Ee AY] Lowe, Colorado Bird Notes. 453 
REMARKS ON COLORADO BIRDS. 
BY WILLOUGHBY P. LOWE, M. B. 0. U. 
THE following notes relate to some birds occurring in Pueblo 
or Huerfano Counties about which a few observations made 
between the years 1888 and 1901, may be of interest to future 
workers on Colorado ornithology. At that time when the country 
southwest of Pueblo was free range and my daily occupation was to 
ride it, gun in hand, I had exceptional opportunities to study the 
birds. Since those days it is much changed and farms and farming 
have taken the place of a free, wild expanse of country and bird 
and animal life must necessarily change also. Birds like the Wild 
Turkey were practically extinct in 1888 and are now never likely 
to be seen again in a wild state. On the other hand artificial ponds 
and increased vegetation will no doubt attract birds not seen in 
those days. The late Prof. W. W. Cooke and Mr. Wm. Sclater 
have written most useful works on Colorado birds. In these books 
there are mentioned some species whose occurrence at certain times 
of the year or whose nesting in this district is doubtful or unrecorded. 
It is in such cases where possible that I have given a note on the 
subject trusting that they will be acceptable to those who are still 
working on Colorado birds. 
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. AmerrIcAN WHITE Petican.— I have a 
fine female killed on Lake Minnequa, Pueblo. This species formerly 
occurring quite plentifully on migration has been so persecuted on arrival 
that very few if any survived to continue their journeys to and from their 
breeding grounds so that latterly it was less often seen. 
Pisobia maculata. PrctoraL SANnppipER.— Usually very common 
during wet seasons in Pueblo County out on the open plains where large 
sheets of water often remain for a month or two in the spring and fall. 
Callipepla squamata. Scatep QuaiL.— Previous to my recording 
the capture of this species in ‘ The Auk’ in 1895 I had on two occasions four 
years before put up quail on dry hillsides which I believe belonged to this 
species and I therefore have no doubt that Prof. Cooke’s statement that it 
had been known to the cowboys many years ago is quite correct. 
Meleagris gallapavo merriami. Merriam’s TurKey.— The only 
time I met with the Wild Turkey in Pueblo Co. was in the spring of 1895 
