EXPLANATORY. 



TAr.LE OF COMPARISONS. 



INCHES. 



Pygmy .size Length up to 5.00 



Warbler .size 5-00- 6.00 



Sparrow size 6.00- 7.50 



Chewink size 7-50- 9.00 



Robin size y.oo- 1 2.00 



Little Ilawk size. Teal size. Tern size 12.00-16.00 



Crow size 16.00-22.00 



Gull size, P>rant size 22.00-30.00 



Eagle size. Goose size 30.00-42.00 



Giant size 42.00 and ii])\varil 



Measurements are given in inches and hini(h'c<lths and in millimeters, the 

 latter enclosed in jjarentheses. 



KEY OF AIUIREMATIOXS. 



References under Authorities are to fannal lists, as follows: 



T. Townsend, Catalog of Bird.s, Narrative, 1830, pp. •531-336. 



Cits. Cooper and Siickley. Rep. Pac. R. R. Surv.. \'ol. XII., pt. II.. i860, pp. 140-287. 



L'. Lawrence, Birds of Gray's Harbor, Auk. Jan. 1892, pp. 39-4". 



L^. LTwrence. Further Notes on Birds of Gray's Harbor, Aiik, Oct. 1892, pp. 352-357. 



Rli. Rhoads. Birds Observed in B. C. and Wash.. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila.. 1893, 



pp. 21-65. (Only records referring explicitly to Washington arc noted.) 

 D". Dawson, Birds of Okanogan County, Auk. Apr. 1897, pp. 168-182. 



Sr. Snyder, Notes on a Few- Species, .^uk, July 1900. pp. 242-245. 



Kb. Kobbc, Birds of Cape Disappointment, .Auk. Oct. igoo. pp. .349-358. 



Ra. Rathbnn. Lind Birds of Seattle. .'\uk. Apr 1902. pp. 131-141. 



D^. Dawson, Birds of Yakima County, Wilson Bulletin, June 1902. pp. 59-67. 



Ss'. Snodgrass, Land Birds from Central Wash., .Auk. Apr. 1903. pp. 202-209. 



Ss2. Snodgrass. Land Birds Central and Southeastern Wash.. .'\uk. Apr. 1904, pp. 223- 



233- 

 Kk. Keck. Birds of Olympia. Wilson Bulletin. June 1904. pp. 33-37. 



J. Johnson, Birds of Cheney. Condor. Jan. 1906. pp. 25-28. 



B. Bowles, Birds of Tacoma. Auk. Apr. 1906, pp. 138-148. 



E. Edson. Birds of BcUingham Bay Region. .Auk. Oct. 1908. pp. 425-439. 



For fuller account of these lists see Bibliography in Vol. II. 



References under Specimens are to collections, as follows : 



U. of W. University of Washington Collection: (U. of W.) indicates lack of locality data. 



P. Pullman (State College) Collection. P'. indicates local specimen. 



Prov. Collection Provincial Museum. Victoria, B. C. 



B. Collection C. W. & J. H. BowOes. Onlv Washington specimens arc listed. 



C. Cantwell Collection. 



BN. Collection Bellingham Normal School. 



E. Collection J. M. Edson. 



