Lepido fuscus Zuni, No Berto, 7800 ft, Veraluay, Mex. July 8, 1946 These fields are of various sizes, and are all separated one from the other by maguey hedges, with Baccharis growing in between the maguey plants. Hunted along the hedgerows, and saw about 15 Brown Towhees during the course of the morning. Unfortunately only 4 specimens were taken, as there were so many people working in the fields or walking or riding along the hedgerows that it was often impossible to shoot. Nearly all of the birds seen were paired. On several occasions birds were seen to fly from the hedgerows into the corn and pea fields, where they were seen to forage around the plants. When pursued into the field, they nearly always flew back into the maguey rather than out in the fields. Other associated birds seen in the maguey hedgerows include: shrike (fairly common), linnet (abundant), Plagio- spyra superciliosa (very common), green-backed goldfinch (fairly common), (Bewick?) Wren (common), Myiarchus sp. (1 seen). The status of the Brown Towhee in this locality must be considered to be that of a fairly common resident of scrub and maguey in the vicinity of cultivated fields. No Brown Towhees were seen