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-15- again on July 1 and 2. Another pair was found a short distance south and a third at To-teh-khih on July 2. All of these were nesting at an altitude of 8800 feet. 11. [[underline]] Zenaidura macroura marginella [[/underline]] (Woodhouse). Western Mourning Dove. This dove was common around the base of the Chusca mountains and was observed at Crystal, N. M. on July 3. On the summit of the mesa a few were observed on June 28 and 30. Others were seen on June 28 in Cottonwood Pass. 12. Cathartes aura septentrionalis Wied. Turkey Vulture. One was seen near Red Lake on June 26 and another below the Sonsala Buttes on June 27. Single individuals were observed at 9000 feet above the mesa of the Chusca Mountains on June 28 and 29 and July 1 and 2. 13. [[underline]] Accipiter velox [[/underline]] (Wilson) Sharp-skinned Hawk. One was observed among among Yellow Pines at the lower end of the mesa at an altitude of 9000 feet on July 2. A male sparrowhawk kept swooping at this bird as it circled around and each time as the sparrowhawk came past the sharp-skin extended its long legs as though to turn and seize it. 14. [[underline]] Buteo borealis calurus [[/underline]] (Cassin). Western Red-tail. An adult was seen in Cottonwood Pass at 8000 feet on June 28. 15. [[underline]] Bureo swainsoni [[/underline]] Bonaparts. Swainson's Hawk. One was seen on June 26 at the Divide 20 miles northwest of Gallup, N. M.