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Phalaenoptilus nuttalli. Poor-will. One seen on the mountains near Gol- 
conda at an elevation of about 6000 feet. 
Chordeiles V. henryi. Western Nighthawk. Common. 
Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird. A few observed in Jnne. 
Tyrannus verticalis. Arkansas Kingbird. Common. One pair built a nest 
on top of a box car. 
Sayornis saya. Sa}^ Phoebe. Common. 
Otocoris a. leucolaema. Pallid Horned Lark. Ver}^ common is the fields in 
May and June. 
Pica hudsonia. Black-billed Magpie. Not uncommon. 
Corvus americanus. American Crow. A few observed early in May. 
Molothrus ater. Cowbird. Common. Eggs were taken from ne.sts of war- 
blers, blackbirds and orioles. 
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Yellow-headed Blackbird. A colony was 
found breeding in a tule marsh about sev'en miles east of Golconda. 
Agelaius phoeniceus. Red-winged Blackbird. Common. 
Sturnella neglecta. Western Meadowlark. Very common. 
Icterus bullocki. Bullock Oriole. Not uncommon. 
Scolecophagus cyanocephalus. Brewer Blackbird. Very common. 
Carpodacus m. frontalis. House Finch. A few observed in the yard of the 
Golconda Hot Springs Hotel among the cottonwood trees June 30. 
Chondestes g. strigatus. Western Lark Sparrow. Common. 
Zonotrichia 1 . gambeli. Gambel Sparrow. One collected at Stone House early 
in May. 
Spizella breweri. Brewer Sparrow. A few seen in the brush at Stone House. 
Amphispiza b. nevadensis. Sage Sparrow'. Found in the brush near Iron Point. 
Oreospiza chlorura. Green-tailed Towhee. Common in the canyons near 
Golconda at an elevation above 5000 feet. 
Zamelodia melanocephala. Black-headed Grosbeak. Common. 
Piranga ludoviciana. Western Tanager. Rare. Three individuals seen on 
the follow'ing dates: May 27, May 28, June 17. 
Petrochelidon lunifrons. Cliff Swallowu Common. 
Hirundo erythrogastra. Barn Swallow. Common. 
Clivicola riparia. Bank Swallow. Common. 
Ampelis cedrorum. Cedar Waxwing. One pair seen near Iron Point June 13. 
Lanius 1 . excubitorides. White-rumped Shrike. Common. One nest ob- 
served contained seven eggs. 
Dendroica aestiva. Yellow Warbler. Common in the rose and willow thicket 
w'here they nested. 
Cinclus mexicanus. Dipper. One observed in a canyon near Golconda at an 
elevation of about 6000 feet. 
Oroscoptes montanus. Sage Thrasher. Observed in brush near Stone House. 
Salpinctes obsoletus. Rock Wren. Several observed. On June 10, a nest 
containing young was located among the rocks of a rocky railroad cut. 
Merula m. propinqua. Western Robin. Common. 
