458 HoLLisTER, Birds of the Region about Needles, Cal. [oct 



at a small pond in the Colorado River bottoms just below the Nevada line 

 in California, May 9. My Mohave companion called it Mni-sah-patch'- 

 patch. 



Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. — Common about the little 

 ponds in the river bottoms near Needles. 



Oxyechus vociferus. Killdeer. — Fairly common at Needles. The 

 Mohave name for this bird is Nin-tee-ris-tah-rees'-a. 



Lophortyx gambeli. Gambel Quail. — Abundant in the Colorado 

 River bottoms where the calls of the cocks could be heard all through the 

 day. An almost perfect egg was taken from a female shot April 22, and 

 tiny young were seen the middle of May. The favorite retreat of this 

 quail seems to be in the dense thickets of arrow-weed in the low land and 

 comparatively few were found on the neighboring mesa. The ]\Iohave 

 Indians call it Ah'-ha-mah. 



Zenaidura carolinensis. Mourning Dove. — Becoming more common 

 each day of my stay at Goffs and later found in abundance in the river 

 bottoms near Needles, where many nests were seen the first half of May. 

 Also fairly common in Ivanpah Valley and on New York Mountain. 

 Mohave name, Os-kee'-vah. 



Cathartes aura septentrionalis. Turkey Buzzard. — One seen high 

 over head at Goffs, April IG. Common along the Colorado River and seen 

 daily in Ivanpali Valley. On New York Mountain the buzzards were 

 common, gathering from the surrounding deserts in the evening to roost 

 on the high rocky points. The Mohave Indian name is Ah-say'. 



Accipiter cooperi. Cooper Hawk. — One female collected in the Colo- 

 rado River bottoms above Needles, May 19. The Mohaves called the 

 bird Su-quil'-a-ki-tl. 



Buteo borealis calurus. Western Red-tail. — Several seen along the 

 Colorado River. Mohave name, Oo'-mah-thay. 



^Falco sparverius phalcena. Desert Sparrow Hawk. — A single bird 

 seen along the telegraph line near Goffs, April 14. 



Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. Osprey. — Frequently seen along the 

 Colorado River. The Mohaves call the fish hawk Ah-spah-a-chee'-cu-thah. 



Geococcyx calif ornianus. Road-runner. — Common in the timbered 

 bottomland of the Colorado River and the brushy side draws, where several 

 were caught in meat-baited traps set for carni^'orous mammals. The 

 stomachs of two examined were filled with large green grasshoppers. One 

 seen in Ivanpah "N'alley near the base of New York Mountain. Mohave 

 name, Tile'-paw. 



Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. — Several about the ponds in the 

 Colorado River bottoms. Mohave name, Sak-wee-thay'. 



Dryobates scalaris bairdi. Texas Woodpecker. — Common in the 

 ri\'er bottom about Needles where several specimens were collected. The 

 Mohave name for woodpeckers in general is Iss-own'-a. 



Centurus uropygialis. Gila Woodpecker. — I found tliis bird common 

 in the timbered bottomlands of the Colorado River from Needles north 



