434 I'll" UKI)-I'.Ki:.\Sli:i) SAI'llCKKK. 



fiiiitili-: like mail' luit (lulliT. )'i>uiiii birds arc saiil in lie "uray will) 'lull ri"ltli-li 

 siitTiisiun as if tin- lica<l had lici-n 'lijiia-il in claret wine." I.i-nntli, cto.. as in 

 |irivo<linj;. 



Recognition Marks. — Clu-wink size; l)rij;iit crimson of licad, "slionldcrs"' 

 ami iMn-lirra-t ilistinctivc- ; yellow nn(liT]>arts. I'.rijjliter than sncccciling. 



NcstinR. \rsl and lii/f/s as in S. r. untkcnsis. 



(iencral KanKC — Xortlu-rn i.owcr California, the i'acitic Coast States and 

 l'iriti-.li (."c .hiniliia. -ave in norlhwestern portion where displaced hy succeeding 

 form: retires from norilurn portion of range in winter. 



Range in Washington. — Summer resident and migrant chiefly along the 

 eastern slopes of the Cascades, shading into succee<ling form west of the divide. 



Authorities.--! Lewis and Clark. Hist. \'.\. i 1814) Kd. iiifldle: Cones, \'o!. 

 II. !■. 1S5. 1 Bendire. .\nk. \ ..1. \'. [nly. iSSK. p. _'^o. T. I)'. 



Specimens. — I', of \\ . 



IT is all \ety well for the economic oriiitliologist to tell us that Sap- 

 suckers are sonicwliat injurious to orcharil trees, but the sight of one of 

 these splendid creatures. (lro|)i)iiig with a low cry to the base of a tree and 

 hitching co(|uettishly up 'ts length, is enough to disarm all resentment. 

 I'Voin what spilleil chalicp of old i'urgimdy has the binl been si])|)ing? 

 Or from what l)a])tism of biood has he lately escajK-d that he should be 

 dved red for half his length? Recnidescent mythology, ill at ease in these 

 commercial times, nevertheless casts furtive glances at him. and longs to 

 account in its inimitalile way for the telltale color. 



lN>r myself, if young fruit trees will line such beauty from the wihmIs, 

 I will turn orchardist. Xor will I bigrudge the early sap from my choicest 

 |)ippins. I am fond of cider myself, but there are worthier. Drink, pretty 

 creature, ilrinki 



Well, of course, there are biographical details; biu what of it.' Have 

 you not yourself been so smitten with beauty that you forgot to inipiire 

 perligree? 'Put, now. you do not even remember a single sentence she said 

 that (lay. lUit you remember her. luiougli ! 



Once when the bird-man was camping on the Sno(|ualniie trail, this 

 crimson vision apjieared at the edge of a clearing, and proceeded to inspect 

 our plant ap])rovingly ; and while the bird-man's heart was in his mouth, it 

 lit on the tint. post :nid <^,i\<- it tw.i or three iiu|uiring raps. Wh.it lu-rd of 

 details! 



