Birds of Oregon and WasJmigton 127 



Particular Description. — As above, bluish head ; 

 a conspicuous white line about his eye, and two white 

 wing-bars. 



Summer resident. 



THE BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK. 



General Description : 



Male : Upper parts : head and back, black ; 

 neck, orange-buffy ; wings and tail, with white 

 patches. 

 Under parts : orange-brown and yellow. 

 Length, 8 inches. 

 May often be seen singing upon the taller trees left 

 standing in the midst of younger growth. It nests in 

 low growth, sometimes near water. 



Some say that the most beautiful singer 

 amongst the birds of the eastern States is the 

 Rose-breasted Grosbeak. A member of the 

 same family, belonging exclusively to the western 

 part of the continent, holds something like a 

 corresponding position in this section. Though 

 it is less varied, his song has the same general 

 quality as that of the Rose-breasted Grosbeak. 

 The song is not unlike that of the Robin in its 



