Nov., 1903 I 
THE CONDOR 
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A List of Birds Observed in Cochise County, Arizona 
BY WILFRED H. OSGOOD 
( Conchided) 
Spizella breweri. Brewer Sparrow. Found in company with the preceding 
species but in fewer numbers. 
Junco hyemalis. Slate-colored Junco. One specimen was shot in the corral 
Dec. 30, being the only Junco seen in the valley. On b'chruary 3, in the Dragoon 
mountains I took another with sides slightly pinkish. 
Junco mearnsi. Pink-sided Junco. Common in winter in all the mountain- 
ous country. 
Junco connectens. Shufeldt Junco. Abundant. Flocks of several species 
were always seen in the Dragoons in winter. 
Junco caniceps. Gray-headed Junco. Found with the preceding but not 
quite so common. 
Amphispiza bilineata. Black-throated Sparrow. First taken April 28 after 
which it rapidly became the most common bird of the mesquite district. I found a 
half-dozen of their nests containing sets of three eggs each May 20. Nests were 
placed in small mesquites from 4 to 20 inches from the ground. 
Amphispiza belli nevadensis. Sage .Sparrow. 'Phe sage sparrow was very 
common during the winter months. Seen in tiocks about the leafless mesquites 
till about the middle of March when it was replaced by Amphispiza bilineata. 
Aimophila ruficeps scotti. Boucard Sparrow. One was seen April 18. I 
stood within six feet of it as it skipped through a mesquite but I had no gun and 
could not secure it. 
Melospiza melodia montana. Mountain Song Sparrow. One taken at 
Sulphur Spring March 16. 
Melospiza lincolni. Lincoln Finch. One taken at Sulphur Spring March 16. 
No others were seen. 
Pipilo maculatus megalonyx. Spurred Towhee. A fairly common resident in 
the Dragoon and Chiricahua mountains. 
Pipilo fuscus mesoleucus. Canyon Towhee. Common in the mountains. 
Eggs far advanced in incubation were found May i. 
Oreospiza chlorura. Green-tailed Towhee. Very common in the Dragoon 
mountains about May i. Seen also in the valley where the first specimen was 
taken April 23. 
Zamelodia melanocephala. Black-headed Grosbeak. A few stopped in the 
cottonwoods May 18 and others were seen in the Dragoon mountains later. 
Guiraca c^rulea lazula. Western Blue Grosbeak. Seen only in the Chiri- 
cahua mountains. 
Calamospiza melanocorys. Lark Bunting. Several flocks wandered about the 
valley and occasionally appeared about the ranch where I secured a number of 
specimens. 
Piranga ludoviciana. Western Tanager. First taken May 18; afterwards seen 
sparingly among the mesquites near the house at Allaire’s. 
Piranga hepatica. Hepatic Tanager. Taken in the Dragoon mountains 
May 4. 
Piranga rubra cooperi. Cooper Tanager. A young male taken May 18 was 
the only one seen. 
