56 Birds of Oregon and Washington 



THE MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD. 



General Description : 



Upper and under parts : azure blue. 

 Length, 7.5 inches. 

 Found east of the Cascade Mountains, where it 

 breeds, and is seen in other places occasionally. 



This species of the Bluebird is much finer 

 than the preceding one, being somewhat larger 

 and more exquisite in color, and by some it is 

 thought to be the most beautiful of our North 

 American birds. Its habit of nesting in holes, 

 in trees and stumps, or about a shed in a mining 

 camp, is like that of the more common variety in 

 our western section. Its song is not unlike that 

 of its western relative, being soft and sweet. 



Particular Description. — Male: Above, glassy 

 cerulean blue ; below, lighter blue ; abdomen, and under 

 tail-coverts, white. 



Female : Above, brownish-gray ; wings and tail, 

 bluish. 



BREWER'S BLACKBIRD. 



General Description : 

 Black all over. 

 Length, g inches. 

 Found generally in tlie country and about large open 

 grounds in towns and cities. 



