EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS WEST OF TOOTH MERIDIAN, 



Galeoscoptcs carolinensis, (L.) Catbird. 



Common in settlements, frequenting the thickets, 

 same in the East. 



Habits and notes 



Oreoscoptes montanus, (Towns.) Mountain Mocking-bird. 



Common throughout Utah and Eastern Nevada. Generally found 

 near settlements and not in mountains; rather shy and difficult to 

 approach. 



Harporhynchus crissalis (?), Henry. lied- vented. Thrush. 



When within a few miles of Saint George, the southernmost settle- 

 ment of Utah, a small flock of curved billed thrushes was observed, 

 supposed to be of the species above named, but, owing to their excessive 

 shyness, no specimens were secured. From the fact that Dr. E. Palmer 

 found these birds breeding at Saint George, there seems little doubt as 

 to the identification. 



HaMtat. Southern Utah, valley of the Colorado, and Upper Eio 

 Grande. 



CINCLID2E. 



Indus mexicanus, Sw. Water-Ouzel. 



Numerous in the Provo River. One specimen taken on the Beaver 

 River and one at Fillmore. Not observed elsewhere. It exhibits little 

 shyness, permitting the close approach of a person, who may watch 

 its interesting movements at leisure. Frequents exclusively the vicinity 

 of rapids and falls, where it is to be seen constantly in motion, flying 

 from rock to rock, and wading into the shallows, searching nervously for 

 Crustacea and water-insects, which form its food. The movements of 

 its body are very peculiar, and consist of an emphatic, grotesque, down- 

 ward jerk, constantly repeated, reminding one of a similar motion pecu- 

 liar to some of the wrens, more particularly the Rock- Wren (JSalpinctes 

 obsoletus). 



