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Tringa minutilla : Least Sandpiper. — Abundant for a few days during 

 migration. 



Tringa alpina pacijica : Red-backed Sandpiper. — Migrant ; less common 

 tban the least or western sandpipere. 



Ereunetes occidentalis : Western Sandpiper. — Abundant during migration 

 for a few days. 



Totanus melanoleucus : Greater Yellow-legs. — Migrant ; not uncommon. 



Symphemia semipalmata inornata : Western Willet. — Kather rare mi- 

 grant. 



^gialitis vocifera : Killdeer. — Common summer resident. 



Oreortyx pictus : Mountain Partridge. — Common resident. 



Dendragapus obscuriis fuliginosus : Sooty Grouse. — Common resident. 



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

 ities, but rare near Portland. 



Zenaidura macroura : Mourning Dove. — Common summer resident, 



Cathartes aura : Turkey Vulture. — Common summer resident. 



Circus hudsonius : Marsh Hawk.. — Rare. 



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

 grations. 



Accipiter cooperii : Cooper Hawk. — Not common. 



Buteo borealis ralurus : Western Red-tail. — Common. 



Halifeetus leucocephalus : Bald Eagle. — Seen at times along the river. 



Falco peregrinus anatum : Duck Hawk. — Seen only once or twice. 



Falco columbarius : Pigeon Hawk. 



Falco columbarius suchleyi: 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 unconmion in 

 heavy timber. 



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

 winter. 



Glaucidium gnoma californicum : California Pygmy Owl. — Rather com- 

 mon ; often seen in the daytime. 



Coccyzus americanus occidentalis : California Cuckoo. — Rare ; a few seen 

 in low marshy places along the Columbia. 



Ceryle alcyon : Belted Kingfisher. — Quite conmion along all water- 

 courses. 



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

 ber. 



Dryobates pubescens gairdnerii : Oairdner Woodpecker. — Common in all 

 timber. 



Sphyrapicus ruber notkensis : Northern Kcd-breasted Sapsucker. — Com- 

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



Ceophbvus pileatns abieticola : Northern Piloated Woodpecker. — Less com- 

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



Melanerpes torquatus : Lewis Woodpecker. — Common summer resident. 



(Jolaptf'S cafer saturatior : Northwestern F'lieker. — Abundant resident. 

 The flickers of this region ;ire not constant to any race. 



Vhahrnoptilus nuttallii calif ornicus : Dusky Poor-will. — A poor-will has 

 been described to me. 



('hordeiles virginianus : Nighthawk. — (^ommon summer resident. 



Clurtura rauxii: Vaux Swift. — Kather common summer resident. 



Selasj)horus rufns : Kiifous Hummingbird. — \ ery eonmion summer resi- 

 dent. 



