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strict protective measures can and should be invoked. This is possible because 
the islands are under strict governmental control as regards all wild life. Be- 
cause of its limited range it would not be a difficult matter to completely ex- 
terminate the species. Special protective measures at this time, however, are 
not believed to be essential because there is even less hunting now than there 
has been for fifty or more years. The introduction of live stock and reindeer 
for fresh food removes in large measure the necessity for shooting and the na- 
tive is ordinarily too indolent to hunt unless he has to do so for food. 
It should be added that the Pribilof Sandpiper has an esthetic appetite. 
which should appeal to most people. Unlike the other common shore birds, 
the turnstones, phalaropes, pectorals, sharp-tails, and even that much flaunted 
prize, the golden plover, they do not visit the carrion fields of rotting seal car- 
casses for fly larvae. These other birds feed there in large numbers and assume 
a rank fishy taste from the seals. 
San Francisco, Califorma, December 24, 1920, 
NOTES FROM SOUTHERN ARIZONA 
By H. H. KIMBALL 
LTHOUGH the season of 1918 was the second of two exceptionally diy 
years in southern Arizona, bird life was fairly abundant in suitable local- 
ities and a number of interesting birds were taken by the writer during 
that year and subsequently. Four localities are involved.’ 
VICINITY OF TUCSON 
Glaucidium phaloenoides. Ferruginous Pigmy Owl. In the foothills of the south- 
ern slope of the Catalina Mountains, a single specimen was taken on May 9, 1918, a 
female which would have laid its first egg in a few days. The bird was in a mesquite 
tree, where it was taking advantage of the first warming rays of the morning sun, after 
the manner of pigmy owls. Evidently quite rare in that vicinity. 
Peucaea cassini. Cassin Sparrow. Probably uncommon near Tucson since only 
one was seen. (H. C. O.) 
Petrochelidon lunifrons melanogaster. Mexican Cliff Swallow. A single specimen, 
the only one seen, was taken April 10, 1918, from a mixed flock of Cliff, Rough-winged, 
and Violet-green swallows, the latter predominating. 
Petrochelidon lunifrons hypopolia. Gray-breasted Cliff Swallow. Two specimens, 
mpmleks and 18 (H.-C.-O.); 1918. 
Riparia riparia. Bank Swallow. The only one observed was taken from a mixed 
flock of swallows April 15, 1918. (H.C. O.) 
Hylocichla guttata sequoiensis. Sierra Hermit Thrush. Two specimens were 
taken near the Santa Cruz River, ten miles south of Tucson, March 18 and April 18. 
aes. ~(E. C. 0.) 
CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS 
Sayornis phoebe. Phoebe. A strange, clear, pleasing note heard October 6, 1918, 
was ascribed to a Sayornis, but the bird was not taken until October 8, when it was dis- 
covered cn a fence post a short distance below Paradise, on the east slope (H. C. O.). 
Another was secured near the same place August 16, 1919. 
‘Acknowledgment is due to Dr. H. C. Oberholser for identifying such of the specimens 
recorded in this article, as are indicated by “(H. C. O.)”, and to Mr. J. Eugene Law for 
rewriting this article from notes furnished. 
