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(>reen Heron American Crow. 



Mountain Parlrid^'e. Brewer's Hlackl)ird. 



Mourning Dove. Western Meadowlark. 



Turkey Vulture. House Finch. 



Desert Sparrow Hawk. California Shrike. 



]5urrowin<( Owl. Cliff Swallow 



July 1') and IC), aljoard train, placed Ruddy Horned Lark 

 and California Jay upon my life list, but otherwise they were 

 uninteresting bird-wise. Perhaps it was on account of the 

 mountain scenery that the birds were not more in evidence. 

 Shasta was my first snow-clad peak. You who have seen the 

 snow peaks need no description of mine. You, for whom that 

 pleasure is an anticipation, could not understand my feelings 

 if it were possible to describe them. The only proper thing to 

 do, in the presence of that giant, .seemed to be to get up there 

 on his highest pinnacle. 



Anderson, Cal., to Glendale. Ore., July 1"); and Albany to 

 ^ Portland, Ore., July K'). 



IMountain Partrid,ije. American Crow. 



IMourninj^ Dove. Red-winged Blackbird. 



Desert Sparrow Hawk Brewer's Blackbird. 



Belted Kingfisher. Western Meadowlark. 



California Woodpecker. Heeman's Song Sparrow. 



Arkansas Kingbird. Western Chipping Sparrow. 



Ruddy Horned I^ark. Western INIartin. 



California Jay. Cliff Swallow. 



American Raven. Violet Crreen vSwallow. 



At Portland, Ore., on July \i\ there was time between 

 trains to climb the hill west of the city where Streaked Horned 

 Lark, Gambers Sparrow and Russet-backed Thrush were 

 added to the li.st. It was on this height that the lifting clouds 

 revealed the icy cap of St. Helens. It was not until the 

 Columbia river was behind us that I e\en suspected the pres- 

 ence of other snow-clad peaks, because not until now did the 

 clouds break awa>-. I feel certain of being forgiven for the 

 break in the bird record after Adams and Ranier joined St. 

 Helens to form as matchless a company of snow-clads as any- 

 where graces a landscape. As we wound around now toward 



