l^iMCWSTKi! on a Collection of Arizona liinh. 20I 



92. Icterus buUocki {S-.vains.) Honap. P>rLi.()CK'.s Ori- 

 ole. — Onh two of these Orioles were taken durino- iSSi; 

 but ill the previous summer Mr. Stephens found them not 

 uncommon in the foot-iiills of the Chiricahua Mountains. 



93. Corvus corax carnivorus {Bartr.) Ridgzv. Amer- 

 ican RA^•K^^ — Incidentally mentioned as common about Tucson. 



94. Corvus cryptoleucus Couch. White-necked Raven.— 

 A small proportion of the Ravens seen about Tucson were recog- 

 nized as belonging to this species. Their notes differed wideh' 

 from those of the common Raven, and '-at times soiuided some- 

 what like the quacking of a Duck." 



324, $ ad.. Tucson, May 4. Length. 19.90: extent. 40.70: win"-. 14.06: 

 tail. S.94. "Iris dark brown. "" 



95. Cyanocitta stelleri macrolopha {Baird) Ridgiv. 

 Long-crested Jay. — Five specimens, Chiricahua Mountains, 

 March 24 to 26. " These Jays are common in the pines well up 

 the mountain sides, but they are wary and difficult of approach. 

 When pursued they fly from one tree to the lower branches of the 

 next and jumping from limb to limb, take flight again as soon as 

 they reach the top. If one can follow fast enough to get within 

 range before the bird reaches the top of the tree he \\vd\ obtain a 

 shot, but it is necessary to keep behind some object while accom- 

 plishing this. Thev are noisy and have a varietv of calls, some 

 of which are disagreeabh' harsh. I think they are shver here 

 than in f)ther localities where I have met with them." One of 

 Mr. vStephens' specimens (No. 106) has the crest strongb tinged 

 with blue, thus approaching var. diadcniata of Mexico. 



96. Aphelocoma ■woodhousii ( Baird) Ridgxv. Wood- 

 hou.se's Ja^'. — One specimen, ( >aleys\ille. January 39, 1S81. 



97. Aphelocoma sordida arizonae Ridguc. Arizona 

 Jay. — Mr. vStephens met with this Jay in tne Chiricahua and 

 Santa Rita Moimtains, and judging from the numl)er of specimens 

 obtained it must be rather abimdant in botii ranges. *' They go 

 in flocks of from five to twentv, and are generally seen in the foot- 

 hills. Thev are restless, and in most localities shy, but around 

 mills, where thev congregate to feed on the grain in horse drop- 

 pings, thev become used to the presence of human beings and are 

 more easily approached. Their food is chiefl}' broken acorns.' 



A nest found Mav 16, in tlie Santa Rita Moimtains, is a bulky 

 structure composed chiefly of yellowish rootlets with some coarse 



