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Geococcyx californianus. Road-runner. Quite common. Nests were often 
seen in the chollas and mesquites but no eggs were found. 
Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. One seen May 14, miles from water. It 
was amusing to watch it hopping about on the ground catching insects. 
Dryobates scalaris bairdi. Baird Woodpecker. Common in the Dragoon 
mountains. Also frequently taken in the mesquite brush in the valley. 
Dryobates arizonae. Arizona Woodpecker. Not uncommon in the Dragoon 
mountains, but very shy and hard to secure. Female shot April 14 contained 
large eggs. Found also in the Chiricahuas. Seen rarely in the valley. 
Melanerpes formicivorus. Ant-eating Woodpecker. Quite common in the 
Dragoon mountains. 
Colaptes cafer collaris. Red-shafted Flicker. Common about old houses in 
the valley. 
Chordeiles acutipennis texensis. Texan Nighthawk. They arrived about 
May 25 and were becoming very common June i when I left. 
Trochilus alexandri. Black-chinned Hummer. Common. 
Selasphorus platycercus. Broad-tailed Hummer. Several taken. 
Tyrannus verticalis. Arkansas Kingbird. A few were taken. Not so com- 
mon as the following. 
Tyrannus vociferans. Cassin Kingbird. First seen April 4, after which it 
became common. A nest with fresh eggs was found in a cottonwood tree about 
thirty feet from the ground May 26. 
Myiarchus cinerascens. Ash-throated Flycatcher. First taken April 14, after 
which it became very common both in the valley and in the Dragoon mountains. 
No specimens positively referable to the subspecies nidtmgi were taken. 
Sayornis saya (subsp. ?). Say Phoebe. Very common. Every suitable place 
was tenanted by a pair. Nests were found in sheds, tanks, windmills and old 
wells. First fresh eggs taken April ii. 
Sayornis nigricans. Black Phoebe. One was seen at Sulphur Spring March 16. 
Contopus borealis. Olive-sided P'lycatcher. The only one seen in the valley 
was taken near the house at Allaire’s ranch May 22. 
Contopus richardsoni. Western Wood Pewee. Quite common. Its first 
appearance was May 17. 
Empidonax wrighti. Wright Flycatcher. Fairly common after May 3 when 
it was first seen. 
Pyrocephalus rubineus mexicanus. Vermilion Flycatcher. One remained 
about the house at Allaire’s ranch for several days in the latter part of April. One 
was taken in the Dragoon mountains May 3. Also seen in the Chiricahua moun- 
tains. 
Otocoris alpestris subsp. ? Horned Lark. Very abundant; probably exceed- 
ing in number all other species. Young birds able to fly were seen May 26. At 
least three forms of horned larks were taken which when first collected were iden- 
tified as pallida, arenicola, and adusta, but as the specimens are not accessible at 
present, I prefer not to publish these names as positive identifications. 
Cyanocitta stelleri diademata. Long-crested Jay. Common in the Dragoon 
and in the Chiricahua mountains. Seen in the valley on one occasion only. 
Aphelocoma woodhousei. Woodhouse Jay. Common in the mountains. In the 
latter part of April several troops of forty or fifty of these birds were seen in the 
valley. 
Aphelocoma s. arizonae. Arizona Jay. In the Dragoon and the Chiricahua 
mountains this species was more common than either of the preceding. Several 
