iSS6.] Anthony 07i Birds of Washington County, Oregon. l6o 



silent during their stay. Arrives nearly or quite two weeks later than 

 the preceding. 



78. Spizella socialis arizonae. Arizona Chipping Sparrow. — Com- 

 mon summer resident. Song and habits almost identical with those of the 

 eastern bird. 



79. Junco hyemalis oregonus. Oregon Junco. — Abundant through- 

 out the year. Breeds everywhere, raising tliree and often four broods. In 

 March, 1884, an almost pure albino was seen near Beaverton. He escaped 

 me, however, and although he stayed in that locality until June, I was 

 unable to secure him. In May, 1885, however, I saw him from a passing 

 railway train, and on my return next day, with a gun, he was easily 

 secured, and proved to be a male that had evidently raised a brood in the 

 vicinity. His mate was in normal plumage, and several young birds seen 

 near by, and supposed to be his family, were also normal. A very careful 

 examination and dissection of the male failed to discover anything wrong 

 with his health, and no 'tape worms'* could be found. Upon inquiry 

 among the farmers in the vicinity I found that the bird was well known to 

 them, and that it had been seen for at least two seasons before it came un- 

 der my notice. They told me that it had always nested in the same 

 place — a clay bank covered by a few low bushes. Here it was always to 

 be found until about the last of June, when it disappeared, and would not 

 be seen again until the following spring. The eggs of this species vary 

 greatly, some being very heavily marked, while others are almost spotless. 



80. Melospiza fasciata guttata. Rusty Song Sparrow. — Very com- 

 mon resident, though less abundant in winter. A nest of this species, 

 taken in May, contained three eggs oi Melospiza and one of Pipilo macu- 

 latns oregonus. 



81. Melospiza fasciata rufina. Sooty Song Sparrow. — -Not common; 

 a few seen in winter. 



82. Passerella iliaca unalashkensis. Townsend's Sparrow. — Not 

 common ; a few are seen in spring and fall, and occasionally during win- 

 ter. Very shy, keeping in the tangled thickets of rose bushes. Specimens 

 taken in Southwestern Oregon are of a darker and more sooty cast than 

 any I have seen from other localities. 



S3. Pipilo maculatus oregonus. Oregon Towhee. — Common resi- 

 dent; rather rare in same locality in winter. Nests in old brush piles and 

 very dense thickets. An egg was found in a nest of Melospiza guttata. 



84. Pas^erina amcena. Lazuli Finch. — Not common. Seen in spring 

 and fall ; rarely in summer. 



85. Piranga ludoviciana. Western Tanager. — Common summer 

 resident. Frequents the deepest evergreen forests, but it is often found 

 in the deciduous growth. Its song is indistinguishable from that of the 

 Scarlet Tanager (P. erythromelas)'. 



86. Progne subis. Purple Martin. — One seen in Mav. 



87. Petrochelidon lunifrons. Clifk Swallow. — Abundant summer 



* See Auk, Vol. II, No. 1, p. 113. 



