266 Kansas Academy of Science. 



Order MACROCHIRES: Goatsuckers, Swifts and Humming Birds. 



Family Caprimulgid^ : Goatsuckers. 



Genus Chordeiles. 



420a. Chordeiles virginianus henryi Cass. Western nighthawk. 



Description: Tawny white bars alternating with black bars on under 

 parts; upper parts generally light grayish buff. 

 This bird is very common. 



Family Micropodid.^: Swifts. 

 Genus Cypseloides. 

 422. Cypseloides niger borealis Kenn. Black swift. Common both on the 

 mainland and on the islands, especially Destruction and Tatoosh 

 islands. 



Description: Velvety area in front of eye; tail forked; plumage gen- 

 erally blackish or dusky. Length of bird 7. 

 Nest not seen by writer. 



Family Trochilid^: Humming Birds. 

 Genus Selasphorus. 

 433. Selasphorus rufus Gmel. Rufus humming bird. Common every- 

 where. 



Description: General body color bright reddish to reddish brown; gor- 

 get, orange, brassy green and fire red. Bird about 4 inches in length. 



Order PASSERES: Perching Birds. 



Family Corvid^: Crows, Jays, Magpies, etc. 



Genus Cyanocitta. 



478. Cyanocitta stelleri Gmel. Steller jay. Common both as a resident 



and as a migrant. 



Description: General color blackish blue shading into purplish blue on 

 tail and wings and pale blue on belly and lower back. Length 12. 



It is the handsomest jay I have yet seen, and about the noisiest. His 

 "hollering" (squalling) is "chack-ah, chack-ah." 



Genus Perisoreus. 



485. Perisoreus obscurus Ridgw. Oregon jay. Seen only in the middle 



Olympic mountain region. 



Description: Forehead and under parts white; neck and top of head 

 blackish; rest of upper parts brownish gray. 



Genus Corvus. 



486. Corvus corax principalis Ridgw. Northern raven. Common at La 



Push, Mora, The Cam's Place and on Destruction island; but 

 never numerous. 



Description: Large bird, with large, heavy bill; a much larger bird 

 than the eastern raven, but colored similarly; entire plumage black glossed 

 with purple on upper parts, with dull greenish on belly. 



Nest: In trees and on cliffs, composed of weeds, sticks and moss. Eggs 

 about 7, pea green to olive, spotted with shades of brown. 



