to capture his foe. He watched them till they were out of sight, still pursuing the same tactics. We were told that we would be obliged to cross the Gila River before reaching Florence, but we reached the town long after dark, without seeing any water any- where; we found out afterward that we had crossed the 'official bed' of the river in the dark, but it was quite dry. After buying grain for the horses and some crackers and cheese for supper for ourselves, we camped a short distance from the town. Almost all the stores in the place are run by Chinese.. April 5. In the morning, before we left camp, a flock of Brewer's Blackbirds lit close by. Among them was a male with snow-white head and shoulders. Will tried to get him, but the whole flock flew away. During the day O.U. Howard and Will each took a set of Red-tail Hawks. The birds were numerous and we saw many nests in the Giant Cañons, from twelve to eighteen feet from the ground. Palmeis, Bendire's, and Sage Thrashers were very numerous, and we saw some LeConte's and Crissal Thrashers, but not very many. At noon we found a nest of Bendire's Thrasher containing one egg, about six feet above the camp-fire. We found some Thrasher's nests containing young, and some from which the young had flown. A great many Desert Sparrow Hawks were seen, in flocks of eight or ten, apparently migrating. Lark Buntings were plentiful, some of the males beginning to show a good deal of black in the plumage. We travelled until late in the evening when we were obliged to make a 'dry camp.' We had plenty of water with us, though so we did not suffer any.