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63. Iache lawrencei. Lawrence's Hummingbird. — One specimen 

 of this species was also secured on Cleofa Island on March 17 but ruined 

 in the general scramble for shore and effort to save other effects. 



64. Tyrannus verticalis. Arkansas Kingbird. — A single specimen 

 was taken March 29, during the wave of migrating birds. This species 

 was extremely common during my stay at Tepic. 



65. Tyrannus melancholicus couchi. Couch's Kingbird. — Quite 

 common around San Bias, being one of the first of the smaller birds to 

 breed. Large flocks of these were seen at Tepic, March 30 to April 5, 

 going northward. 



66. Pitangus derbianus. Derby Flycatcher. — This was one of 

 the commonest birds around San Bias and the rancho, and also at Tepic, 

 and its nest could be found in almost every thorny tree. Few nests up 

 to the time of my departure contained eggs, of which I examined some 

 twenty-five or more. 



67. Myiarchus lawrenceii. Lawrence's Flycatcher. — A pair was 

 shot at San Bias, March 25, and while not common, a number of pairs 

 were seen. 



68. Myiarchus lawrenceii olivascens. Olivaceous Flycatcher. — 

 Numbers were seen during both trips to Cleofa Island, being unusually 

 tame. One specimen was secured, but shared the fate of all the other 

 specimens taken on this island. 



69. Cissilopha san-blasiana san-blasiana. San Blas Jay. — This 

 bird was quite common around San Bias and the rancho, it nesting in the 

 tall trees bordering the arroyo back of the latter place. 



70. Corvus mexicanus. Mexican Crow. — No palm tree seemed 

 complete without a pair of these birds as regular residents. They seemed 

 to roost always in the same palm, and later on nested in the place occupied 

 by them the previous year. They were very tame, allowing one to come 

 within ten feet or even less before hopping or flying to one side, and their 

 plaintive little cry could be heard from the house tops or trees in the gar- 

 den any time of day. During the time the wild figs were ripe, these 

 seemed to be their main article of food, and I have seen as many as forty 

 in one small tree at a time. Nest building was still being carried on at 

 the time of my departure. 



71. Tangavius aeneus aeneus. Bronzed Cowbird. — Quite numer- 

 ous in flocks at San Bias, especially around a slaughter house with cattle 

 yards adjoining. No birds of this species were seen while at Tepic. 



72. Cassiculus melanicterus. Mexican Cacique. — This beautiful 

 oriole was very common around San Bias and the rancho, in fact the com- 

 monest bird in that section. A large number of nests were inspected 

 before my departure but none had eggs, although some had been finished 

 a week or more. One bird having a nest in a tree at the side of the ranch 

 house had been building for some six weeks, and although it seemed finished 

 and the birds had stopped carrying in material, no eggs had been deposited 



