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mouth of Miller Canyon on November 4, was, strangely enough, the only one of 

 the species observed during the trip. 



Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides. White-rumped Shrike. Fairly common in 

 the foothill region of the Huachucas, and on the plains below. An immature 

 male taken on October 9, had not quite finished the moult. 



Vireo huttoni stephensi. Stephens Vireo. Observed only in the Huachucas, 

 where two or three were seen in the live oaks, all below 5500 feet. 



Dendroica auduboni. Audubon Warbler. Several were observed on my first 

 visit to the summit of the Huachucas, on October 3, and they were later found 

 quite abundantly in the pines, but not in the lower parts of the mountains. Var. 

 nigrif7'ons had apparently left the mountains before we arrived. 



Dendroica nigrescens. Black-throated Gray Warbler. A single bird seen at 

 the mouth of Miller Canyon on October 31 was the only one observed on the trip. 

 My earliest date of arrival for the species in this region is March 31 (1903). 



Dendroica townsendi. Townsend Warbler. One was observed at the summit 

 of the Huachucas, about 9000 feet, on October 3. The earliest fall arrival I have 

 record of was seen on August 19 (1902). 



Oporornis tolmiei. Tolmie Warbler. One or two were noted near the summit 

 of the Huachucas on October 3. My earliest fall record for this region is August 

 21 (1902). 



Wilsonia pusilla pileolata. Pileolated Warbler. One or two were seen in the 

 oak belt of the Huachucas during the first week in October. 



Setophaga picta. Painted Redstart. A single bird seen near the mouth of 

 Miller Canyon on October 5 was the only one observed. The earliest date at which 

 I have seen the species in the Huachucas is March 15 (1903). 



Anthus pensilvanicus. American Pipit. A few were seen in some flocks of 

 shore larks, on the plains, a mile or two below the Huachucas, on October 28. It 

 does not appear to be a very common species in southern Arizona, and this is the 

 only occasion on which I have seen it in this region. 



Toxostoma rufum. Brown Thrasher. It was one of the surprises of the trip 

 when I secured a male bird of this species, on October 5, near the mouth of Miller 

 Canyon, in the Huachucas, where it was feeding in company with several Palmer 

 Thrashers. I believe that this is the first time the species has been recorded from 

 Arizona, which is far beyond the normal limits of the race. 



Toxostoma curvirostre palmeri. Palmer Thrasher. In the lower parts of the 

 Huachucas, up to about 5000 feet, this species was quite common, much more so 

 than I have ever found it in the spring. It was not observed in the Rincons, 

 though there is no apparent reason why it should not occur there. 



Heleodytes brunneicapillus couesi. Cactus Wren. A few were seen in the 

 foothills of the Huachucas, but they were not at all abundant. 



Salpinctes obsoletus. Rock Wren. Fairly common along the base of the 

 Huachucas, and very abundant on the rough, rock-strewn hills of the Rincon 

 Mountains. 



Catherpes mexicanus conspersus. Canyon Wren. Seen both in the Huachu- 

 cas and in the Rincon Mountains, but not common in either range. 



Thryomanes bewickii eremophilus. Desert Wren. Found both in the Rincons 

 and in the Huachucas. In the latter range they were seen up to about 6000 feet, 

 the same as during the summer months, and in about equal numbers. They are 

 undoubtedly resident. 



Troglodytes aedon parkmanii. Parkman Wren. A single bird remained for 



