92 BULL?;TIN OF THE COOPER ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB. species was seen by a slough south of Yuma. 43 ,4slo accz}bilri?zus. SHORT-EAREr) OWL. Seen only once, Dec. 4, on a marsh on the Lower Colorado. 44 ?r?ascops asiolrichops?. ? M?xrc?N SCreECH OWL. The call of this 'or a nearly rela?d 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 Speo?vlo cunic?daria k?pogg. BURROWING OW?. One seen at its burrow on the mesa near Yuma. 47 (;eococc?'?' 'cal(?brnianns. ROA?UNNEU. Common about Yuma and south nearIv to the Gulf. 48 Cerfi,lc alcl,on. BELTED KINGFISHER. A few were seen along the fiver. 49 D?t?'obalesscalaris bairdL BAmD'S WOODPECKER. Common. in the river bottom and south as far as the timber extends. 5o ,l?clanerpcs uro?wDlis. G?LA Woodpecker. Common wherever there was ?hHber along the river bottoms. 5x ?lafiles cq??r. RED-SHAFTED FLICKER. Common in the river bottom. 52:Pha[wnofiNh?snulla[lin/Ndt?s. ? 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>tr?CUr?D. 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. ? s?w 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,or?tis mjffr/cans. BLACK PH?:UE. Several seen along the Colorado. 56 ?vrocephalus. rubineus mexiran?s. VERMILION FLVCATCHER. Common in the river bottom south of Vuma, usually near the neighborhood of water. ' 57 Otocoris al?eslris arenicola. ? DESERT Ho? L?. Seen on the mesa about Yuma and on sandy soil along the lower Colorado. 58 Ct?rvus 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]ololhr?tsa/rr obsct?rus. Dw?uv Cowum?. Abundant about corrals at Vuma. 6o .q.ffrlaiusph?rniceus lo?ffiroslris. So?o? 'R?-Wr?G? BL?C?. A fexv seen about Yuma and along sloughs a few miles south of the line. 6I Slul'll&][tl ?laff?la ?l(?[ecltl. ? WESTERN MEADOWLARK. A meadowlark was common in hay fields in the bottoms south of Yuma. 62 Xco/ecofih?ff?s 9,anocefihalus. B?wEWs BLACXU?D. Common about Yuma and at many points along the'river. 63 ()rpod?c?s me_vica?tus./?onlalis. HOUS? F?sc?. Abundant in great flocks in the bottoms. 64 Mslr?ffalim?s lawrence/. LAWR?NCE'S GOLDFINCH. A few birds seen about Yuma and along the river. On Dec. 2 immense flocks were seen feeding on the seeds of .4maranlht?s at the line. 65 ?owreles .?ramh?e?ts con?7nt?s. 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 roslrat?ts.?'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 Cho?tdeslrs.ffraJnil?acus slrigaltts. WESTERN IjARK SPARROXg(. m few were seen about Yuma aud oh"the open fields in the river bottom. 69 Xo?goD-[chi? /c?cophCl?s [nlcr?gedia. [NT?ERMEDIATE SPARROW. Extremely abundant all over the bottom lands wherever the?e were coame weeds or brush Wood.
