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. New Mexico." ( Woodhouse. ) "Seen at Willis and Pe- 

 cos, Men., Apr., and May and two seen at Tijerhas, Nov. 

 28 and flocks Nov. 29." (Birtwell.) "Common year 

 around, Mangus Springs." t (Metcalfe.) "One specimen, 

 Ruidoso, Oct. 14." (Barber.) "A few but not common 

 Mesilla Valley" (Ford.) 

 161. Corvus brachyrhynchos hesperis. Western Crow. 



"A few seen in Oct. in Mts. east of Santa Fe." (Henshaw.) 

 Abundant in New Mexico." (Woodhouse.) "One 

 specimen, Ruidoso, Oct. 14. (Barber. ) "A resident in 

 Mesilla Valley but not common. (Ford.) 



163. Nucijraga columbiana. Clark's Nutcracker. 



"Numerous in pines in fall, breeds higher up, Mts. east of 

 Santa Fe." (Henshaw.) "Common from 9000 ft. to timber 

 line, San Miguel Co." (Mitchell.) "Canadian and 

 Hudsonian Zones, July and Aug., common also at 6000 

 8000 ft,, Upper Pecos." (Bailey F.)" Several seen in 

 Jemez Mts., two in Alamo Canyon," (Henderson.) 

 "Two seen in Oct. ,, one specimen in July, Chucas." 

 (Oilman.) "Seen at Willis Mar. 28, common Apr. and 

 May; one specimen, Upper Pecos, Aug., Gregarious in 

 Aug., abundant in timber." (Birtwell.) "One speci- 

 men, Ruidoso, Sept." (Barber.) 



164. Cyanocephalus cyanocephalus. Pinon Jay. 



"Resident on river, pinon groves, Mts. east of Santa Fe. 

 One specimen, Ft. Wingate, July 16, two specimens Ft. 

 Amarilla, Sept. 5." (Henshaw.) "Common from 8000 



ft. up, nests in May, San Miguel Co." (Mitchell.) 

 "Flock 7000 ft. six or eight at 12300 ft., Truchas Peak." 

 (Bailey, F.) "Two flocks seen at Shiprock. Common 

 in Mts." (Oilman.) "Abundant fall migrant, a few 

 in winter." Pinos Altos." (Hunn.) "Seen Oct 14, a 

 flock of over one hundred, also seen Feb., Mch. May and 

 Sept., Tijerhas; a flock in Albuquerque, Sept. 10; flocks 

 seen Mch. 27 Pecos, and Glorieta, Dec. 24; one specimen, 

 San Antonio, Aug., and Cerillos Aug." (Birtwell.) 



"Southern New Mexico." (A. O. U. Check List.) 

 "One specimen, Ruidoso, Sept. (Barber.) 



165. Molothrus ater obscure, Dwarf Cowbird. 



"Rare in spring, common in summer, Apache." (Anthony.) 



"Common, breeds, San Miguel Co." (Mitchell.) 

 "Casual in spring, Silver City." (Hunn.) "Common, 

 breeds, Shiprock." (Oilman.) "Ft. Yuma, New Mex- 

 ico." (Ridgway.) "Flocks seen May 6, Albuquerque; 

 one specimen, Willis, May 11." (Birtwell.) "North- 

 ern New Mexico." (A. O. U. Check List. ) Common in 

 spring, summer and fall, Mesilla Valley. (Ford.) 



