I q6 Allen a7td Brewster on Colorado Birde. [October 



evening on the West Monument, and not infrequently came 

 close to the house at dusk, after the manner of the common 

 Whippoorwill in the east. 



96. Chordediles popetue henryi. Western Night- 

 hawk. — Abundant. Arrived about June i. 



97. Cypselus sa^atilis. White-throated Svv^ift. — 

 A few^ were seen in the Garden of the Gods, March 24. Before 

 April 10, the next time the locality was visited, they had arrived 

 in full force. On April 7 they were observed flying over the 

 fields near the entrance to South Cheyenne Caiion. Occasion- 

 ally observed later still further out on the plains. In addition 

 to the large colony in the Garden of the Gods, others inhabit the 

 two Che3'enne Caiions and William's Canon, and doubtless other 

 mountain gorges of the vicinity. 



98. Selasphorus platycercus. Broad-tailed Hum- 

 ming Bird. — First seen May i3. Moi'e or less common, but 

 restless and hard to capture. 



99. Ceryle alcyon. Kingfisher. — A single individual 

 seen May 10. A few pairs noted later. 



100. Picus villosus harrisi. Harris's Woodpecker. — 

 A pair taken May 8 and a few others seen in June. Not common. 



loi. Picus pubescens gairdneri. Gairdner's Wood- 

 pecker. — Rare. Only two seen in all our excursions, till a 

 pair or two wei'e met with on the West Monument in the breed- 

 ing season. 



102. Sphyropicus varius nuchalis. Nuchal Wood- 

 pecker. — Not common. A few specimens were taken in April 

 and one seen May 3. 



103. Sphyropicus thyroides. Brown-headed Wood- 

 pecker. — A male taken April 5, and a female taken April 15 

 were the only ones seen. 



104. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Wood- 

 pecker. — Began to arrive about May 18, but were not common 

 till a week or ten days later. 



105. Melanerpes torquatus. Lewis's Woodpecker. — 

 Seen occasionally from April 25 till May 12. Also in the 

 breeding season on the West Monument. 



106. Colaptes auratus mexicanus. Red-shafted Wood- 

 pecker. — Forms of Colaptes were more or less common during 

 the last half of March and April, most of the specimens taken, 



