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ico." (A. O. U. Check List. ) Common summer re- 

 sident, a few all the year, Mesilla Valley. (Ford.) 



282. Heleodytes brunneicapillus. Cactus Wren. 



"Common throughout Apache and Hachita regions, nests in 

 Yuccas and Mesquites." (Authony.) "Very abundant 

 in southwestern New Mexico." (Henshaw.) "Common 

 resident, less so in winter, Silver City." (Hunn.) 

 "Southern NewNexico." (A. O. U. Check List.) One 

 of the most common summer birds in Mesilla Valley. 

 (Ford.) 



283. Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus. Rock Wren. 



"Abundant in Apache and Hachita Mt. ranges and to a 

 large extent resident." (Anthony.) "Two specimens, 

 Dec. 22, Las Vegas Hot Springs." (Batchelder..) 

 "Common, especially in southern part; one specimen, 

 Santa Fe, June 17; one specimen, Tierra Amarilla, Sept. 

 15." (Henshaw. ) "Common, breeds from 8000 ft. down, 

 San Miguel Co." (Mitchell.) "Resident, Silver City." 

 (Hunn.) "Common in low parts, breeding, but few in 

 high Mts." (Bailey, F.) --"Found everywhere, Ship- 

 rock." (Gilman.) "One taken at the north of El Rito 

 Canyon." (Henderson. ) One specimen, Organ Mts. 

 April 19, common there in summer; one specimen, Mesilla, 

 April. (Ford.) 



284. Catherpes mexicanm conspersus. Canon Wren. 



"A few seen on Hachita ranges in October and November." 

 (Anthony.) "Seen occasionally in Dec., Las Vegas Hot 

 Springs." (Batchelder.) "One specimen in Mts., near 

 Gila River, Nov. 5." (Henshaw. ) "Fairly common, 

 breeds to 8000 ft., San Miguel Co." (Mitchell.) "A 

 few in winter, Silver City." (Hunn.) "Found through- 

 out New Mexico." (Coues.) "One specimen, Socorro, 

 Jan. 12. (Birtwell.) Two specimens, Kingston, Aug. 9. 

 (Metcalfe.) Seen on lava flow, near Mesquite station, 

 March 15. (Ford.) 



285. Thryomanes bewicki bairdi. Baird's Wren. 



"Common in Apache and Hachita during migration." 

 (Anthony.) "One specimen Big Hatchet Mts., Grant 

 Co., May 9." (Allen.) "Common, usually breeds 

 below 8000ft., San Miguel Co." (Mitchell.) "Specimens 

 January and May, Silver City." (Hunn.) "Noted 

 February and March and in July, Shiprock." (Gilman.) 

 One specimen, Albuquerque, May 6. (Birtwell.) One 

 specimen, Kingston, Aug. 6. (Metcalfe.) 

 236. Troglodytes aedon parkmani Western House Wren. 



"Rare but seen during both migrations, Apache." (An- 

 thony. )" Abundant to 10000 ft., two broods, San Mi- 



