INTRODUCTION xlv 



Triw/d minutilla: Least Sandpiper. -- Abundant for a few days during 

 migration. 



Trinya a/pina pacified : Red-backed Sandpiper. -- Migrant ; less common 

 than the least or western sandpipers. 



Ereunetes occidentalis : Western Sandpiper. -- Abundant during migration 

 for a few days. 



Totanus melanweueus : Greater Yellow-legs. Migrant ; not uncommon. 



Sympkemia semipalinata inornata: Western Willet. -- Rather rare mi- 

 grant. 



sEyialitis vocifera : Killdeer. -- Common summer resident. 



Oreortyx pictus : Mountain Partridge. Common resident. 



Dendragapus obscurusfuliginosus : Sooty Grouse. Common resident. 



Columba fasciata : Band-tailed Pigeon. Not uncommon in suitable local- 

 ities, but rare near Portland. 



Zenaidura macroitra : Mourning Dove. Common summer resident. 



Cathartes aura : Turkey Vulture. Common summer resident. 



Circus htidsonius : Marsh Hawk. Rare. 



Accipiter velox : Sharp-shinned Hawk. Common, especially during mi- 

 grations. 



Accipiter cooper ii : Cooper Hawk. Not common. 



Buteo borea/is calurus : Western Red-tail. Common. 



Haliwetus leucocephalus : Bald Eagle. Seen at times along the river. 



Falco peregrinus anatum : Duck Hawk. Seen only ones or twice. 



Falco columbarius : Pigeon Hawk. 



Falco columbarius suckleyi : Black Merlin. -- The pigeon hawk and the 

 black merlin are, perhaps, equally common ; more common during fall 

 and winter. 



Megascops asio kennicottii: Kennicott Screech Owl. Quite common 

 among the oaks along the river. 



Bubo virginianus saturatus : Dusky Horned Owl. Not uncommon in 

 heavy timber. 



Nyctea nyctea : Snowy Owl. A few have been taken near Portland in 

 winter. 



Glauddium gnoma calif ornicum: California Pygmy Owl. Rather com- 

 mon ; often seen in the daytime. 



Coccyzus americanus occidental i* : California Cuckoo. Rare; a few seen 

 in low marshy places along the Columbia. 



Ceryle alcyon : Belted Kingfisher. Quite common along all water- 

 courses. 



Dryobates villosus harrisii : Harris Woodpecker. Common in all tim- 

 ber. 



Dryobates pubescens gairdnerii: Gairdner Woodpecker. Common in all 

 timber. 



Sphyrapicus ruber notkensis : Northern Red-breasted Sapsucker. Com- 

 mon ; more often seen in alder or dogwood than in fir growth. 



Ceophloeus pileatus abieticola : Northern Pileated Woodpecker. Less com- 

 mon than formerly, but still found in heavy fir growth. 



Melanerpes torquatus: Lewis Woodpecker. Common summer resident. 



Colaptes cafer saturatior: Northwestern Flicker. Abundant resident. 

 The flickers of this region are not constant to any race. 



Phalcenoptilus nnttallii calif ornicus : Dusky Poor-will. -- A poor-will has 

 been described to me. 



Chordeiles virginianus : Nighthawk. Common summer resident. 



Chwtura vauxii : Vaux Swift. Rather common summer resident. 



Selasphorus rufus : Rufous Hummingbird. Very common summer resi- 

 dent. 



