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occasionally into sight for an instant, a few feet ahead, and the next 

 minute uttering its song as far in the rear. 



99. Geothlypis macgillivrayi. Macgillivray's Warbler. — Common 

 summer resident ; frequents the low, tangled shrubbery, and is much on 

 the ground. Q^iite shy in its habits. Its alarm note is a single chat, 

 given with considerable spirit by- both sexes, when disturbed in the 

 vicinity of the nest. A nest, found June i, was in a small hazel one foot 

 from the ground, composed of dry grass and lined with finer grass and a 

 few horse hairs. It contained four young about five days old. 



100. Geothlypis trichas occidentalis. Western Yellow-throat. — Very 

 common summer resident. Pacific coast Yellow-throats are of a richer 

 yellow than specimens from the Atlantic, some very fine males being of a 

 rich orange on the throat. 



loi. Icteria virens longicauda. Long-tailed Chat. — A rare summer 

 visitor. Very retired in its habits. 



102. Sylvania pusilla pileolata. Pileolated Warbler. — Rather a 

 rare migrant. 



103. Anthus pensilvanicus. x\merican Pipit. — Abundant for a few 

 days during migrations. Seen in large restless flocks in company with 

 Otocoris alpestris leucolcema. 



104. Salpinctes obsoletus. Rock Wren. — Very rare; probably a 

 wanderer from the mountains. One taken in May, 1885. 



105. Thryothorus bewickii spilurus. Vigors's Wren. — Qiiite common 

 up to December 15, 1S84, when the snow drove it south. Only three were 

 seen this spring (1SS5). 



106. Troglodytes aedon parkmani. Parkman's Wren.— Very common 

 summer resident; has all the habits and appearance of the Eastern bird. 



107. Anorthura troglodytes pacificus. W^estern Winter Wken. — 

 Common winter resident. Generally found in some brush pile in the 

 deep timber. Its song, frequently heard in December and January, is 

 quite low, but remarkably sweet, clear, and liquid. 



108. Cistothorus palustris. Long-billed Marsh Wren. — Summer 

 resident; not very common; in favorable localities stays until quite 

 late. 



109. Sitta carolinensis aculeata. Slender-billed Nuthatch. — - 

 A not uncommon resident. Keeps well in the pines and firs, with the 

 following. 



110. Sitta pygmaea. Pygmy Nuth.\tch. — Rather rare; a few seen in 

 spring. 



111. Psaltriparus minimus. Bush-tit. — Common resident; breeds 

 in the thickets of ash and willow. Their beautiful pensile nests seem out 

 of all proportion to the size of the bird. 



112. Parus atricapillus occidentalis. Oregon Chickadee. — Verv com- 

 mon resident, with all the habits of the eastern atricapillus. 



113. Parus rufescens. Chestnut-backed Chickadee. — Common 

 winter resident. First seen in December in company With occidentalis. 

 A few lingered to breed, but disappeared as soon as the first brood was 



