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 Jan., 1909 NOTES ON BIRDS O SOUTHWESTERN MONTROSE COUNTY, COLO. 15 latter, as it was always at the same place, in front of the stopping place there. It is most likely a fairly common resident of the region. Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis. Red-naped Sapsucker. Common about Coven- try in summer (Smith). Asyndesmus lewisi. Lewis Woodpecker. Never seen at Coventry, but has been near Norwood (Smith). Colapres cafer collaris. Red-shafted Flicker. Common in summer: a few winter (Smith). Phaleenoptilus nuttallii. Poorwill. Common in summer; breeds (Smith). Chordeiles virginianus henryi. Western Nighthawk. Common summer resi- dent (Smith). Selasphorus plaBrcercus. Broad-tailed Hummingbird. Summer resident (Smith). Tyrannus verticalis. Western Kingbird. A summer resident. Tyrannus vocfferans. Cassin Kingbird. Smith thinks this is the more com- mon of the two kingbirds. Myiarchus cinerascens. Ash-throated Flycatcher. Seen only in migration (Smith). Sayornis saya. Say Ph. oebe. A very common breeder. 0tocoris alpestris leucoleema. Desert Horned Lark. Variable in numbers, sometimes common, sometimes rather rare; resident (Smith). Pica pica hurlsonia. Magpie. Quite common at Coventry in winter, but ac- cording to Smith does not breed there, and I saw no nests anywhere about, but I did see both nests and birds while at Bedrock. Cyanocitta stelleri diademata. Long-crested Jay. Common about Coventry in late fall and winter. I saw some in that vicinity in April, in both 1906 and 1908, and also saw some at Bedrock. Aphelocoma woodhousei. Woodhouse Jay. A few have bred near Coventry, but it breeds more commonly 500 feet lower, and below. I saw several about Bed- rock, and also at Naturita P. O. Perisoreus canadensis capitalis. Rocky Mountain Jay. Seen at Coventry in late autumn only, and especially if there is a good crop of pition nuts (Smith). Corvus corax sinuatus. American Raven. Common resident and breeder. Smith has taken several nests near Coventry, where they breed in the sandstone ledges of Naturita Cation. Corvus brachyrhynchos. Crow. Smith says they are not resident, but com- mon in spring and fall. We saw four in April, 1908, about two miles from Co- ventry. Cyanocephalus cyanocephalus. Pition Jay. A very common resident in the pitiohs and cedars. Molothrus ater. Cowbird. Common in summer (Smith). Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Yellow-headed Blackbird. Fairly common in spring and fall (Smith). Agelaius phceniceus subsp. Red-winged Blackbird. A summer resident and breeder; they breed in the alfalfa fields (Smith). I do mt know to what form these birds should be referred; the specimens I took at Bedrock have never been worked out. All our Colorado Red-wings need study. Three or four subspecies have been identified from the state, and they all look alike to us poor fellows who collected them ! Sturnella neglecta. Western Meadowlark. A common summer resident, and spends most of the winter (Smith). I found at Bedrock April 23 1908 a nest