92 BULL;TIN OF THE COOPER ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB.

species was seen by a slough south of Yuma. 43 ,4slo accz}bilrizus. SHORT-EAREr) OWL. Seen only once, Dec. 4, on a marsh on the Lower Colorado. 44 rascops asiolrichops. ? MxrcN SCreECH OWL. The call of this 'or a nearly relad owl was heard about our camps along the river 45 ubo virgin/anus subarlicus. WESTERN HORNED OWL. Several were seen at night-fall along the river; they were often heard "hooting" at night. 46 Speovlo cunicdaria kpogg. BURROWING OW. One seen at its burrow on the mesa near Yuma. 47 (;eococc'' 'cal(?brnianns. ROAUNNEU. Common about Yuma and south nearIv to the Gulf. 48 Cerfi,lc alcl,on. BELTED KINGFISHER. A few were seen along the fiver. 49 Dt'obalesscalaris bairdL BAmD'S WOODPECKER. Common. in the river bottom and south as far as the timber extends. 5o ,lclanerpcs urowDlis. GLA Woodpecker. Common wherever there was hHber along the river bottoms. 5x lafiles cq?r. RED-SHAFTED FLICKER. Common in the river bottom. 52:Pha[wnofiNhsnulla[lin/Ndts. ? POOR WILL. A Poor-will alighted on an open sandy spot above camp on the evening of Dec. 2. Seen but not taken.  53 7)-ochilus ale.randri. ? BLACK-CHINNED Hu>t>trCUrD. A small hummer was seen about the blossoms of the tree tobacco near Yuma. 54 Yavornis saj,a. SAY'S PH(V:U. Common about Yuma and south to the Gulf.  sw one apparently at home on the barren foot-hills west of the mud flats and .about twenty miles south of the mouth of the Colorado. 55 Xaj,ortis mjffr/cans. BLACK PH:UE. Several seen along the Colorado. 56 vrocephalus. rubineus mexirans. VERMILION FLVCATCHER. Common in the river bottom south of Vuma, usually near the neighborhood of water. ' 57 Otocoris aleslris arenicola. ? DESERT Ho L. Seen on the mesa about Yuma and on sandy soil along the lower Colorado. 58 Ctrvus coraw s/tual,s. ? AMERICAN ' RAVEN. Common about Yuma. The birds seen may possibly have been the White-necked Raven, as no specimens were examined. 59 ,l]ololhrtsa/rr obsctrus. Dwuv Cowum. Abundant about corrals at Vuma. 6o .q.ffrlaiusphrniceus loffiroslris. Soo 'R-WrG BLC. A fexv seen about Yuma and along sloughs a few miles south of the line. 6I Slul'll&][tl laffla l([ecltl.  WESTERN MEADOWLARK. A meadowlark was common in hay fields in the bottoms south of Yuma. 62 Xco/ecofihffs 9,anocefihalus. BwEWs BLACXUD. Common about Yuma and at many points along the'river. 63 ()rpodcs me_vicatus./?onlalis. HOUS Fsc. Abundant in great flocks in the bottoms. 64 Mslrffalims lawrence/. LAWRNCE'S GOLDFINCH. A few birds seen about Yuma and along the river. On Dec. 2 immense flocks were seen feeding on the seeds of .4maranlhts at the line. 65 owreles .ramhets con7nts. WESTERN VESPER SPARROW. Two or three were seen in the bottoms south of Yuma. few seen in hay-fields south of Yuma. 67 ,qmm:drantvs roslratts.'ttllaDts. ? S. LUCAS ,LARG-BILLED SPARROW. Quite common in the marsh lands on the lower river and head of the gulf. It was not seen 'away from the coarse sea grass,  [/niola palnteri: 68 Chotdeslrs.ffraJnilacus slrigaltts. WESTERN IjARK SPARROXg(. m few were seen about Yuma aud oh"the open fields in the river bottom. 69 XogoD-[chi /ccophCls [nlcrgedia. [NTERMEDIATE SPARROW. Extremely abundant all over the bottom lands wherever the?e were coame weeds or brush

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