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Vermilion Flycatchers, a pair of Arkansas Kingbirds, a pair of Texas Woodpeckers, 
and dozens of Goldfinches, Brewer Blackbirds, and Gambel Sparrows. 
.^8. Sturnella neglecta. Western Meadowlark. Fairly common in the grain 
fields and wherever there was sufficient grass for cover. 
39. Icterus cucullatus nelsoni. Arizona Hooded Oriole. One taken March 
28 and another seen the same day were the only ones noted. Possibly common 
later in the year. 
40. Icterus bullocki. Bullock Oriole. Several seen every day, the majority 
being adult males. The numerous old nests hanging from the cottonwoods would 
show’ them to be more abundant in the nesting season. 
41. Euphagus cyanocephalus. Brewer Blackbird. Large flocks stayed about 
the horse corrals and along the railroads and freight yard. 
42’ Astragalinuspsaltriahesperophilus. Green-backed Goldfinch. Abundant. 
Several pairs had nests w’ell under way by March 30, thread and cotton from the 
skinning table going largely in their makeup. 
43. Astragalinus lawrencei. Lawrence Goldfinch. Nearly as common as the 
last, but they had not paired off and specimens collected showed no signs of breed- 
ing. 
44. Spinus pinus. Pine Siskin. A flock of four noted on the evening of 
March 28, feeding on the cottonw’ood seeds. The next day they w’ere common, 
going in flocks of from four to tw'enty. Their crops w’ere stuffed with cotton- 
wood seeds. 
45. Passerculus sandwichensis alaudinus. Western Savannah Sparrow. The 
Large-billed Sparrow’s had disappeared from the tule marsh completely and their 
place w’as taken by this species, w’hich was very abundant but wild. 
46. Zonotrichia leucophrys gambeli. Gambel Sparrow. From March 18 to 
25 this was by far the commonest bird. After this they thinned rapidly and the 
day I left (March 31 ) only three were seen in a fairly wide range of ground covered. 
47. Spizella breweri. Brewer Sparrow’. Fairly common on the desert flat 
above Mecca, sometimes in company w’ith the Gambel Sparrow’s. 
48. Amphispiza nevadensis canescens. California Sage Sparrow’. Sage 
Sparrows w’ere rather rare. ■ Not more than half a dozen were seen and these on the 
desert country above Mecca. 
49. Melospiza melodia fallax. Desert Song Sparrow’. A male specimen 
taken March 20 was in breeding condition, but no nests were found. Sometimes 
they could be heard on the desert a mile or more from water, in the dense mesquite 
thickets which dotted the desert here, but generally they were near w’ater. 
50. Melospiza lincolni. Lincoln Sparrow. Common on our arrival, but 
rapidly grew scarce. The last one seen was taken March 27. 
51. Pipilo aberti. Abert Tow’hee. Abundant. A nest with tw’o incubated 
eggs found March 20 in a clump of mistletoe, a set of three fresh in a like situation 
March 21, and another set of two in an arrow’-weed clump March 27. Many old 
nests W’ere found in locations like the first two. 
52. Iridoprocne bicolor. Tree Swallow. Common in flocks during our stay. 
They were most in evidence in the late afternoon about reservoirs and fields. 
53. Phainopepla aitens. Phainopepla. Abundant. Breeding. There were 
eight occupied nests in the mesquite grove of about four acres in which w’e were 
camped, two building, two with eggs, and four with young in various stages 
(March 20). Two days before I left such young as were on the wing, and their 
parents were gathering in flocks of from half a dozen to fifteen each. It is not un- 
likely that many raise a brood before starting northward to their summer home. 
