THE OREGON NATURALIST. 37 



THE NORTHWESTERN last month was the "Bob-white," in Oregon. 



ORNITHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. ^'- "^"^^y Hoskins, of Newbeig, conducted 



the work for the month. The following 

 article, written by him was read and discussed. 

 Organized Dec. 28th, 1894, Object— to ^^^ proved to be interesting, and was appreci- 

 advance the science of Ornithology in the ated by those present. 



Northwest. President; William L. Finlev, 



2874th, St., Portland, Or, Secretary; THE BOB-WHITE IN OREGON. 



Arthur L. Pope, McMinnville, Or., „ , ,^ , , , j . ■ *« 



^ ' Several attempts have been made to mtro- 



Any person interested in Ornithology, duce the Bob-white into this state, but all 



residing in the Northwest, may become have been more or less unsuccessful. How- 



an active member. ever, at the present time there are a great 



. . , i. J ■ r^ u.\ \ many scattered throughout the Willaamette 



Any person mterested m Ornithology ^ ^ ^ 



may become an associate member. \^\[^^ ^p^j^g ^f ,890, I saw my first wild 



The membership fee shall be fifty cents; Bob- white, in Oregon. I do not remember 



this shall cover all dues to the first of the exact date, but I think it was sometime in 



January, after initiation. May. They were in pairs, and it is quite 



-ri r^r>i-r-A>vT M A-T-iir, Ai ic-T- I II I, probable that they had nests at the time. 



The Oregon naturalist, shall be * . , / ., , f 



This was about six or seven miles south 01 



sent free to all members. Dayton, on the road to Wheatland. I saw 



Applications for membership should be several pair, and I supposed that they had 



sent to the Secretary. either been introduced for some time and be- 



come quite common, or several birds had been 



The work for the N. O. A., for April liberated near there. They appeared to be 



.,, , , , , , r^ , ^ quite tame and would let me aoproach within 



Will be the study of the Duskv Grouse, , r , r ,u t^ • -ki h, f fi,» <. 



^ - 'a few feet of them. It is possible that these 



(Dendragapus Obscurus) and Sooty were some of the original birds and had be- 

 Grouse, (D. obscurus fuliginosus.) Any come tame during their confinement, 

 items on the above species should be About the last of June, 1892, a male Bob- 

 sent to the Pres. not later than Apr. 20th. white, was seen and heard as he stood on top 

 of a fence giving at intervals his clear whist- 



Tu i J f «fi -it u 4.1. r\ ling notes. This one seemed to be the only 



The study for May will be on the Oregon ^ . . , . 



one in the vicinity at the time, and from what 



Ruffed Grouse(B.UmbellusSabini), and i heard from others I think it came from the 

 Sage Grouse (C Urophasianus). All south, and was slowly making its way north- 

 members should send in their observations ward. It remained near here for a day or 



on these birds not later than May, 20th. ^^"<3 ^^"'^ ^'^^" disappeared. 



' The next spring there were several seen and 



The regular monthly meeting of the Portland heard near here. Last year they were quite 



Annex, of the Northwestern Ornithological common during the whole spring and summer, 



Association, was held on Feb., 22d, to discuss and I have every reason to believe that they 



the subject under consideration of the Associ- nested near here, but I was not so fortunate as 



ation. to find one. 



A fair number were present and a very A little over a year ago Mr. D.- P. Thomp- 



successful meeting was held. The work for son, of Portland, imported 25 birds. In 



