A List of Birds Observed in Cochise County, Arizona (Concluded)

Abstract

Spizella breweri. Brewer Sparrow. Found in company with the preceding species but in fewer numbers. Junco hyemalis. Slate-colored Junco. One specimen was shot in the corral Dec. 30, being the only Junco seen in the valley. On February 3, in the Dragoon mountains I took another with sides slightly pinkish. Junco mearnsi. Pink-sided Junco. Common in winter in all the mountainous country. Junco connectens. Shufeldt Junco. Abundant. Flocks of several species were always seen in the Dragoons in winter. Junco caniceps. Gray-headed Junco. Found with the preceding but not quite so common. Amphispiza bilineata. Black-throated Sparrow. First taken April 28 after which it rapidly became the most common bird of the mesquite district. I found a half-dozen of their nests containing sets of three eggs each May 20. Nests were placed in small mesquites from 4 to 20 inches from the ground. Amphispiza belli nevadensis. Sage Sparrow. The sage sparrow was very common during the winter months. Seen in flocks about the leafless mesquites till about the middle of March when it was replaced by Amphispiza bilineala. Aimophila ruficeps scotti. Boucard Sparrow. One was seen April 18. I stood within six feet of it as it skipped through a mesquite but I had no gun and could not secure it.