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313. Sialia mexicana bairdi. Chestnut-backed Bluebird. 



"Abundant during- migrations. Apache." (Anthony.) 

 Numerous summer resident in Mts. east of Santa Fe. 

 Two specimens, Inscription Rock, July 23; two speci- 

 mens, Gila River, Oct. 28." (Henshaw.) "Abundant 

 in winter on Gila River, a few in high Mts. all summer." 

 (Stephens.) "Fairly common to 12000 ft., breeds 10000 

 ft., San Miguel Co." (Mitchell.) "Common migrant 

 and winter resident, Silver City." (Hunn.) "July 10, 

 nest Glorieta. Seen as nigh as 10400 ft." (Bailey, F.) 

 "A few in March on river, several in Mts., Shiprock." 

 (Gilman.) "Abundant on mesas but not in canyons, 

 near Santa Fe." (Henderson.) "Flocks seen Jan. 22 

 and in March, Tijerhas; seen Oct. 4 and Dec. 4, Albu- 

 querque: common, two specimens, Upper Pecos, July: 

 breeding in Willis in March. " (Birtwell.) Two speci- 

 men, MesilJa Park, Jan.: two specimens, Kingston, Oct. 

 27, breeds." (Metcalfe.) Common in winter in Mesilla 

 Valley. (Ford.) 



314. Sialia currucoides. Mountain Bluebird. 



"Abundant during migrations, Apache." (Anthony.) 

 "Scare in winter, Gila River, low valleys." [Stephens.] 



"One specimen, Las Vegas Hot Springs, Dec. 22." 

 (Batchelder.)---"Two specimens, Salt Lake, Nov. 19. 

 four specimens, Santa Fe, June 17-20. " (Henshaw. ) 

 "Ft. Union, March 22." tCoale. ) Common, arrives 

 in Feb., breeds to 9000 ft., San Miguel Co." ( Mitchell. ) 



"Common resident. Silver City." (Hunn. ^--"Com- 

 mon, Glorieta, July 8, nest 10300 ft. T July 25, family 

 11000ft." (Bailey, F.) "Six seen in piiions, not high, 

 Shiprock." (Gilman. ) : - "Common about Santa Fe." 

 (Woodhouse.)- "Common and breeding, Mogollon 

 Mts." (Metcalfe.) "Seen in Albuquerque, March, Oct. 

 and Dec. and Feb.; flocks seen in Tijerhas in March; 

 seen during April and May, Pecos and Willis; flocks 



seen Dec. 23, Lamy." (Birtwell.) "South to Mts. of 

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

 resident all over the Mesilla Valley. (Ford. ) 



