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temp. 40°. Baldpate, i; Mongolian Pheasant, 50; Bob-white, loo; Hungarian Par- 

 tridge, 2; Wilson's Snipe, 2; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Short-eared Owl, 2; Magpie, 3; 

 Red-shafted Flicker, 15; Brewer's Blackbird, 200; Western Meadowlark, 6; White- 

 rumped Shrike, 2; Western Goldfinch, 12; Redpoll, 2; Pine Siskin, 12; Oregon Junco, 

 250; Slate-colored Junco, 3; Merrill's Song Sparrow, 250; Gambel's Sparrow, 60; 

 Black-capped Chickadee, 5. Total, 20 species, 978 individuals. — Mr. and Mrs. John 

 V. Ellis, Jr. 



Pullman, Wash, (elevation, 2,536 feet). — Dec. 25; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Snowing; light 

 east wind; six inches of snow on ground; temp. 27°. Short-eared Owl, i; Red-shafted 

 Flicker, 3; Western Meadowlark, 7; Crossbill, i; Gray-crowned Leucosticte, 4; Hep- 

 burn's Leucosticte, 20; Pale Goldfinch, 3; Merrill's Song Sparrow, 3. Total, 8 species, 

 42 individuals. — Misses Roziskey and McKay, and W. T. Shaw. 



Seattle, Wash, (to head of Lake Washington, returning via west shore of lake, to 

 Pontiacj. — Dec. 21; 11.45 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Partly cloudy; ground bare; wind east by 

 south to southeast, and south, moderate breeze, falling about 4.30 p.m.; temp. 44°. 

 Western Grebe, i; Hoelbell's Grebe, 6; Pied-billed Grebe, i; Western Gull, 3; Shoveller, 

 4; Scaup, 8; Ruddy Duck, i; Coot, 306; Bob-white, 21; Harris's Woodpecker, i; West- 

 ern Meadowlark, 5; Oregon Junco, 5; Rusty Song Sparrow, 6. Total, 13 species, 368 

 individuals. — F. W. Cook. 



Forest Grove, Ore. (along Gale's Creek, and in the hills to 800 feet). — Dec. 27; 

 Cloudy with light rain in the morning; wet snow covering the ground in the timbered 

 hills. Mountain Quail, i; Oregon Ruffed Grouse, 7; Chinese Pheasant, 4; Harris's 

 Woodpecker, i; Northern Pileated Woodpecker, 2; Northwest Flicker, 3; Coast (?) 

 Jay, 3; Western Crow, 20; Northwestern Redwing, 50; Oregon Junco, 15; Rusty Song 

 Sparrow, i; Oregon Towhee, i; Western Winter Wren, 10; CaHfornia Creeper, i; Red- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 2; Oregon Chickadee, 4; Chestnut-backed Chickadee, 15; Western 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 20; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 5. Total, 19 species, about 165 

 individuals. — Prof. A. M. Bean and O. J. Murie. 



Mulino, Ore. — Dec. 24; 8.30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cold and rainy; ground bare; wind 

 north, light to brisk. Pied-billed Grebe, 3; Bob- white, 10; Mountain Quail, 21; Oregon 

 RufTed Grouse, 2; Ring-necked Pheasant, i; Western Redtail, i; Desert Sparrow Hawk, 

 i; Gairdner's Woodpecker, 4; Northern Red-breasted Sapsucker, 3; Red-shafted Flicker 

 (including Northwestern Flicker), 53; Coast Jay, 2; Oregon Jay, i; Western Meadow- 

 lark, 6; Shufeldt's Junco, (including Oregon Junco), 214; Rusty Song Sparrow, 29; 

 Oregon Towhee, 11; Seattle Wren, 3; Western Winter Wren, 39; California Creeper, 3; 

 Oregon Chickadee, 32; Chestnut-backed Chickadee, 17; Bush Tit, 25; Western Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 94; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2; Varied Thrush, 10. Total, 25 species, 

 587 individuals. — Alex. Walker and Donald E. Brown. 



Fresno, Gal. (along public roads).— Dec. 25; 12 m. to 1.30 p.m. and 3.30 to 4.30 p.m. 

 Cloudy, light showers; temp. 60°. Killdeer, 2; Valley Quail, 45; Western Mourning 

 Dove, 11; Western Red-tailed Hawk, i; Desert Sparrow Hawk, i; Barn Owl, i; Bur- 

 rowing Owl, i; Red-shafted Flicker, 17; Anna Hummingbird, i; Say Phoebe, i; 

 Black Phoebe, i; California Horned Lark, i; Bicolored Blackbird, 150; Western Meadow- 

 lark, 25; Brewer's Blackbird, 100; House Finch, 300; Western Vesper Sparrow, 12; 

 Western Savannah Sparrow, 7; Gambel's Sparrow, 100; Thurber's Junco, 35; Heer- 

 mann's Song Sparrow, i; San Diego Towhee, 5; California Towhee, 2; California Shrike, 

 12; Audubon's Warbler, 53; Western Mockingbird, 38; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 1; 

 Western Gnatcatcher, i; Mountain Bluebird, 20. Total, 29 species, 948 individuals. — 

 Mr. and Mrs. John G. Tyler. 



Santa Barbara, Calif. — Dec. 27; 6.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Hazy to heavily overcast; 

 temp.'44° to 59°. Mission Canyon, Estero, Beale's, Hope Ranch, La Patera; 42 miles by 

 automobile, but all save 5 species recorded within 3 miles of city limits. Numbers 



