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Show 157 * 57. Hirnndo thalassiva Sw. Violet- green Swallow. Abundant. Breeding usually in colonies of greater or less numbers in the mountain districts. * 58. Stelgidopteryx serripennis ( Aud.). Rough- winged Swallow. A quite generally distributed summer visitant. Abundant in some localities. * 59. Cotyle riparia ( L.). Bank Swallow. " Rare summer resident at Fort Whipple" ( Coues). " A summer visitor near Tucson" ( Bendire). VIREONID. ZE. The Vireos. * 60. Vireo gilcus ( Vieill.), var. swainsoni Bd. Western Warbling Vifeo. Common summer resident of the Territory generally; in the mountains up to 10,000 feet. 61. Vireo soliiarius ( Wils). Solitary Vireo. Quite numerous in the pine region at Mount Graham, in the southeastern portion of the Territory, the latter part of September. 62. Vireo solitarius ( Wils.), var. ( T) casrini Bd. Cassin's Vireo.. Quite numerous at Camp Crittenden during the latter part of August, where they frequented the deciduous trees. Also found in fewer numbers at Mount Graham in September, among the pines. Apparently occurs in Arizoua only as a migrant from the north. * 63. Vireo solitaries, Bd., var. plumbeus, Coues. Lead- colored Vireo. Common. Generally found in summer among the pines of the mountains, where they breed. 64. Vireo belli And. Bell's Vireo. A single specimen of this species, of which the following may be but the western variety, was taken on the Gila River September 16. * 65. Vireo pusillus Coues. Least Vireo. Fort Mojave ( Cooper). " Breeding abundantly fifty miles south of Fort Whipple" ( Cones). Many were found breeding on the brush- lined creeks near Camp Grant. Apparently confined to the low regions, where i t inhabits the brushy thickets. * 66. Vireo vicinior Coues. Arizona Vireo. Rare, but quite widelv distributed in Eastern Arizona. A summer resident. The type was from Fort Whipple, where it was " very rare." AMPELID- E. The Chatterers. Gfr. Ampelis garrulus ( L.). Northern Waxwing. " A winter visitant from the north to the more northern portions of the Territory" ( Coues). " Fort Mojave, January 10, 1861" ( Cooper). * 68. Ampelis cedrorum ( Vieill.). Cedar Bird. Met with but once, near Camp Apache. The condition of this specimen, a female, indicated that it had bred in the vicinity. * 69. Phcenopepla nitens ( Sw.). Shining Crested Flycatcher. " At Fort Whipple; a summer resideut, and ratner uncommon" ( Coues). Permanent resident in the southern part of Territory. Very local in its distribution, being abundant at some points and entirely wanting in others. * 70. Myiodestes townsendi ( And.). Townsend's Solitaire. Apparently much more abundant as a resident bird of New Mexico thau of Arizona. It occurs, however, over most of the latter Territory, and among the pmous of certaiu localities in the eastern part they have been found quite numerous. LANIID. E. The Shrikes. 71. Collurio borealis ( Vieill.). Great Northern Shrike. Visits the Territory rarely in winter. A single specimen was taken by Dr. Coues as far south as Fort Whipple. * 72. Collario liulocicianus ( L.), var. excubitoroides ( Sw.). White- rumped Shrike. Appears to be much more numerous in New Mexico thau in Eastern Arizona, where I consider it to be very rare. " Resident about Tucsou" ( Bendire) " Bare, and probably resident at Fort Whipple" ( Coues). 73. Certhiola b aha mens is Reich. Bahama Creeper. Mentioned by Dr. Coues in his list, but I am not aware that it has actually been taken within the limits of the Territory. Has been fouud in Texas and also at Cape Saint Lucas. TANAGRID. dE. The Tauagera. * 74. Pyranga ludovuAana ( Wils.). Louisiana Tanager. Common summer resident in the pine woods of Eastern Arizona. " Rare at Fort Whipple" ( Cones). * 75. Pyranga hepatica Sw. Hepatic Tanager.- Common; more so than the preceding species in Eastern Arizona from Camp Apache to the south. To some extent an inhabitant of the pines, but prefers the oak timber below. Summer resident. • 76. Pyranga atitiva ( Gin.), var. oooperi Ridgway. Cooper's Tauager. Apparently prefers the- deciduoua timber of the warm valleys in the southern part of the Territory. " Numerous along the Gila aud San Pedro Rivers as a summer resident; Fort Mojave'' ( Cooper). " Perhaps at Fort Whipple" ( Coues). |
