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ORNITHOLOGY. 



to be found .ibout every ubandoned shaft or dilapidated building-. Sialia 

 ardlca was also frequently seen on the houses, particularly in the outskirts 

 of the town, and nested in the eaves or in any suitable place, in company 

 with the House Finch. All the Swallows were extremely rare, "but one 

 iu(li\idual, a solitary Purple Martin (Proff)ie siihis), having been seen or 

 heard duriny the time of oiu" residence, although it is said to be common 

 at times. During winter time, all these birds disappear, by descending to 

 the milder valleys, excepting the Sialia, which itself leaves during severe 

 storms. Snow Birds {Junco oregonus) and Sparrows {Spizella monticola and 

 Zonotrichia intermedia) resort to the door-yards for crumbs, and on one 

 occasion (January 6, 1868) Ave observed a large flock of Gray-headed 

 Purple P^inches {Lemostidc liUoraUs) gleaning over the snow in the outskirts 

 of tlie city. 



13. Carson River, seven miles above Fort Churchill (June 23, 18d8). — The 

 Aalley of the river was here heavily wooded with cotton- woods (Populus 

 vionilifera and P. tricJiocarpa), with the usual undergrowth of willows, buffalo- 

 berry bushes, etc. Near by, a range of hills fronted the river in a bold 

 clifi" of basaltic rock, while the general surroundings Avere the usual sage- 

 brush plains, hills, and mountains. The birds observed here were the 

 following: — 



Turdiis migratoriiis. 

 Sialia mexicaiia. 

 Salpinctes obsolctiis. 



CutllL'ipcs Cdllspt'I-SllS. 

 TrO-I(nl\lrs |,;illvlliaillli. 



DeiulKiMa nstiva. 

 Icjteria loiigicauda. 

 Petrocbelidoii Umifioiis. 

 Colliirio excubitoroidcs. 

 Carpodacus i'routalis, 

 Chondestes grammaca. 

 Cyaiiospiza anicena. 

 Pipilo oregonus. 

 Ainpliispiza biliiieata. 



Arii[)Iii.spiza nevadenses. 

 Sturnclla neglccta. 

 Icterus bullocki. 

 Conto[)u.s richardsoui. 

 Myiarcluis cinerasceus. 

 Tyrauuu-s verticalis. 

 Picus harrisi. 

 Colaptes mexicanus. 

 Autrostoraus uuttalli. 

 Nepbojcetes borealis. 

 Falco sparverius. 

 Buteo swaiiisoni. 

 Tringoides macularius. 



NepJiORcetes borealis was the most abundant species, flying over the cotton- 

 wood trees in the morning in immense numbers. Antrostomns nuttaUi and 

 Icteria longicauda both sang throughout the night. 



