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



Otocoris alpestris pallida. Sonoran Horned Lark. — Fairly common at 

 Goffs. A few breeding in Ivanpah Valley where a family of nearly grown 

 young was seen. Specimens collected at both places. 



Aphelocoma woodhousei. Woodhouse Jay. — Four or five seen well 

 up among the junipers and piiions on New York Mountain. 



Molothrus ater obscurus. Dwarf Cowbird. — Abundant in the Colorado 

 River bottoms during my entire stay. Specimens were taken on the 

 California side above Needles, and all the evidence showed the bird to be 

 a common summer resident. Seen above the boundary monument in 

 Nevada. Mohave Indian name, I-thick'-wah. 



Agelaius phoeniceus sonoriensis. Sonoran Red-wing. — A few male 

 red-wings were seen flying high over our camp on the Colorado River above 

 Needles and were probably breeding somewhere in the vicinity. Un- 

 fortunately no lighting place could be located and no specimens were 

 taken so the subspecific determination is a matter of doubt. Possibly the 

 form is A. p. neutralis. Mohave Indian name, Qual-e-tak'-a. 



Icterus bullocki. Bullock Oriole. — A common breeding species in 

 the river bottoms near Needles. Four specimens. Mohave name, Suck- 

 a-quah'-thah. 



Euphagus cyanocephalus. Brewer Blackbird. — During the early 

 part of my stay at Needles a few were seen. Later all seemed to have 

 left the region. Mohave name, Po-cah-bos'-oh. 



Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis. House Finch. — ■ A few seen at Needles 

 and on New York iMountain. 



Astragalinus psaltria hesperophilus. Green-backed Goldfinch. — 

 A few visited the small cottonwoods planted about the station at Goffs, 

 April 14. 



Pooecetes gramineus confinis. Western Vesper Sparrow. — Two 

 taken and others noted on the desert at Goffs. April 12 and 13. 



Zonotrichia leucophrys gambeli. Intermedi.^te Sparrow. — Common 

 in small scattering flocks at Goffs, April 9 to 16. Two specimens secured. 



Spizella breweri. Brewer Sparrow. — Very abundant at Goffs. In 

 full song and early in the morning the desert fairly rang with their music. 

 None noted along the Colorado River but later in Ivanpah Valley a few 

 were seen and one was collected June 2. 



Spizella atrigularis. Black-chinned Sparrow.^ — Fairly common on 

 New York Mountain. Full fledged young were taken June 7. 



Junco hyemalis thurberi. Thltrber Junco. — One taken and others 

 seen along a dry wash far out on the barren desert at Goffs, April 13. 



Amphispiza bilineata deserticola. Desert Sparrow.— Fairly common 

 at Goffs and in Ivanpah Valley. 



Melospiza melodia fallax. Desert Song Sparrow. — Fairly common 

 about some of the small bottomland ponds on the California side above 

 Needles. On May 20 a specimen in juvenile plumage was secured and 

 several families of young were seen. 



Pipilo aberti. Abert Towhee. — Abundant in the mesquite and arrow- 



