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Geothlypis trichas occidentalis. Western Yellovr-throat. Common all thru 

 May. Not seen afterwards. 



Icteria virens longicauda. Long-tailed Chat. Several pairs spent the season 

 in thickets along the river and their song was a prominent feature among" all sounds. 



Wilsonia pusilla pileolata. Pileolated Warbler. Seen frequently thru month 

 of May. 



Setophaga ruticilla. American Redstart. A pair seen during a shower, May 27. 



Anthus pensilvanicus. Pipit. Seen in fields during spring migration. 



Oroscoptes montanus. Sage Thrasher. Three seen in a patch of Sarcobatiis 

 around a sulphur spring out on the plains. An old nest seen. 



Mimus polyglottos leucopterus. Western Mocking-bird. Numerous in fields 

 and groves near the river. Nests seen in Sa/Tohafiis and other shrul^s. Their sing- 

 ing sounded like that heard in California but seemed less frequent. 



Galeoscoptes carolinensis. Catbird. One came to the school grounds May 7 

 and stayed around a week or more. Another seen the same week in a willow 

 thicket near the river. 



Salpinctes obsoletus. Rock \A"ren. Found everywhere; a welcome sight in a 

 desert land. 



Thryomanes bewickii leucogaster. Baird Wren. Noted during February and 

 March. In July seen in the mountains. 



Troglodytes aedon parkmani. Parkman ^\'ren. Several found among the pines. 



Certhia familiaris montana. Rocky Mountain Creeper. Found among spruce 

 trees near the top of the Chusca mountains. A family of grown young ones noticed 

 in July. 



Sitta carolinensis aculeata. Slender-billed Nuthatch. Numerous in the moun- 

 tains in July. One noticed in the school grounds July 29. 



Sitta canadensis. Red-breasted Nuthatch. One seen in a cottonwood tree 

 near the river May 11. 



Sitta pygmaea. Pigmy Nuthatch. Numerous from edge of pinyons to the up- 

 per limit of the pines. 



Parus inornatus griseus. Gray Titmouse. A'ery lunnerous all thru thepinyon 

 and juniper zone, and extending a little way into the pines. P'amilics of grown 

 young noticed several times, and these were extremeh^ tame. 



Parus gambeli. Mountain Chickadee. Common in the mountains. A few 

 seen along the river in early spring. 



Psaltriparus plumbeus. Lead-colored Bushtit. Two seen along the river in 

 February. Numerous among the pinyons and junipers, large famil\- flocks being 

 frequently encountered. \'ery tame. 



Regulus calendula. Ruby crowned Kinglet. Connnon in spring migration. 



Polioptila caerulea obscura. Western Gnatcatcher. Several pairs noticed. A 

 nest found in a narrow-leafed cottonwood June 16, containing two gnatcatcher's 

 and one cowbird's egg. July 28 a nest containing young nearly grown. 



Myadestes townsendi. Townsend Solitaire. Several pairs noticed high in the 

 mountains in July. 



Hylocichla guttata auduboni. Audubon Hermit Thrush. Jiigh in the moun- 

 tains in July: apparently breeding, as several pairs were seen. One pair displayed 

 much uneasiness when a spruce thicket was approached, tho no nest could be dis- 

 covered. Probably a nestling concealed somewhere. 



Hylocichla guttata nana. Dwarf Hermit Thrush. One secured ^Ln■ 12 at 

 Shiprock. 



Merula migratoria propinqua. Western Robin. One seen ALirch 10. Several 



