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 Jan., i9o6 1 A COLLECTING TRIP TO SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO 24. Dryobates scalaris bairdi. Texas Woodpecker. l'ook one, a male, and saw three others April 17, ill trees along Bear Creek, near Springfield. On May l took a female in same locality. I think it likely it may be a regular summer resident. 55. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. Tile only ones seen were two males, on May 6, near Springfield, along Bear Creek, but it seemed to be well known, and is no doubt a regular summer resident. 56. Colaptes curer collaris. Red-shafted Flicker. Seen at Lamar and at Springfield. One taken at Lamar is somewhat of an intermediate, or "hybrid." 57. Phalanoptilus nuttalli. Poor-will. Seen at Springfield May 6, also at Ganme's ranch. They may have been 2itidus, but as I did not get a specimen have placed them as above. Summer resident. 58. Chorderies virginianns henryi. Western Nighthawk. First seen at Gaume's May 2; frequently seen after that and also at Springfield May 59. Sum- met resident. 59. Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird. First seen near Monon May 3; two or three seen tilere all told aud as many about Springfield a little later. A sum- met resident, but apparently not at all cmlmon. 3o. Tyrannus verticalis. Arkausas Kingbird. First positively identified at Morion May 3, though I am quite sure I saw one April 3 o. There were many on the3rd. At Springfield, ou the xlth, I found many in the trees along Bear Creek, noisy and restless. On the 29tll saw one on a nest there. They were also seen at Gaume's ranell. I frequently saw them on the prairie, a mile or more from trees. 3I. Myiarchus cinerascens. Ash-throated Flycatcher. A single bird seen and taken at Gaume's ranch, May 55. This is possibly the most eastern record. 35. Say0rnis saya. Say Phoebe. Seen everywhere I went. A common summer resident. A nest with two eggs seen at Morion about May ist. On May 58 found a nest built ill a niche in the wall of a well, about six feet below the curb, and containing six eggs. 33- C0nt0pus virens ? Wood Pewee. A specimen taken near Springfield is thus labelled by Mr. Ridgway. It was taken May I5. It differs considerably from the specimens of C. richardsonitakeu at the same place a little later, but seem- ingly not enough to positively place it with vt'rets. If it were vires, it would apparently be the first record for Colorado. 34. C0nt0pus richards0ni. Western Wood Pewee. Taken on Bear Creek, near Springfield, May 30. 35. Empid0nax minimus. Least Flycatcher. A single specimen taken near Springfield May x3. 36. Empid0nax trailli. Traill Flycatcher. Two females taken on Bear Creek, uear Springfield, May 29; they showed no indications of having begun to breed. 37. Ot0c0ris alpestris leuc01emal Desert Horned Lark. Not seen close to Lamar, but common several miles south along the stage road, and common every- where on the prairies in Baca County. Called "pausy birds" there, from a fancied resemblance of the throat and head markings to a pausy flower. About Spring- field they seemed to be mating the middle of April. May x7 I saw near Spring- field a young bird just out of the nest, and later in the day thought I saw a fam- ily. On May 58 I found a nest with three eggs near Springfield. June 5 there were a good many young, just able to fly, along the road between Spring- field and Lamar.