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THE HEPBURN LEUCOST^TE. 



Nesting. — Xcst: a tliick mat of dried grasses placed in sheltered crevice of 

 rock at great altitude. liy<js: Not yet taken but doubtless like those of Lcucoslicte 

 grisconucha, viz., 4 or 5, i)urc white; av. size .97 x .O7 (24.6x17). Season: 

 June; one bmod. 



General Range. — Summer haunts include the higher mountain ranges of 

 southeastern Alaska, British Cniumbia (west of the Rockies?) and Washington 

 (possibly < )rcgon as well ) ; "in winter south to Nevada, L'tah, and Colorado, and 

 east to eastern base of Rocky Mountains (casually to Minnesota), and along the 

 I'acilic coast to Kodiak. Sitka, Vancouver Island, etc." (Ridgway). 



Range in Washington. — Breeds thruout the higher Cascades (Wrights 

 Peak, Sahale, Mt. Haker. Mt. Rainier, etc.) and, probably, the Olympics. Re- 

 treats in winter to the lowlands, chiefly cast of the Cascade Mountains. 



Authorities.— ?]. K. Lord, Nat. in \'. Id. & li. C. 1866, p. 154. ["l lop- 

 burn's (sic) rosv linch," Johnson, Rep. Gov. W. T. 1884 ( 1885), 22.\ Dawson, 

 .-\uk, XIW 1897, 92, 177. J. E. 



Specimens. — P. Prov. E. C. 



LIX'RS tlicre a man so brutish that his heart does not kindle when he 

 sees Rainier lit up with tlie nuldy glow of the eveniiifj sacrifice? H sucli 

 there Ik:, he is no hird-lovcr. ^^^^^^^ Lives there a 



woman who can gaze ^^^^^^^^^^^^ upon the virgin 



snows of Kulshan. ^^r ^^^ Sluiksan, or Sa- 



hale. and not 

 adore the 

 emblem of 

 eternal 



SUKl.LKl.Kll n.\.\.\CLl.S. 



DETAILS OP TUB ArraOACII To MT. ftAIIALS. 



