^"ik^^l MiTCHKLL, Summer Birds of San Miguel Comity. "^OQ 



39. Tyrannus verticalis. Akkansas Kingihkij. — Common. Nests 

 in June, up to 9,000 feet. 



40. Sayornis saya. Say's Piicebe. — Common. Arrives the last of 

 March. Breeds early in May. One nest, found May 8, was built in a 

 knot-hole of a hollow oak tree, 30 feet up. 



41. Empidonax difficilis. Western Flycatcher. — Rare. Breeds 

 sparingly' up to 10,000 feet. 



42. Empidonax wrightii. Wright's Flycatcher. — Common. 

 Breeds most commonlj' at 9,000 feet. 



43. Otocoris alpestris arenicola. Desert Horned Lark. — Abundant. 

 Breeds commonlj at from 8,000 feet down. 



44. Pica pica hudsonica. American Magpie. — Common from 7,000 

 feet up. Breeds up to 12,000 feet. 



45. Cyanocitta stelleri macrolopha. Long-crested Jay. — The most 

 abundant bird in the county. Breeds up to 10,000 feet. 



46. Aphelocoma woodhousei. Woodhouse's Jay\ — Not nearly as 

 common as the last. Found only up to 8,000 feet, frequenting scrub-oak 

 on hillsides. Breeds in May. 



47. Perisoreus canadensis capitalis. Rocky Mountain Jay. — Common. 

 Found only from 9,000 feet up to timber line, where it breeds in May. 



48. Corvus corax sinuatus. American Raven. — Abundant from 8,000 

 feet up. Breeds in May, most commonly at 8,000 feet. 



49. Nucifraga columbiana. Clark's Nutcracker. — Common from 

 9,000 feet up to timber line. 



50. Cyanocephalus cyanocephalus. Pinon Jay. — Common among 

 pifion pines from 8,000 feet up. Nests in April. 



51. Molothrus ater. Cowbird. — Abundant. The birds most often 

 imposed on are the Green-tailed Towhee and Stephens's Vireo. 



52. Agelaius phoeniceus. Red-winged Blackbird, — Common, 

 Breeds up to 9,000 feet. 



53. Sturnella magna neglecta. Western Meadowlark. — Abundant. 

 Breeds up to 8,000 feet. 



54. Icterus bullocki. Bullock's Oriole. — Tolerably common. 

 Breeds up to 10,000 feet. 



55. Scolecophagus cyanocephalus. Brewer's Blackbird. — Fairly 

 common, breeding from the plains to 8,000 feet. 



56. Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis. House Finch. — Abundant 

 around Las Vegas and vicinity. Have not found it in the mountains 

 to any great extent. In the city the House Finch takes the place of the 

 the English Sparrow, which is conspicuously absent. 



57. Spinus psaltria. Arkansas Goldfinch. — Not common. Found 

 breeding up to about 10,000 feet. 



58. Poocsetes gramineus confinis. Western Vesper Sparrow. — 

 Common up to 8,000 feet. 



59. Chondestes grammacus strigatus. Western Lark Sparrow. — 

 Abundant from the Plains to 8, 000 feet. 



