May, 1893.] BIRDS OF THE DEATH VALLEY EXPEDITION. 155 



53. Colaptes cafer. Red-shafted Flicker. 



A not uncommon resident. 



54. Phalamoptilus nutialli. Poor-will. 



Not uncommon; breeding throughout the valley. 



55. Cliordeiles texensis. Texas Nighthawk. 



A common summer resident. 



56. Cypseloides niger. Black Swift. 



Common; breeds in the mountains on each side of the valley. 



57. Chaitura vauxii. Vaux's Swift. 



Seen at Olancha about the middle of May. 



58. Aeronautes melanoleucus. White-throated Swift. 



A common summer resident. 



59. TrochUus alexandri. Black-chinned Humming Bird. 



A common summer resident. 



60. Calypte costce. Costa's Humming Bird. 



A common summer resident. 



61. Tyrannus verticalis. Arkansas Kingbird. 



A common summer resident. 



62. Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird. 



One was seen at Olancha, June 29. 



63. Myiarehus cinerascens. Ash-throated Flycatcher. 

 A not uncommon summer resident. 



64. Sayornis saya. Say's Phcebe. 



A not uncommon breeding species. 



65. Sayornis nigricans. Black Phcebe. 



Seen and apparently breeding at Little Owens Lake and Bishop Creek. 



66. Contopus ricliardsoni. Western Wood Pewee. 



A common summer resident. 



67. Empidonaxpusillus. Little Flycatcher. 



Seen at Olancha in May, and at Lone Pine June 11. 



68. Empidonaxivrightii. Wright's Flycatcher. 



Found at Olancha in May, and at Bishop Creek in August. 



69. Otocoris atyestris arenicola. Desert Horned Lark. 



A common summer resident. 



70. Otocoris alpestris chrysolcema. Mexican Horned Lark. 



Found at Owens Lake in December, 1890. 



71. Cyanocitta stelleri frontalis. Blue-fronted Jay. 



Seen at Bishop Creek in August. 



72. Aplielocoma californlca. California Jay. 



Found on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada. 



73. Corvus corax sinuatus. Raven. 



Resident. 



74. Picicorvns columbianus. Clarke's Nutcracker. 



Observed at the head of the valley and Bishop Creek. 

 75.® ' Cyanoceplialus cyanocephalus. Pinon Jay. 

 Seen at Benton and Bishop Creek. 



76. Xantlwcephalus xanthoceplialus. Yellow-headed Blackbird. 



A not uncommon resident. 



77. Jgelaius phoeniceus. Red-winged Blackbird. 



A common resident. 



78. Agetaius gubernator. Bicolored Blackbird. 



A specimen was secured at Olancha, June 11. 



79. Sturnella magna neglecla. Western Meadowlark. 



A common resident. 



