. The oist . e, but oncoming nearer, I was surprised to hearthe call repeated in another last, however, I saw him as heflirted around the trunk of a largetree, pecking the bark as he jumped,and sending a shower of chips flyingto the ground. Remaining quite stillI was rewarded by seeing it reappeararound the trunk, uttering its queercall again. As I watched I saw itgrasp flrmly with its strong claws, andswinging its whole body upon its feetit would peck away at the bark, withthe full weight and sway of its my desire to obtain a better view,it became frightened, and falling
. The oist . e, but oncoming nearer, I was surprised to hearthe call repeated in another last, however, I saw him as heflirted around the trunk of a largetree, pecking the bark as he jumped,and sending a shower of chips flyingto the ground. Remaining quite stillI was rewarded by seeing it reappeararound the trunk, uttering its queercall again. As I watched I saw itgrasp flrmly with its strong claws, andswinging its whole body upon its feetit would peck away at the bark, withthe full weight and sway of its my desire to obtain a better view,it became frightened, and falling awayfrom the trunk it darted over the snowto another tree. I started to follow,but it soon flew again and I lost sightof it. I would like to mention that I re-cently received the egg of the Sen-nett Xighthawk. Mr. C. McKnight ofRegina, Canada, found two of theserare eggs on the Plains of Saskatche-wan, one of which was accidentallybroken, the other I now have in mycollection. Paul G. Burgess. 257 THE OOLOGIST. Gila Woodpecker —Photo by Earl R. Forrest Photographing Wild Birds in Southern Arizona. Earle R. Forest During the fall of 1903 I was locatednear Oracle, Pinal County, is scarcely any town there, theplace merely consisting of a store, apost office, and two hotels, while annmber of ranchmen live in the vi-cinity. It is situated forty miles northof Tucson and on the western spurof the Santa Catalina range. Themountains in the vicinity of Oracleare covered with a thick growth ofscrub oaks, and the deserts close byhave large thickets of cholla andprickly pear cactii. Bird life is very abundant, consid-ering the scarcity of food and the dryclimate where water is only obtain-able at long distances. I was located on a sheep ranchabout two miles north of the store. It was about one-half mile to my near-est neighbor, who was an easternerin search of health. He had taken upa mining claim, fenced it, built a com-fortable house upon it, and madeother improvements whic
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