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pt. ii, ISofl, Binls, 11 — Kknnkbly, P. U.K. IJcp., "U'lii|)i)K\s Ifoiitf, x, 1S50, 

 '2'). — Bi)., Pioc. Acad. Nat. Sd. Pliila., IK")!!, MKi (Cajx! Saint Lucii.s).— 

 llENUY, Pii)c. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pliila., 1859, l(l(i (New Mexico). 

 2'liano])C])la nitenn, CouE.S, I'roc. Acad. Nat. Sci. I'Lila., ISGG, 71 (Fort Whipple, 

 Ariz.).— /r/., Pioc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pliila., ISfiS, S3.— Id., Key N. A. Bird.s, 

 1872, IK!.— Yaijuow, Kei). Oni. Specs., 1871, Wheeler's Exped., 1874, ;{4.— 

 Densiiaw, Kep. Oni. Specs., 1873, Wheeler's Exi)e«l., 1874, l()(i. — Bl)., 

 Brew., & Bidg., N. A. Birds, i, 1874, 405, pi. xviii, f. 3, app. 507 (iiestiiij;). 



Laif^L' munhers of tlii.s .species were found, on several occasions, in the 

 canon l^ack of Camp Aj)ac]ie, Ariz. As they were noticed nowliere else in 

 this vicinity, I judged that the abundance of mistletoe berries here served 

 as an attrac;tion. These they were greedily feeding upon. In a canon at 

 the base of Mount Turnbidl, 1 also saw large inimbers. Here the berries, 

 which appear to be a favorite diet, were wanting; and they were engjiged 

 nuich of the time in catching flies, which tliey did by ascending perpendicu- 

 larly from the bushes, snapping up an insect, and returning, much in the 

 manner of the Bluebirds. At this season they are very restless and shy. 



In 1874, they were met with in so many localities as to warrant the 

 belief that they spread over a large area in the southern portions, and are 

 residents. At Camp Bowie, Ariz., large numbers were found gathered 

 together in the cafion, attracted thither by the abundance of the berries of the 

 Primus demissa and Vitis incisa. Of these, the birds seemed veiy fond, and 

 they appeared to constitute their sole food ; though the period during which 

 their feast lasts must be necessarily short, as each bush was fairly beset by 

 scores of these birds, who seemed to have entered into a rivalry with the 

 Mockingbirds to see which could bear away most of the ripe juicy fruit. 



