near the camp. Saw more Housefinches than we have yet seen, and found a nest containing young near the camp. They are not common here. June 4. Howard Will and myself went down in th e ralley collecting. We looked in the dry washes leading from Ramsey, Cari's and Miller's Canons. There are far more birds in these washes than a person would imagine, and they are the only places where there are any trees. Will took a set of Cari's Towhees, with both birds. We also took a set of Black-chinned Hummingbird, Several set of Vermilion Flycatcher, and White-necked Raven, and one set of Swainson's Hawk, which is the bird that Howard has been taking the eggs of. We shot two of the Hawks and found several nests containing young. We also shot seven Vermilion Flycatchers and a Shorelark. Saw a great many Arkansas Kingbirds, and found many of their nests, but saw no Cassin's. Ravens were very numerous, and several nests were found with incomplete sets, besides many sets that were taken. Their nests are built in almost any tree, high or low, in the washes. They have a very offensive smell, as they are almost always lined with hair taken from dead cattle. We had no butterfly net along but Will caught two butterflies, one a very rare one, with his hand. The weather was very hot and butterflies were numerous. Saw many Lark Sparrows, one Ash-throated Flycatcher, a young Road Runner and a few