140 Drew on Birds of San fuan County , Colorado. 
common ; breeds ; partially resident. Only to be found at or above tim- 
ber line in summer; in September they put in an appearance in the valley, 
and are then a fixture. All is told of them in saying they are as versatile 
as any of their cousins. 
56. Aphelocoma floridana woodhousei, Allen. Woodhouse’s Jay.— 
Rare; but one found,— late in October. 
57. Ferisoreus canadensis capitalis, Bd. Rocky Mountain Jay.— Resi- 
dent. Quite abundant; in summer ranging from 10,000 feet to timberline. 
In autumn, when on his first tour of inspection around the house, he hops 
along in a curious sidling manner just like a school girl in a slow hurry. 
White-headed, grave and sedate, he seems a very paragon of propriety, 
and if you appear a suitable personage, he will be apt to give you a bit of 
advice. Becoming confidential, he sputters out a lot of nonsense in a 
manner which causes you to think him a veritable “Whiskey Jack.” Yet, 
whenever he is disposed, a more bland, mind-his-own-business appearing 
bird will be hard to find, as also many small articles around camp after 
one of his visits, for his whimsical brain has a great fancy for anything 
which may be valuable to you, but perfectly useless to himself. 
58. Contopus borealis, Bd. Olive-sided Flycatcher. — Not very 
common ; breeds. 
59. Contopus richardsoni, Bd. Western Wood Pewee. — Common; 
breeds. Its unmusical notes can be heard from almost any aspen copse in 
summer. 
60. Empidonax trailli pusillus, Cones. Little Western Fly- 
catcher. — A nest of young, and its owners, were all I found. 
61. Empidonax flaviventris diflicilis, Allen. Western Yellow- 
bellied Flycatcher. — Quite common ; breeds at 10,000 feet. The 
nests of flaviventris reported in 1878 quite upset differences of nesting etc., 
on which to base specific rank, yet there are differences between the two 
“races”, quite noticeable even in Em'pidonaces. 
62. Chordiles popetue henryi, Allen. Western Night Hawk. — 
Straggles up from below in September. 
63. Nephcecetes niger borealis, Cones. Black Swift. — Very com- 
mon ; breeds ; hunts in large flocks. Remains until late in September, 
a young male of the year being taken in that month. 
64. Selasphorus platycercus, Bp. Broad-tailed Hummingbird. — 
Exceedingly abundant; breeds, and '■‘screeches” clear through the love 
season. Ranges to the summit, where in countless basins watered by 
melting snow, primula, castilleia, caltha and other plants, form the flower 
gardens of the world. 
65. Selasphorus rufus, Sw. Rufous-backed Hummingbird. — Rare; 
breeds. 
66. Hylotomus pileatus, Bd. Pileated Woodpecker. — I have been 
told of “a great big Woodpecker” and from the description, think it to be 
this bird. 
67. Pious villosus harrisi, Allen. Harris’s Woodpecker. — Very 
abundant; much more so than the next; breeds. Ranges to timberline. 
