THE WESTERN KINGBIRD. 



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ledges of barn or outbuildings. Eggs: 3-5. like those of 7'. tyniiniiis. but averag- 

 ing smaller. .93 x .68 ( 23. x 17.3 ). Season: first week in June ; one brood. 



General Range. — Western United States, north regularly to southern British 

 Columbia, occasionally to Alberta, Assiniboia, and Manitoba, north to western 

 [Minnesota, eastern Nebraska, and western Texas, breeding thruout range, and 

 south to Chihuahua, Mexico; south in winter thru Mexico to highlands of 

 Guatemala. 



Range in Washington. — Ci miuKin summer resident east of the Cascades, 

 rare or casual on the West-side. 



Migrations. — Spring: c Alay ist; W'allula April 26, 1905; Yakima April 30, 

 1900: Chelan May 11, 1896. 



Authorities.— Baird, Rep. Pac. R. R. Surv. IX. 185S, p. 174. T. C&S. D'. 

 D-\ Ss'. Ss-'. J. B. E. 



Specimens.— U. of W. I". Prov. B. E. 



HERE is the presiding' genius uf all properly conducted ranches upon the 

 sunny side of the Cascade Mountains. Guest he is not, host rather ; and be- 

 fore you have had time to dismount from your panting cayuse this bird 

 bustles forth from the locust trees and hovers over vou with noisv effusive- 



Takcn in Douglas Counly. 



WESTERN KINGBIRD .AT NEST. 



Photo by the Author. 



