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THE HEPBURN LEUCOSTICTE. 



Nesting. — Xcst: a thick mat of dried grasses placed in sheltered crevice of 

 rock at great altitude. Eggs: Not yet taken but doubtless like those of Leucosticte 

 griseonucha, viz., 4 or 5, pure white; av. size .97 x .67 (24.6x17). Season: 

 June : one brood. 



General Range. — Summer haunts include the higher mountain ranges of 

 southeastern Alaska, British Columbia (west of the Rockies?) and Washington 

 (possibly Oregon as well) ; "in winter south to Nevada, Utah, and Colorado, and 

 east to eastern base of Rocky Mountains (casually to Minnesota), and along the 

 Pacific coast to Kodiak, Sitka, Vancouver Island, etc." (Ridgway). 



Range in Washington. — Breeds thruout the higher Cascades (Wright's 

 Peak, Sahale, Mt. Baker, Mt. Rainier, etc.) and, probably, the Olympics. Re- 

 treats in winter to the lowlands, chiefly east of the Cascade Mountains. 



Authorities.— ?;. K. Lord, Nat. in V. Id. & B. C. 1866, p. 154. ["Hop- 

 burn's (sic) rosv finch," Johnson, Rep. Gov. W. T. 1884 (1885), 22. j Dawson, 

 Auk. XI\'. 1897', 92, 177. J. E. 



Specimens. — P. Prov. E. C. 



LIVES there a man so brutish that his heart does not kindle when he 

 sees Rainier lit up with the ruddy glow of the evening sacrifice? If such 

 there be, he is no bird-lover. ^^^^^^^ Lives there a 



woman who can gaze ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ upon the virgin 



snows of Kulshan. ^^r ^^^ vShuksan. or Sa- 



hale, and not 

 adore the 

 emblem of 

 eternal 



Taken in Chelan County. 



SHRECKLICII PINNACLES. 



DETAILS OF THE APPROACH TO MT. SAHALE. 



Photo by the Author. 



