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 24 THE CONDOR VoL. X over Snake River; near Douglas Spring; at Lily; and on Elk Creek, above Newcastle. 66. Oreospiza chlorura. Green-tailed Towhee. First seen May 11, near Grand Lake. Observed practically everywhere between Sulphur Springs and Craig, and then not noted again until we got to Douglas Spring. It was seen along the road between Iily and Meeker, and from there on at various points. 67. Zamelodia melanocephala. Black-headed Grosbeak. Seen on Oak Creek; at Steamboat Springs; Hayden; Lily and Allenton. 68. Cyanospiza arncna. Lazuli Bunting. Seen at Meeker; near Glenwood Springs, and twelve miles above the latter place. 69. Calamospiza melanocorys. Lark Bunting. Observed at Yampa and above Steamboat Springs; we were told of them near Craig, and our informant said they were the first he had ever seen there, and he had lived there nine years; at Lay on June 15-16 they were still mating, at least each of us at different times saw two males pursuing a female. They were seen at Sand Creek. After that no more were seen until we neared Florissant, when we saw a mixed flock, males, females and young. 70. Piranga ludoviciana. Western Tanager. Seen near McCoy; at Steamboat Springs; Douglas Springs; and below Minturn. 71. Progne subis. Purple Martin. Several were seen flying about at Mud Springs, on the White River Plateau, 8,850 feet, and also on the West Fork of Elk Creek, about eight miles above Newcastle. Messrs. Cross and Baker told me that the Martin was to be found about Glenwood Springs. The bird is very locally distribut- ed in Colorado. 72. Petrochelidon lunifrons. Cliff Swallow. No Cliff Swallows were seen until we passed Craig, and thence we saw them here and there all along the road, often very abuhdantly. A large colony was nesting under the lower bridge over Snake River. 73. Hirundo erythrogaster. Barn Swallow. This species was seen at only a few places, viz: eight miles below Hayden; at Lay; and at Florissant. But it is no doubt much more abundant thru the territory traversed than this would seem to indicate. 74. Tachycineta thalassina lepida. Violet-green Swallow. First of the season seen at Grand Lake May 12. Thence more or less common everywhere we went. 75. Lanius ludovicianusexcubitorides. White-rumped Shrike. For some reason we only saw this bird on two occasions, between Sulphur Springs and Grand Lake, May 11; and at Kremmling, May 16. 76. Dendroica astiva. Yellow Warbler. First seen near Yampa, May 26. Thence it was seen nearly everywhere we went, and was quite common. 77. Dendroica auduboni. Audubon Warbler. Seen at comparatively few local- ities, but that was because much of our route was at a lower elevation than the birds' breeding range. It was seen at Sheephorn Pass; Yampa; Steamboat Springs and a few miles below; and at Douglas Spring. 78. Icteria virens longicauda. Long-tailed Chat. There were numbers about the thick willows on the south side of the Bear River at Lily, and they were also seen at Allenton. 79. Antbus pensilvanicus. American Pipit. Seen near Spitzer's about twelve miles above Sulphur Springs, May 13. In spite of the fact that there were several inches of new snow on the ground at the time, and still snowing, the birds were taking a bath in a little stream which the road crossed. The species was also seen at timber-line at Boreas Pass. 80. Cinclus mexicanus. Water Ouzel. Seen at a number of places along the streams at the higher elevations.