19G The Wilson Bulletin — No. 85 



Quite commou during our whole stay, beatiug over the plains. I 

 prepared two skins, one a mature male in the dark chocolate plum- 

 age, and the other an immature male, light phase. These had been 

 shot by boys. The stomach of the first contained a squirrel, which 

 had been beheaded, neatly " quartered " and taken in five swal- 

 lows as follows : four entire legs, to one of which the skin hung, 

 and the viscera in la ball. The feet and roof of mouth of both 

 hawks were full of cactus spines. 

 Sphtjrajjciis tJtri/aidens. — Williamson's Sapsucker. 



One seen March 3 on the campus. 

 Clwrdeiles acutipennis texensis. — ^Texas Nighthawk. 



Seen only once, March 17th. 

 J^ronautes melanoletious. — White-throated Swift. 



Common everywhere during April. 

 . — Hummingbird. 



One seen February 14, had large, white patch on side of head, 

 easily seen from a distance of forty feet. I thought the gorget to 

 be purple, but only Ihadj one flashing glance at it. Upper parts 

 green. It was evidently either a young male Broad-billed Hum- 

 mingbird (lache latirostris) or adult male White-eared (Basilmna 

 leucotis), in either case, a rare seasonal record for that altitude. 

 Although the writer is unacquainted with Hummingbirds in gen- 

 eral, the description fits the above two birds only, with evidence 

 in favor of the latter ; the evidence, however, is given for what it is 

 worth. 

 Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanns. — Vermilion Flycatcher. 



Common everywhere during our stay, the young males molting 

 and consequently beautifully blotched with vermilion. See migra- 

 tion report, Bird-Lore IX., 265. 

 'Nucifraga columMana. — Clarke's Nutcracker. 



Mr. Willard has always found them to be very rare in the high 

 mountains. Mr. Lusk, through Mr. Yisher, reported them " occa- 

 sionally abundant." 

 MolotlvHS ater obscunis. — Dwarf Cowbird. 



First seen February 18. Mr; Visher reported May 5. 

 Ayclaiiis phosnicens sonoriensis. — Sonora Red-wing. 



Ttvo specimens I took were identified by Mr. J. Grinnell. Thou- 

 sands of " blackbirds " nested in the bushes and trees in town each 

 night, and I know of at least one man who regularly frightened 

 them away with a shotgun on account of their noise and filth. 

 Icterus cuciiUatiis neJsoni. — Arizona Hooded Oriole. 



Arrived March 21. 

 Icterus buUocki. — Bullock's Oriole. 



Arrived March 23. 



