150 THK CONDOR Vol. X 



Melospiza lincolni. lyincoln Sparrow. A few seen in February and March. 

 Caught one in the carpenter shop one windy morning. 



Pipilo maculatus megalonyx. Spurred Towhee. Young and adults seen in 

 the pinyon and juniper zone in the Chusca mountains. Seemed to be not common. 



Oreospiza chlorura. Green-tailed Towhee. Common atShiprock during spring 

 migration. Seen among the pinyons and pines on the mountains. 



Zamelodia melanocephala. Black-headed Grosbeak. Common. Breeding at 

 Shiprock in the cottonwoods, and also in the pine belt in the mountains. 



Guiraca caerulea lazula. Western Blue Grosbeak. Three seen August 16, 

 feeding on ripening sunflower seed. 



Cyanospiza amoena. Lazuli Bunting. One seen along the river m August. 



Calamospiza melanocorys. Lark Bunting. Seen once, when a flock of about 

 thirty was encountered on a showery afternoon, June 2nd. 



Piranga ludoviciana. Western Tanager. A few at Shiprock in May, and also 

 in the mountains in July. 



Petrochelidon lunifrons. Cliff Swallow. Common. A big colony nested on a 

 bluff overhanging the river. Fift}^ nests were counted. It was a nesting site se- 

 cure from marauders, but sure destruction for the precocious nestling who fell out 

 of the nest. A few of the swallows were seen also at a Navajo "hogan" or house, 

 near the foothills. 



Hirundo erythrogastra. Barn Swallow. A few seen in June. 



Tachycineta thalassina lepida. A'iolet-green Swallow. Very numerous near 

 the river before nesting time. Seen in the mountains in July, from the pinyon belt 

 up to and extending into the pines. 



Stelgidopteryx serripennis. Rough-winged Swallow. A few seen along the 

 river and also in the edge of the pinyons. 



Ampelis cedrorum. Cedar Waxwing. One seen in a cottonwood tree near the 

 schoolhouse May 27th. 



Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides. White-rumped Shrike. Seen occasionally 

 in Sa/Tobatus thickets along the river. A juvenile caught under a "deadfall" set 

 for rats and squirrels near the edge of the junipers. He was probably after the 

 bacon rind bait. 



Vireo solitarius plumbeus. Plumbeous Vireo. Seen several times at the river 

 and also found later in the mountains. 



Vireo gilvus swainsoni. Western Warbling Vireo. Seen occasionally, but more 

 often heard singing in the tree tops along the river. 



Helminthophila lucise. Lucy Warbler. One secured in a grove along the river 

 May 19. 



Dendroica aestiva. Yellow Warbler. Very numerous; nesting in every cotton- 

 wood grove and also in trees near the buildings. Their song was heard more often 

 than any other. 



Dendroica auduboni. Audubon Warbler. Numerous during Ma3^ Seen in 

 the mountains in July. 



Dendroica nigrescens. Black-throated Gray Warbler. Fairly common in the 

 mountains among pines and oaks. Noticed old birds feeding grown young, several 

 times during July. Two juveniles noted along river in August. 



Seiurus noveboracensis notabilis. Grinnell Water Thrush. One secured among 

 small cottonwoods on overflow land. 



Geothlypis tolmiei. Tolmie Warbler. Numerous in May along the river. Seen 

 in July in mountain meadows near summits of Chusca range. 



