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THE CONDOR 
Vol. XVII 
Cryptoglaux acadica acadica. Saw-whet Owl. Rare. One found dead in the road 
near the Berry house. 
Coccyzus americanus occidentalis. California Cuckoo. Not uncommon, several 
specimens having been taken; breeds (June 16). 
Coccyzus erythrophthalmus. Black-billed Cuckoo. Rare, but one specimen having 
been taken. 
Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. Common; arrives May 20. 
Breeds (June 19). Mr. Berry has a small cherry orchard on his place, and these wood- 
peckers keep him busy at cherry time, trying to get his share of the fruit. 
Colaptes cafer collaris. Red-shafted Flicker. A common resident; breeds (May 13). 
We have in the college collection a Flicker skin taken at the canyon, that is a hybrid 
between cafer and auratus. 
Aeronautes melanoleucus. White-throated Swift. Common, several have been taken 
in the canyon. No doubt they breed there, but we have no record. 
Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird. Common. Arrives May 10; breeds (June 6). 
Tyrannus verticalis. Arkansas Kingbird. Common; arrives May 8. 
Sayornis sayus. Say Phoebe. Common. Arrives April 5; breeds (May 15). Mr. 
Berry had in his workshop a hawk, mounted with spreading wings. Through the open 
window of this shop, a pair of Phoebes entered and built a nest on the back of this 
mounted hawk, between the outspread wings. 
Myiochanes richardsoni richardsoni. Western Wood Pewee. Common. Arrives 
May 16; breeds (June 26). 
Pica pica hudsonia. Magpie. Common; breeds (May 6). 
Cyanocitta stelleri diademata. Long-crested Jay. Common in winter, but uncom- 
mon in summer. Berry found a nest of this jay 1 in a pine tree, high up on the north 
canyon wall. 
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Yellow-headed Blackbird. Not uncommon. Ar- 
rives April 10; breeds (May 29). 
Agelaius phoeniceus phoeniceus. Red-winged Blackbird. Common; breeds (May 
15). 
Sturnella neglecta. Western Meadowlark. Common; breeds (May 29). 
Icterus bullocki. Bullock Oriole. Common. Arrives May 9; breeds (June 7). 
Euphagus cyanocephalus. Brewer Blackbird. A common summer resident. We 
have no record of its breeding in the canyon. 
Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis. House Finch. Common; breeds (May 5). 
Leucosticte tephrocotis tephrocotis. Gray-crowned Rosy Finch. Not uncommon in 
winter. There are several specimens in the college museum taken at the canyon. 
Melospiza lincolni. Lincoln Sparrow. Not uncommon. There is a mounted bird 
in the college museum taken at the canyon. 
Pipilo maculatus montanus. Spurred Towhee. Common; arrives April 25. The 
walls of the canyon are covered with a thick growth of underbrush, a condition dear to 
the hearts of the towliees, and as they skulk through this underbrush, the canyon walls 
echo with their harsh call-notes. 
Oreospiza chlorura. Green-tailed Towhee. One of the common birds of the canyon. 
Zamelodia melanocephala. Black-headed Grosbeak. Common. Arrives May 8; 
breeds (June 20). 
Calamospiza melanocorys. Lark Bunting. This is one of my favorite birds. A 
common summer resident, nesting in the alfalfa fields. Arrives May 20; breeds (June 6). 
Piranga ludoviciana. Western Tanager. Not uncommon in migration. Arrives 
May 14. 
Petrochelidon lunifrons lunifrons. Cliff Swallow. Common. Arrives May 13; 
breeds (June 25). 
Hirundo erythrogastra. Barn Swallow. Common. Arrives May 9; breeds (July 22). 
Stelgidopteryx serripennis. Rough-winged Swallow. Five or six pairs found nest- 
ing June 27 in the bank along Spring Creek. 
Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides. White-rumped Shrike. Not uncommon. Arrives 
April 25; breeds (May 29). 
Vireosylva gilva gilva. Eastern Warbling Vireo. One of the common birds among 
the cotton-woods. 
