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77. Junco phseonotus palliatus. Arizona Junco.*** — Abundant 

 breeder in the pine and sjiruce zones of the mountains. This is the only 

 common Jimco of the five noted. Its jolly trill was frequently heard, 

 especially in the aspen thickets above 8000 feet. 



78. Amphispiza bilineata deserticola. Desert Sparrow. — This is 

 doubtless about as truly a desert bird as any sparrow, and apparently it 

 must go for long intervals without water, for there is no rain nor dew from 

 March, and sometimes February, to the end of June or even the middle of 

 July. However, this somber bird with a cheery trill knows how to drink. 

 I have frequently watched them drink, in June, from a pan which I had 

 placed out. One thirsty fellow took a score of sips before being sated. 



Other typical desert birds I noted drinking are: Bendire's Thrasher, 

 Cactus Wren, House Finch, and Gambel's Quail. 



70. Aimophila carpalis. Rufous-winged Sparrow. — A brood seen 

 at 5000 feet late in June in the Catalinas. 



80. Aimophila ruficeps scotti. Scott's Sparrow. — A tolerably com- 

 mon migrant in April in the Santa Cruz valley. 



81. Melospiza melodia fallax. Desert Song Sparrow. — Noted in 

 March and April occasionally. Fairly frequent after the middle of Septem- 

 ber. 



82. Pipilo fuscus mesoleucus Canon Towhee. — The only abundant 

 summer resident towhee below 5000 feet. Song, chibe, chibe, chibe, chibe, 

 chib; instead of club, chib. chib as given in Chapman and Reed. 



83. Oreospiza chlorura. Green-tailed Towhee.*** — Very common 

 in the bottoms in April and September. ''Occasionally breeds at low 

 altitudes." (Lusk.) 



84. Pyrrhuloxia sinuata. Arizona Pyrrhuloxia. — Abundant resi- 

 dent about Tucson; frequent at the mouths of the canons. It has two 

 quite distinct whistles. One is like that of the Canon Towhee. The other 

 is sharp and very loud. The first song season closes early in May, and the 

 second commences early in June. 



85. Zamelodia melanocephla. Black-headed Grosbeak.*** — Breeds 

 up to 8000 feet. In the valley sparingly, abundantly in the mountains 

 where its sweet song was the dominant notes at midday in June. 



86. Guiraca caerulea lazuli. Western Blue Grosbeak.*** — Common 

 summer resident at Tucson. Arrived May 22 and departed September 28. 

 Its cheery though unambitious song is uttered indifferently irom telephone 

 wires or from weeds and mesquite. 



87. Passerina amoena. Lazuli Bunting. — Abundant April 13 to 

 end of May in the \alley, and in August and September. 



88. Cyanospiza versicolor. Varied Bunting.** — A flock of ten was 

 seen near Tucson May 4. (Brewster, in Auk, 1885, records the capture of 

 a specimen by Stepliens south of Tucson.) 



89 Piranga ludoviciana. Western Tanager.* — Migrant, feeding 

 on mulberries in spring, near Tucson. Abundant summer resident in the 

 bull pine forest. Song is harsher than that of the following species. 



