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fond of sitting on the tops of the cactuses, whence they could 

 command an uninterrupted view of the surroundings. Several 

 nests were found, but as all were in thorny cactus trunks the eggs 

 were inaccessible. A female shot April 20, as she flew from 

 her nesting-hole, proved on dissection to be laying. 



Jiiv., first plumage, $ (No. 475, Camp Lowell, June 2). Diftering 

 from the adult in having- the forehead, and crown anteriorly, washed with 

 claret-red; the back and wings ashy-brown in strong contrast with the 

 rufous-brown of the head; the primaries broadly tipped with brownish- 

 white; the under parts darker with finer spotting; and the black pectoral 

 crescent reduced in size and restricted to the middle of the breast. 



Jiiv., 5 (No. 476, Camp Lowell, June 2). Similar to the young 1^ , 

 but lacking the red moustache and the claret wash on the forehead and 

 crown. - 



One of the adults before me (No. 243, 5, Tucson, April 20), differs 

 from the typical condition in having the yellow of the wings and tail 

 replaced by orange, while the shafts of many ot the feathers show an 

 even stronger reddish cast, those of the rectrices at their bases being 

 especially deep in color. The crown, also, is darker than in my other 

 specimens. This departure from the normal coloring undeniably narrows 

 the gap which separates chrysotdes from mexicainis. but it mav be merely 

 a chance reversion, or what is perhaps still more likely, the specimen in 

 question may be a hybrid. 



243. 5 ad.. Tucson, April 20. Length, 11.60; extent, 18.7a; wing, 

 5.55; tail, 3.95 ; cuhuen, 1.76. 'Tris brown; bill black; legs greenish. 

 Stomach contained insects and small seeds." 



459, $ ad., Camp Lowell, May 31. Length, 11.20; extent, 18.60; wing, 

 5.65; tail, 4.08; culmen, 1.67. 



469, $ ad., Camp Lowell, June i. Length, 11.70; extent, 18.80; wing, 

 5.70; tail, 4.28; culmen, 1.63. 



475' S j'-''^'-' first plumage. Camp Lowell, June 2. Barely able to fly. 

 , 476, $ juv., first pluinage, same locality, date, and remarks. 



594, $ ad.. Camp Lowell, June 25. Length, 11.40; extent, 18.40. 



133. Ceryle alcyon (/-.2'/<f''^.) Boie. Belted Kingfisher., 

 321, 5 ad., Tucson, May 3. Length, 13.60; extent, 22.40; wing, 6.35; 



tail, 4.12; culmen. 2.44. "Iris dark brown ; bill black, pale at base below ; 

 legs dark. Several frequent the river here." 



134. G-eococcyx californianus (Less.) Baird. Chapar- 

 RAL Cock. — •'! have not found them common either in Arizona 

 or New Mexico, but they are abundant in Southern California, 

 and I have seen three or four in Colorado. They run rapidly, 

 putting a horse to pretty good speed to overtake them. If pur- 

 sued by a dog they will often take to a small tree, and on such 

 occasions they can be closely approached. They can increase 

 their speed when running by the use of their wings, and they 



