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 112 THE CONDOR VoL. X secured are typical adusla while others are referable to occidenlalis. Both varieties were secured from the same flock, and they were apparently in about equal numbers. Cyanocitta stelleri diademata. Long-crested Jay. In the Rincon Mountains but few of this species were observed, but in the Huachucas they were very abund- ant, as usual. They had quite completed their moult iby October 1, and were in bright, fresh plumage. Aphelocoma woodhousei. Woodhouse Jay. This species proved to be fairly abundant in the Rincon Mountains, but, as I have always found titera in this region, shy and retiring, and very hard to approach. They seem to prefer rough, broken country, with plenty of thick underbrush, and are seldom seen in the larger timber. In the Huachucas their call note could occasionally be heard from high up on some brushy hillside, but they kept out of sight, and it was quite by accident that a quick snap shot brought down a specimen on the last day of my stay in the mountains. Aphelocoma sieberii arizonae. Arizona Jay. Quite abundant in the Rincon Mountains, and, in the Huachucas, very numerous and exceedingly noisy, as usual. Probably the most conspicuous species of bird in either range. Corvus corax sinuatus. American Raven. One or two Ravens were seen flying overhead in the Huachucas. Corvus cryptoleucus. White-necked Raven. I had always supposed this species to be a permanent resident in the vicinity of the Huachucas, but such ap- parently is not the case. A few were observed lingering in the foothill region and out on the plains, during the first week in October, but they gradually disappeared, and by the middle of the month were all gone. None were seen-in the Rincons. Xanthocephalus xanthoceplmlus. Yellow-headed Blackbird. One or two Yellow-headed Blackbirds were seen near the San Pedro River, about twelve miles from the Huachucas, on the afternoon of September 30. Agelaius phoeniceus subsp.? Red-winged Blackbird. Some large flocks of Red- winged Blackbirds were seen at the same place as the last mentioned species on November 8, but I was unable to get any specimens. On a previous visit to this region I took breeding specimens of 2t. ph. neul'a['s at a spot twenty miles further down the river, so it is possible the birds seen were of that variety. Sturnella magna hoopesi. Mexican Meadowlark. Sturnella neglectit. Western Meadowlark. There were a few Meadowlarks in some fields below the Huachucas, but, as I have always found them in this region, they were extremely shy and hard to approach. They were feeding in fields of tall grass, waist high or higher, flushing generally at from fifty to sixty yards. After much tramping and futile burning of powder, I succeeded in landing six speci- mens, five of which appear to be Slu'ne[la neg[ecta, the other a male example of S. magna hoopesi. Ictrus pariorum. Scott Oriole. While driving from Benson to the Rincon Mountains on September 22, numerous small flocks of Scott Orioles were observed passing overhead, evidently migrating, most of those seen appearing to be high plumaged males. None were noted in the Rincons, but when we reached the Huachucas there were a few still lingering in the foothill region, the last being observed on October 9. It is rather singular that in the late summer this species seems to disappear from the mountains for a time, as in previous visits to the Huachucas I saw none during the latter part of July or in August, though. they breed commonly enough. My earliest spring record for this region is March 31 (1903). luplmgus cyanoceplmlus. Brewer Blackbird. About the middle of October