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338. Certhia familiaris albescens Berlepsch. 



Mr.xicAN Creeper. 



Synonym — Certhia familiaris iiiexicana. 



vStatus — A common summer visitant in liigh Transition in the mountain 

 ranges of extreme southeastern Arizona. Reported from the Chiricahua Moun- 

 tains (Brewster. 1882, p. 81), the Santa Rita Mountains (Brewster, 1885b, p. 

 197), the Santa CataHna Mountains (Scott. 1885c, p. 350), and the Huachuca 

 Mountains (Swarth, 1904b, p. Co). 



339. Certhia familiaris montana Ridc^way. 



Rocky Mountain Creeper. 



Synonyms — Certhia fair,i!iaris; Certhia aiiiericana; Ccrtliia familiaris var. 

 ainericana. 



Status — Summer visitant in the higher mountains of northern and central 

 Arizona. Has been found breeding on San Francisco Mountain, Mount Graham, 

 and the Mogollon Mountains. One record of its occurrence as a migrant in 

 southern Arizona (Swarth, 1904b, p. 61; Huachuca Mountains, March, two 

 specimens), and one from northern Arizona in winter (Kennerly, 1859, p. 29; 

 Pueblo Creek, January). 



340. ' Sitta carolinensis nelsoni Mearns. 



Rocky Mountain Nuthatch. 



Synonyms — Sitta earoliiieusis ; S,itta aeiileafa; Sitta carolinensis aculeata. 



Status- — Common summer visitant in the Transition zone, sometimes in higli 

 Upper Sonoran. In some of the more southern ranges, the Santa Catalina and 

 Huachuca mountains, it is known to remain throughout the year. In central 

 Arizona it is recorded as a permanent resident at Fort Whipple (Coues, 1866a, 

 p. 78), and as occurring in the Mogollon ]\Tountains in summer, and in the Verde 

 Valley in winter (Mearns, 1890a, p. 262). Found at Williams in February 

 (Wetmore, 1908, p. 386). The only record from the arid Lower Sonoran south- 

 western portion of Arizona is from Sacaton (Gilman. 191 la. p. 35), where it 

 was seen from September 3 until the first week in December, 1910. 



341. Sitta canadensis Linnaeus. 



Red-breasted Nuthatch. 



Status — There arc very few Arizona records. One taken at Fort Yuma 

 ( Baird, t86i, p. 6). The next record is of a soecinifn in the Santa Catalina 

 Mountains, October 29, 1885 (Scott, 1888, p. 165). Found breeding in the 

 highest parts of the San Francisco and Mogollon mountains (Mearns, 1890a, 

 p. 263) ; four specimens in the Huachuca Mountains, April 6, 1902 (Swarth, 

 1904b, p. 61), and several seen at Sacaton during October, 1910 (Gilman, 1911a, 

 P- 35)- 



