are 

 only two, and resemble those of all the other kinds of Woodpeckers in their color 

 and in their rounded oval shape. They average .98 of an inch in length and .76 

 in breadth. Usually two, and occasionally even three, broods are raised in a season. 



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