^°lw^^] Bailey, Summer Birds of San Miguel County, N. M. AA*l 



June. It was also seen, June 25, at about 6500 feet in the yellow pines on 

 top of Mesa del Agua de la Yegua. 



Nuttallornis borealis. Olive-sided Flycatcher. — Found in the 

 Pecos Mountains. 



Contopus richardsonii. Western Wood Pewee. — Near the Cana- 

 dian River on June 21, richardsonii was found brooding eggs in a hack- 

 berry. Pewees were also seen June 25, at about 6000 feet on the side of 

 Mesa del Agua de la Yegua, and on August 26 at Ribera on the Pecos. 



Otocoris alpestris occidentalis. Montezuma Horned Lark. — A form 

 of Otocoris, identified as occidefitalis by Mr. Oberholser, was common 

 on the dryest part of the plains in the south central part of the country. 



Corvus brachyrhynchos. Crow. — Seen along the Pecos from El Macho 

 to Riberia, at Old Bernal, and near Solitario Peak north of Las Vegas. 



Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Yellow-headed Blackbird. — 

 Eight were seen on August 29 a mile north of Las Vegas. 



Hesperiphona vespertina montana. Western Evening Grosbeak. — 

 Flocks and a few pairs were found in the Pecos Mountains. 



Carpodacus cassini. Cassin Finch. — One seen July 15 in the Pecos 

 Mountains. 



Loxia curvirostra bendirei. Bendire Crossbill. — Common at 11,000 

 feet in the Pecos Mountains and seen August 21 at 8000 feet. 



Spinus pinus. Pine Finch. — Common in the Pecos Mountains. 



Passer domesticus. English Sparrow. — Dr. Mitchell states that at 

 Las Vegas "the House Finch takes the place of the English Sparrow, 

 which is conspicuously absent," but in its rapid movement westward the 

 sparrow has now thoroughly established itself in New Mexico, and was 

 found by us not only on the line of the railroad at Santa Rosa, San 

 Miguel, and Las Vegas, but at the remote Mexican adobe towns of Sapello 

 and Taos. 



Coturniculus bairdii. Baird Sparrow. — One taken September 2 in 

 the tall grass bordering a pond on the plains, twelve miles north of Las 

 Vegas. 



Spizella pallida. Clay-colored Sparrow. — Common the last of 

 August in the fields north of Las Vegas. 



Spizella breweri. Brewer Sparrow. — Flocks were seen the last of 

 August in the fields and along the fences north of Las Vegas. 



Amphispiza bilineata deserticola. Desert Sparrow. — Seen June 24 

 in the southern part of the county as far up as Rio Concha. Seen July 7 

 at Santa Fe. These records help fill out the borderline of the range of 

 the species. 



Peucaea cassini. Cassin Sparrow. — Seen June 28 singing in the 

 mesquite near Cabra Spring, in the south central part of the county. 



Aimophila ruficeps scottii. Scott Sparrow. — One was taken June 

 25 in the Upper Sonoran zone at about 6000 feet, on the side of Mesa del 

 Agua de la Yegua. This is a northward extension of range from western 

 Texas. 



