Bird Notes from the South-west 197 



Oarpodacus mexicanus frontaHs.-^House FinGh. 



Their sweiet warbling song lieard, from dawn until dark. Febru- 

 ary 9, commencing to build. March 20, birds setting everywhere, 

 nests built about porches, on metei's, and in cacti. April 6, nest 

 with young about half grown. 

 Pooecetes gramineiis confini-s. — Western Vesper Sparrow. 



First migrants arrived March 3. 

 Zonotrichia leucophrys gamrbeli.-^GamheVs Sparrow. 



Abundant everywhere, the young more common than the adults. 

 Specimens taken after March 1 were molting on head, neck and 

 legs. They gleaned the ground grain from the chicken coops and 

 t)icked the leaf tips from; the privet hedges for a relish. 

 Melospiza melodim montana. — Mountain Song Sparrow. 



Noted February 21 and March 17 along the river. But a care- 

 ful lookout failed to reveal M': m. fallax at any time. 

 Melospiza Mnoolni Uncolni. — Lincoln's Sparrow. 



Quite common during our stay, up till April 10. Four skins were 

 taken February 20^ 

 •Cardinalis oardinaUs siiperlyus. — Arizona Cardinal. 



Occasionally seen in the underbrush along the river ; only no- 

 ticed three males in town during the period. 

 Passerina amcewa.— Lazuli Bunting. 



One seen April 15, near San Xavier Mission. 

 Ca-lamospisa melanocorys. — Lark Bunting. 



Abundant in large flocks. The young molting males were hand- 

 somely blotched with black and white. 

 Bonibyoilla cedrorum. ^-Cedar Waxwing. 



An adult female taken March 9 during the storm. Said to be 

 occasionally driven out of the mountains by storms, although Mr. 

 Willard tells me he has never seen a Gedar Waxwing in Arizona. 

 My bird was alone, was bedraggled and half starved, for it had 

 literally stufCed itself with pepper seeds. The whole digestive tract 

 was crammed with these seeds, and needless to say, quite fragrant. 

 The only specimens displayed in the museum are three in number, 

 and labelled as follows : 



Female, Yuma, Jvme 4, 1899. 



Male, Tucson, May 13, 1887; 



Female, Tucson, May 14, 1887. 

 Lamus ludov^iciamis excuMtnrides. — White-rumped Shrike. 



Rather common. One was seen to attack an Inca dove, drag it 

 to a hedge, and decapitate it. I watched the body until it was car- 

 ried away by a raven. 

 Dendroica coronata. — Myrtle Warbler. 



One seen January 28. 



