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 92 BULL;TIN OF THE COOPER ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB. species was seen by a slough south of Yuma. 43 ,4slo accz}bilrizus. SHORT-EAREr) OWL. Seen only once, Dec. 4, on a marsh on the Lower Colorado. 44 rascops asiolrichops. ? MxrcN SCreECH OWL. The call of this 'or a nearly relad owl was heard about our camps along the river 45 ubo virgin/anus subarlicus. WESTERN HORNED OWL. Several were seen at night-fall along the river; they were often heard "hooting" at night. 46 Speovlo cunicdaria kpogg. BURROWING OW. One seen at its burrow on the mesa near Yuma. 47 (eococc'' 'cal(?brnianns. ROAUNNEU. Common about Yuma and south nearIv to the Gulf. 48 Cerfi,lc alcl,on. BELTED KINGFISHER. A few were seen along the fiver. 49 Dt'obalesscalaris bairdL BAmD'S WOODPECKER. Common. in the river bottom and south as far as the timber extends. 5o ,lclanerpcs urowDlis. GLA Woodpecker. Common wherever there was hHber along the river bottoms. 5x lafiles cq?r. RED-SHAFTED FLICKER. Common in the river bottom. 52:Pha[wnofiNhsnulla[lin/Ndts. ? POOR WILL. A Poor-will alighted on an open sandy spot above camp on the evening of Dec. 2. Seen but not taken.  53 7)-ochilus ale.randri. ? BLACK-CHINNED Hu>t>trCUrD. A small hummer was seen about the blossoms of the tree tobacco near Yuma. 54 Yavornis saj,a. SAY'S PH(V:U. Common about Yuma and south to the Gulf.  sw one apparently at home on the barren foot-hills west of the mud flats and .about twenty miles south of the mouth of the Colorado. 55 Xaj,ortis mjffr/cans. BLACK PH:UE. Several seen along the Colorado. 56 vrocephalus. rubineus mexirans. VERMILION FLVCATCHER. Common in the river bottom south of Vuma, usually near the neighborhood of water. ' 57 Otocoris aleslris arenicola. ? DESERT Ho L. Seen on the mesa about Yuma and on sandy soil along the lower Colorado. 58 Ctrvus coraw s/tual,s. ? AMERICAN ' RAVEN. Common about Yuma. The birds seen may possibly have been the White-necked Raven, as no specimens were examined. 59 ,l]ololhrtsa/rr obsctrus. Dwuv Cowum. Abundant about corrals at Vuma. 6o .q.ffrlaiusphrniceus loffiroslris. Soo 'R-WrG BLC. A fexv seen about Yuma and along sloughs a few miles south of the line. 6I Slul'll&][tl laffla l([ecltl.  WESTERN MEADOWLARK. A meadowlark was common in hay fields in the bottoms south of Yuma. 62 Xco/ecofihffs 9,anocefihalus. BwEWs BLACXUD. Common about Yuma and at many points along the'river. 63 rpodcs me_vicatus./?onlalis. HOUS Fsc. Abundant in great flocks in the bottoms. 64 Mslrffalims lawrence/. LAWRNCE'S GOLDFINCH. A few birds seen about Yuma and along the river. On Dec. 2 immense flocks were seen feeding on the seeds of .4maranlhts at the line. 65 owreles .ramhets con7nts. WESTERN VESPER SPARROW. Two or three were seen in the bottoms south of Yuma. few seen in hay-fields south of Yuma. 67 ,qmm:drantvs roslratts.'ttllaDts. ? S. LUCAS ,LARG-BILLED SPARROW. Quite common in the marsh lands on the lower river and head of the gulf. It was not seen 'away from the coarse sea grass,  [/niola palnteri: 68 Chotdeslrs.ffraJnilacus slrigaltts. WESTERN IjARK SPARROXg(. m few were seen about Yuma aud oh"the open fields in the river bottom. 69 XogoD-[chi /ccophCls [nlcrgedia. [NTERMEDIATE SPARROW. Extremely abundant all over the bottom lands wherever the?e were coame weeds or brush Wood.