,\»» I'lii-: ()i.i\ i:-sii)Ui) ri.vtATcnER. 



old Clin S\\alli>\v'> iK-st, placid in a shady iiiclic at a lifiglit of s<iinc twclvi- 

 feel, formed the sii])|)ort of tlie IVwee's accuimilatiuiis. The cliff was perfectly 

 straight, hut hy dint of half an honr's work piling lava Mocks and secnring 

 footholds, with the aid of a donble-hladed pa<lille he succeeded in reaching the 

 nest. Rer|niring the use of Ijoth hands in descent, he placed the four fresh eggs 

 in his hat, and the hat in his teeth, reaching the ground safely an<l dei)ositiiig 

 the hat carefully. Tired out by the exertion he lUnig himself down ui)on tlie 

 narrow strip of shore and resletl. Then noting the rising wind, he s])rang up, 

 seized the coat and hat and — Oh! Did something drop? I ! Ves, gentle 

 reader, the eggs were in it, — hut only one was smashed. Only one! As 

 perfect the arch without its keystone as a "set" of eggs with the guilty con- 

 sciousness of one missing! 



No. i.|((. 

 Ol.INi: SIDED I I.VCAIt HIR. 



.\. (). V. Xo. 450. Nutt.illnriiis liorcalis (Swains.) 



Description. — Adull: I pinTpart- hrnwnisli slate with a jiHt pcrcejttihle 

 tinge rif iilivaci'otis on l)ack ; t(i]i nf jiead a deeper shade, and witlmnt olivaceous; 

 wings and tail dnsky-hlackish. the former with some hrownish gray edging only 

 on tertials; llank-tnft-" of tlulTy, yellowish or white feathers, sometimes spreading 

 across rump and in marked contrast to it. but usually concealed by wings: throat, 

 belly and crissnm, and sometimes middle line of brea>t. white or yellowish white; 

 heavilv shaded on sides and sometimes across breast with brownish gray or olive- 

 brown. — the feathers with darker shaft-streaks; bill black alxive, i)ale yellow be- 

 low: flit black, hniiioturc: Similar to adult, but coloration a little brighter: 

 wing-cnvirts fulvous or butTy. Length 7.00-8.00 i \".>^-20},.2) ; wing 4.10 

 ( 105.7 ) : tail 2.64 ( ^17.1 ) : bill from nostril .5,^ ( 13.3 1 ; tarsus .5<) ( 13 I. 



Recognition Marks. — S]>arrnw to Chewink size: heavy shatled side< : bill 

 yellow below : /t'li'-Zttc note : keeps largely to summits of fir trees. 



Nesting. — Kcst: a shallow cup nf twigs, bark-stri])s, etc., lined with coarse 

 moss and rootlets; saddled upon horizontal limb of coniferous trees, often at great 

 heights. li;/;/.'!: .■? or 4. creamy-white or jiale bufT. spotted distinctly with chestnut 

 and rufoiH. ami obscurely with iiur])lish and lavender, chiefly in ring alxiut larger 

 end. Av. >.izi-. .S5 x .63 (2l.^>x l'')). Scnsmi: June I-15: one brood. 



General Range. — Xortb .\merica, breeding from the northern and the higher 

 mountainous parts of the I'nited States northward to Hudson I'.ay and .Alaska. 

 .\cci(lental in Greenland. In winter south tn Central .\merica, Colombia and 

 northern Peru. 



Range in Washington.- Summer resident in coniferous timber from sea 

 level to limit of trees. 



Mi>;rati«ns. — .S'/>riH(/.- c. May 15. 



Authorities. — Contofiiis horcalis. I'.aird. Baird, Rep. I'ac. R. R. Surv. I.\. 

 1858, p. iS.,. Ibi.l C&S. i6<>. C&S. D'. Kb. Ra. B. E. 



Specimens.— I', of W. T'. Prov. 1?. E. 



