GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE TERRITORIES. 



693 



This Eocky Mountain race of our common night-hawk (P. popettie) 

 was quite common in the Salt Lake Basin, thence north to Yellowstone 

 Lake, where they were very numerous. 



Family 34. — Trochilid^, the Humming-birds. 

 TrocJiUus alexa7id}'i, Bourc. and Muls., (black-chinned humming-bird:) 



No. 



Catalogne- 

 mirnber. 



Ses. 



Date. 



Measure- 

 ments. 



Locality. 



Ill 

 112 

 115 



61736 

 61738 

 61737 



5 



June 20, 1872 

 June 20, 1872 

 June 20, 1872 



H X4f 

 3i| X 4f 

 3f X4f 



Ogden, Utah. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



Had. — California, Utah, Arizona, and southward. 



Black-chinned humming-birds were not uncommon near Ogden, where 

 I obtained three specimens; they were breeding there, but I was unable 

 to discover any of their nests. 



Stellula calliope, Gould, {calliope humming-bird :) 



No. 



Catalogue- 

 number. 



Sex. 



Date. 



Measure- 

 ments. 



Locality. 



311 62371 



5 



July 3,1872 



3i X 4-^ 



Fort Ellis, Mont. 



Hah. — Mountains of Montana, Washington, Oregon, and California, 

 to Mexico. 

 This species was only observed at Fort Ellis, Montana Territory. 



Order 3.— ZYGODACTYLI, CLIMBING BIRDS. 

 Family 38. — Picid^, the Woodpeckers. 

 Ficus Jiarrisii, Aud., (Harris's woodpecker:) 



No. 



Catalogue- 

 number. 



Sex. 



Date. 



Measure- 

 ments. 



Locality. 



187 



62260 



9 



July 24, 1872 



n- X i5f 



TiSton Canon, Idaho. 



Hah. — From the Pacific coast to the eastern slope of the Rocky 

 Mountains. 



This western race of P. villosus was quite abundant in the Teton Canon, 

 thence northward, following the pine forests, to Yellowstone Lake, and 

 the head- waters of Snake Kiver. 



