24 EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS WEST OF 100TH MERIDIAN. 



CTJCULIDJE. 



Geococcyx califormanus, (Less.) 

 Evidence was obtained from 

 George, Southern Utah. 



the settlers of its occurrence at Saint 



PICIDJE. 



Colaptes mexicanus, Sw. Bed-shafted Flicker. 



Owing to the general absence of timber, none of the Picidw were com- 

 mon except at a few localities among the mountains. This species is 

 very generally distributed throughout the Territories of Utah and Nevada, 



At Provo, in July, but few individuals were seen, but in December 

 at this place they were very common. Nests often seen in holes in banks 

 of streams. 



Spliyropiciis varim, (L.), var. nuchalis, Bd. Bed-throated Woodpecker. 

 A pair taken at Toquerville in October, and a few individuals were 

 seen in aspen-groves in the Wahsatch Mountains. 



Melanerpes torquatus (Wils.) Lewis's Woodpecker. 



A single specimen taken in Beaver Canon in September, but no 

 doubt this and the preceding species are common in the heavy timber 

 of the mountains. 



Picus villosusj (L.), var. harrisii Aud. Harris's Woodpecker. 

 A single male bird secured in Grass Valley in September. 



Picus pubescens, (L.), var. gairdner-i Aud. Gairduer's Woodpecker. 



An individual believed to be of this species was seen at Provo, No- 

 vember 27. 



STEIGIDJE. 



Otus vulyaris, (L.), var. tvilsonianm (Less.) Long-eared Owl. 



Probably the most common of this family. A colony of perhaps a 

 dozen individuals met with in a cedar-grove in Grass Valley, Eastern 

 Utah, in September. A number of specimens here obtained. 



A favorite abode of this species appears to be the heavy brush found 

 in all the streams issuing from the mountains, which in many cases, 

 indeed, from a lack of heavier timber, constitutes their sole resort. 



