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 July, 1908 BIRDS ON THE NAVAJO RESERVATION NEW IN MEXICO 149 Sturnella neglecta. Western Meadowlark. Common in all cultivated neigh- borhoods. Icterus bullocki. Bullock Oriole. A few pairs nesting in the cottonwood trees. Scolecophagus cyanocephalus. Brewer Blackbird. Common. Contesting the supremacy of the barnyard with English sparrows. Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis. House Finch. Numerous in brush areas, and disputing with English sparrows for the choicest nesting places near the house. They seemed to hold their own in a scrap till the ratio became four or five sparrows to one finch, and a retreat was sounded. The finches nested closer to the house than did the sparrows, and nests were also found out in the artemisia and the groves. A favorite nesting place was the globe of a gas jet. I noticed five of the globes on the porches thus occupied. Several times I found sticks and strings on the floor of my room, and watching quietly one day, saw a pair of the finches enter the open window and try to start a nest in the globe of my gas jet. But the inside globes were different from those on the porches and the material always fell out. Astragalinus tristis pallidus. Pale Goldfinch. Seen a few times. Not at all common. Astragalinus psaltria. Arkansas Goldfinch. Seen oftener than pallidus but not numerous. Present during breeding season. Spinus pinus. Pine Siskin. Several seen along the river in April and six in the mountains in July. Passer domesticus. English Sparrow. Very numerous at Shiprock. Nested in old magpies' nests, deserted woodpecker holes, cornices of buildings, and in fact any old place so it was not far from a house or a barn. Did not stray far from cul- tivation. Were fond of young lettuce and did damage to it that was charged to the account of neighbor's hens. Poecetes gramineus confinis. Western Vesper Sparrow. Common about the fields. Chondestes grammacus strigatus. Western Lark Sparrow. One of the most numerous birds to be seen; arriving about May 1st. Zonotrichia leucophrys. White-crowned Sparrow. Fairly common during winter and early spring. Zonotrichia leucophrys gambeli. Gambel Sparrow. Not so numerous as the white~crowned. Spizella monticola ochracea. Western Tree Sparrow. Common in the brush areas in winter and early spring. Spizella socialis arizonae. Western Chipping Sparroxv. Common resident. Spizella breweri. Brewer Sparrow. Noticed frequently among low weeds dur- ing springtime. Junco hyemalis. Slate-colored Junco. Two seen in March. Junco hyemalis connectens. Intermediate Junco. Common in winter and early spring. Junco mearnsi. Pink-sided Junco. Not so common as the preceding. Junco caniceps. Gray-headed Junco. Seen along the river in early spring and in the mountains in July, where they may nest, as young birds were noticed. Amphispiza bilineata deserticola. Desert Sparrow. Seen along the river and also out.on the desert wherever enough vegetation could be found. Amphispiza nevadensis. Sage Sparrow. Rare. Seen only twice, out on the desert near a sulphur spring. lIelospiza melodia montana. Mountain Song Sparrow. Common along the river.