140 Drew on Birds of San yuan County, Colorado. 



common: breeds; partially resident. Only to be fp.und at or above tim- 

 ber line in summer: in September they put in an appearance in the valley, 

 and are then a fixture. All is told of them in saying they are as versatile 

 as any of their cousins. 



56. Aphelocoma floridana woodhousei. Allen. Woodhouse's Jay. — 

 Rare; but one found. — late in October. 



57. Perisoreus canadensis capitalis, /W.Rockv Mountain Jay. — Resi- 

 dent. Quite abundant; in summer ranging from 10.000 feet to timberline- 

 In autumn, when on his first tour of inspection around the house, he hops 

 along in a curious sidling manner just like a school girl in a slow hurry. 

 White-headed, grave and sedate, he seems a very paragon of propriety, 

 and if you appear a suitable personage, he will be apt to give you a bit of 

 advice. Becoming confidential, he sputters out a lot of nonsense in a 

 manner which causes you to think him a veritable " Whiskey Jack." Yet, 

 whenever he is disposed, a more bland, mind-his-own-business appearing 

 bird will be hard to find, as also many small articles around camp after 

 one of his visits, for his whimsical brain has a great fanc\ for anything 

 which mav be valuable to you. hut perfectly useless to himself. 



58. Contopus borealis. lid. Olive-sided Flycatcher. — Not very 



common : breed-. 



59. Contopus richardsoni, />'-/. Western Wood Pewee. — Common ; 

 breeds. Its unmusical notes can be heard from almost any aspen copse in 

 summer. 



60. Empidonax trailli pusillus, Cones. Little Western Fly- 

 catcher. — A nest of young ami its owners were all 1 found. 



01. Empidonax flavivantris diffioilis, Allen. Western Yellow- 

 bellied Fly< V.TCHER. — Quite common: breeds at 10.000 feet. The 

 nests otflaviventrh reported in [878 quite upset differences of nesting etc. . 

 on which to base specific rank, yet there are differences between the two 

 "races," quite noticible even in Empidonaccs. 



62. Chordiles popetue henryi, Allen. Western Night Hawk. — 

 Straggles up from below in September. 



63. Nephcecetes niger borealis, Coues. Black Swift. — Very com- 

 mon: breeds; hunts in large flocks. Remains until late in September, 

 a young male of the year being taken in that month. 



64. Selasphorus platycercus, lip. Broad-tailed Hummingbird. — 

 Exceedingly abundant; breeds, and ••screeches" clear through the love 

 season. Ranges to the summit, where in countless basins watered b\ 

 melting snow, primula, castilleia. calthn and other plants, form the Howcr 

 gardens of the world. 



65. Selasphorus rufus, Sm. Rufous-backed Hummingbird. — Rare: 

 breeds. 



66. Hylotomu > pileatus, Bd. Pileated Wo idpecker. — 1 have been 

 told of "a great big Woodpecker" and from the description, think it to he 

 this bird. 



67. Picus villosus harrisi, Allen. Harris's Woodpecker. — Very 

 abundant; much more so than the next: breeds. Ranges to timberline. 



