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bushes in tlie valleys. While singing it was perched upon some small tree or bush. We 

 frequently saw it seeking food upon the ground and when approached too nearly did not generally 

 fly away, but running very rapidly soon disappeared among the weeds or bushes. 



34. CATHERPES MEXICANUS, B a i r d , (p. 35 7.)- White-throated Wren. 

 7116. Camp 116. Bill Williams' Fork, February, 1854. (66.) K. & M. 



Among the hills bordering the Big Sandy, where the rocks were piled up thick and high, we 

 found this little bird darting from rock to rock and creeping among the crevices with great 

 activity_, and keeping up continually its singular notes. The rapidity of its motions around the 

 rocks rendered it difficult to procure a specimen. We did not observe it elsewhere. 



35. CERTHIA AMERICANA, B o n a p . (p. 372.)— Creeper. 



7154. Pueblo creek. New Mexico, January 22, 1854. (47.) K. & M. 



This little creeper attracted my attention particularly in the Aztec mountains, where we 

 found it very abundant among the rough-barked cedars. Its retreat was generally discovered by 

 hearing its quick and sharp notes, and then by a close and careful search it was generally seen 

 proceeding leisurely upwards and downwards, in straight or spiral lines towards the top of 

 the tree, dodging dexterously to the opposite side from the observer, and only resuming his 

 occupation when assured of solitude and safety. 



36. SITTA ACULEATA, Cassin, (p. 375.)— Western Nuthatch. 

 Plate XXXII, Fig. 3. Fig 4 represents the head of S. carolinensis. 



6807. One hundred miles west of Albuquerque, New Mexico. (26.) Kennerly and Mollhausen. 



We found this little bird quite abundant among the pines of the Sierra Madre, and frequently 

 afterwards in the mountains that we crossed. When seen he was generally busily engaged in 

 searching for food on the trees, passing up and down and around, accompanying his motions 

 with his peculiar notes. 



37. SITTA PYGMAEA, Vigors, (p. 378.)— California Nuthatch. 



6804. Cold Spring, Rocky mountains, November 17, 1853. (22.)— 6803. San Francisco 

 mountains, New Mexico, December 27, 1853. 



This little bird we found quite abundant in the Sierra Madre and San Francisco mountains, 

 even high up where the snows were deep. Here he still lingered to seek his insect food on the 

 lofty pines. After leaving this latter range of mountains, however, we did not observe this bird 

 again. 



38. POLIOPTILA PLUMBBA, Baird, (p. 382.) 



Plate XXXIII, Fm. 2. 



7189. Camp 119, Bill Williams' Fork, New Mexico, February 11, 1854. (91.)— Camp 113, 

 February 5, 1854. (70.) Kennerly & Mollhausen. 



First described from these specimens. 



