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secured, but was seen so close at hand and so carefully identi¬ 
fied that there is undoubtedly no mistake in the matter. This 
is an eastern species and comes regularly so near to Colorado 
that it is strange there are no more records of its occurrence 
here. 
Page 116. 675a. Seiurus noveboracensis notabilis. Grin- 
nell’s Water-thrush. 
Several seen by Mr. C. E. Aiken at Canon City in May; 
1873- 
Page 118. 701. Cinclus mexicanus. American Dipper. 
The Dipper nested in 1897 at Coburn’s mill west of Boul¬ 
der at 7,000 feet, according to Mr. W. A. Sprague, and probably 
on Middle Boulder Creek as low as 6,500 feet. 
Up to December 15, 1897, Mr. E. D. Gilmore saw one fre¬ 
quently on the headwaters of Clear Creek at 10,500 feet. On 
October 3, 1897, he saw one just above timber line near Ber- 
thoud’s Pass at 11,500 feet. 
Page 120. 708. Harporhynchus bendirei. Bendire’s 
Thrasher. 
Summer resident; rare and local. Mr. N. R. Christie 
writes that it breeds at Rouse Junction, in south central Colo¬ 
rado, at 6,000 feet. On June 6, 1896, he found two'sets of three 
eggs each; June 2, a set of two eggs almost hatched; June 13, 
nest and four young. In 1897 one pair was noticed in May 
but no nests found. 
Page 120. 719b. Thryothorus bewickii leucogaster. 
Baird’s Wren. ^ 
These Wrens are found by Mr. Christie as not uncommon 
at Rouse Junction, nesting about the first of June. Mr. Aiken 
shot one at Colorado Springs, May i, 1879. 
Page 122. 733a. Parus inornatus griseus. Gray Tit¬ 
mouse. 
Found by Mr. Aiken as a common winter resident in the 
foothills, northeast of Canon City, where a few remain to breed. 
Page 124. 751. Polioptila caerulea. Blue-gray Gnat- 
catcher. 
Mr. H. G. Smith has seen one at Denver. 
Page 124. 754. Myadestcs townsendii. Townsend’s Soli¬ 
taire. 
A nest with four eggs heavily incubated was taken by the 
present writer July 25, 1897, in Estes Park at 8,500 feet. 
