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FRINGILLID^E. 



6. Piliicola emicleator Vieill. Abundant. Small glades 

 were scattered through the forest, often with a pool of water in the 

 centre. Nearly all of these glades which we visited were inhabited 

 by a family of these birds. We generally found them on or near the 

 ground but they would fly up into the tops of the pines as soon as 

 approached. 



7. Carpodaeus Cassinii Baird. Cass'n's Finch. A few were 

 obtained around the borders of the clearings. 



8. Loxia curvirostra var. amerieana Coues. Bed Cross- 

 bill. Common. We were often attracted to them by the cries of 

 the nearly full-grown young. 



9. Junco einereus var. eaniceps Coues. Abundant about 

 the clearings near the base of the mountain. 



COKVID^E. 



10. Perisoreus canadensis var. eapitalis Ridg. Can- 

 ada Jay. Common. They were so familiar that they would come to 

 the window while the men were eating. When skinning birds they 

 would watch us with great curiosity. 



TYRANNIDtE. 



11. Contopus borealis Baird. Olive-sided Flycatcher. Ob- 

 tained one specimen from the top of a dead pine. 



picid^:. 



12. Sphyrapieus varius var. nuchalis All. Abundant. 

 Several nests were found containing nearly full-grown young. They 

 were excavated in live cottonwoods about ten feet from the ground. 

 I saw the birds on pines a few times, but they preferred cottonwoods. 



13. Sphyrapieus Williamsoni Baird. Williamson's Wood- 

 pecker. One specimen obtained from a small pine in a clearing. 



14. Colaptes mexicanus Swains. A few were seen in the 

 cottonwoods near the base of the mountain. 



STRIGID^. 



15. Otus vulgaris var. Wilsonianus All. Long-eared Owl. 

 One specimen obtained. 



