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Genus Olor. 

 180. Olor columbianus. Whistling swan. Common migrant. There are 

 two pets, captives, at LaPush, one owned by Joe PuUen, one by 

 Stanley Gray. 



Description: Lores with small yellow spot; bill black. 

 Nest made of moss. Eggs usually 7, color a dull dirty white with brown 

 markings, measuring 4 by 2.5 or more. 



Order HERODIONES: Herons, Storks, Ibises, etc. 

 Family Ardeid^e: Herons, Egrets, Bitterns. 

 Genus Botaurus, 

 190. Botaurus lentiginosus Montag. American bittern. Reported from 

 the region, but not seen by the writer. 

 Genus Ardea. 

 194a. Ardea herosias f annini Champ. Northwest Coast heron. A breeding 

 resident both on coast and islands (Destruction and Alexander 

 islands). 



Description: Upper parts bluish slaty black, under parts streaked with 

 white and black, occipital crest and sides of head black, top white; edge of 

 wings and thighs cinnamon brown; shoulders black streaked with white. 

 Length of bird 45. Length of wing 20. 



The bird is often said to be mostly legs, neck and wings. It has a pierc- 

 ing eye and is always on the lookout for intruders. When it sees anything 

 out of the ordinary it utters a coarse warning note that will not only warn 

 its kind but will scare up all the ducks in the vicinity. For this reason this 

 is the first bird that hunters kill when entering a region to hunt. While it 

 is in the region there will be no successful hunting. 



Nest and eggs: The nest is pl'aced on a tree or rock. It is composed of 

 a large bed of twigs, more or less matted together with moss and weeds. 

 It is usually some three feet in diameter. From three to six eggs are laid, 

 each measuring 2.5 by 1.5. 



Order PALUDICOL.E: Cranes, Rails, etc. 



Family Rallid^: Rails, etc. 



Genus Rallus. 



210. Rallus obsoletus Ridgw. California clapper rail. Rare in salt-marsh 



districts. 

 212. Rallus virginianus Linn. Virginia rail (?). Not common. 



Order LIMICOL^: Shore Birds. 



Family Phalaropodid^: Phalaropes. 



Genus Phalaropus. 



223. Phalaropus lobatus Linn. Northern phalarope. A summer migrant, 



visiting even the islands off shore as early as July. 



Description: In habits this bird is essentially an aquatic bird. In ap- 

 pearance it resembles the sandpipers, but differs from them in the short- 

 ness of its tail and slenderness of its long, sharp bill. Plumage: Belly and 

 throat white; sides of neck rufous; chest gray; rest of plumage mostly dark 

 plumbaceous, streaked with black and buff. Length about 8. 



The calling note of this bird is a clear, sharp "tweet, tweet." 



