LHW81/8 1963 Azara's sparrow (arroz) July 23 7 mi N.E. Tepic, Nayarit #2059 - pin feathers on crown + up tail coverts. few wds on lower back vest worn put one Mallophaga in [crossed out] vial e stomachs. July 23 30 1/4 mi SE Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico Driving along John Heard sparrows chirping by stone fence. Proved to be two Azara's + one A. ruficauda facing each other + separated by 6-8 inches - chirping excitedly. As I approached Botteri's flew into grazed field + ruficauda flew into trees along stone fence. When further pursued it flew into brush along gully + hid against bank. Could see it hopping back & forth in vegetation. Finally collected 2 Botteri Sparrows in tree in another small gully. One flushed into free from ground nearby just before I shot. Breeding just starting as evidenced by upturned follicles in P collected July 28 31 mi NE Autlan, Jalisco, Mexico. At least 2 singing Azara's in pasture + farmland along road. One collected while singing from fence post in pasture. Another singing from top of 4 foot dead sticks in a cornfield, long about 2 feet tall.