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fond of sitting on the tops of the cactuses, whence they could 
command an uninterrupted view of the surroundings. Several 
nests were found, but as all were in thorny cactus trunks the eggs 
were inaccessible. A female shot April 20, as she flew from 
her nesting-hole, proved on dissection to be laying. 
Juv., first fblumage , $ (No. 475, Camp Lowell, June 2). Differing 
from the adult in having the forehead, and crown anteriorly, washed with 
claret-red ; the back and wings ashy-brown in strong contrast with the 
rufous-brown of the head ; the primaries broadly tipped with brownish- 
white ; the under parts darker with finer spotting; and the black pectoral 
crescent reduced in size and restricted to the middle of the breast. 
Juv ., $ (No. 476, Camp Lowell, June 2). Similar to the young $, 
. but lacking the red moustache and the claret wash on the forehead and 
crown. 
One of the adults before me (No. 243, $, Tucson, April 20), differs 
from the typical condition in having the yellow of the wings and tail 
replaced by orange, while the shafts of many ot the feathers show an 
even stronger reddish cast, those of the rectrices at their bases being 
especially deep in color. The crown, also, is darker than in my other 
specimens. This departure from the normal coloring undeniably narrows 
the gap which separates chrysoides from mexicanus , but it may be merely 
a chance reversion, or what is perhaps still more likely, the specimen in 
question may be a hybrid. 
243, 9 ad . , Tucson, April 20. Length, 11.60; extent, 18.70; wing, 
5-55 5 ta.ifl3.95; culmen, 1.76. “Iris brown; bill black; legs greenish. 
Stomach contained insects and small seeds.” 
459, $ ad., Camp Lowell, May 31. Length, 11.20; extent, 18.60; wing, 
5.65 ; tail, 4.08; culmen, 1.67. 
469, $ ad., Camp Lowell, June 1. Length, 11.70; extent, 18.80; wing, 
5.70; tail, 4.28; culmen, 1.63. 
475, $ juv., first plumage, Camp Lowell, June 2. Barely able to fly. 
476, $ juv., first plumage, same locality, date, and remarks. 
594, $ ad., Camp Lowell, June 25. Length, 11.40; extent, 18.40. 
133. Ceryle alcyon {Linn.) Boie. Belted Kingfisher. 
321, $ ad., Tucson, May 3. Length, 13.60; extent, 22.40; wing, 6.35; 
tail, 4.12; culmen. 2.44. “Iris dark brown ; bill black, pale at base below ; 
legs dark. Several frequent the river here.” 
134. G-eococcyx californianus (Less.) Baird. Chapar- 
ral Cock. — “I have not found them common either in Arizona 
or New Mexico, but they are abundant in Southern California, 
and I have seen three or four in Colorado. They run rapidly, 
putting a horse to pretty good speed to overtake them. If pur- 
sued by a dog thev will often take to a small tree, and on such 
occasions they can be closely approached. They can increase 
their speed when running by the use of their wings, and they 
