42 Dice, Birds of Southeastern Washington. [j^j 



and any new information at hand on habits has been included. 

 The list is known to be very incomplete, especially in regard to 

 the bird life of the Blue Mountains and of the sagebrush areas of 

 western Walla Walla County. 



iEchmophorus occidentalis. Western Grebe. — A juvenile was 

 taken near Walla Walla a few years ago by S. H. Lyman. 



Mergus americanus. Merganser. — In early March, 1914, Mr. 

 Bethel Randall took a young male from a small flock swimming in the 

 Touchet River two miles east of Prescott. 



Anas platyrhynchos. Mallard. — Numerous small flocks were 

 observed along the Touchet River and in the grain and stubble fields of the 

 valley near Prescott during late December, 1906. A male was noted 

 Nov. 16, 1915, on the river. 



Mareca americana. Baldpate. — Five were noted on a pool of the 

 Touchet River two miles east of Prescott, Oct. 20, 1915. 



Nettion carolinense. Green-winged Teal. — Irregularly present, 

 during the winter, in small flocks along the Touchet River near Prescott. 



Spatula clypeata. Shoveller. — In 1915 a small flock was noted 

 Aug. 23 on a gravel bar of the Touchet River two miles east of Prescott. 

 Another flock of eleven was seen on the river Oct. 21. 



Charitonetta albcola. Bxjffle-head. — Five were observed on the 

 Touchet River two miles east of Prescott on Oct. 23, 1915. 



Olor columbianus. Whistling Swan. — A mounted specimen at 

 Whitman College is from the Walla Walla River near the Oregon line. 



Botaurus lentiginosus. Bittern. — A specimen in the Whitman 

 College collection was taken near Walla Walla on Nov. 18, 1901. 



Ardea herodias treganzai. Treganza's Blue Heron. — Occasional 

 throughout the year along the shores of the Touchet River near Prescott. 

 They sometimes alight in the upper branches of trees, and in winter are 

 found also in the meadows and open grain fields of the valley. 



Grus mexicana. Sandhill Crane. — Rare in summer along the 

 shores of the Touchet River near Prescott. Several large migrating 

 flocks of cranes, probably of this species, were seen on April 14, 1908. 

 They were flying very high and were going directly northward. 



Fulica americana. Coot.— On Aug. 14, 1914, one was seen on a 

 small seepage lake near Attalia. They are reported by hunters to occur 

 in the fall along the Touchet River near Prescott. Oct. 13, 1915, one was 

 taken by Mr. Geo. Gross from a hawk in the Blue Mountains on the South 

 Fork of the Touchet River. 



Gallinago delicata. Wilson's Snipe. — Reported by S. H. Lyman 

 as sometimes common along Mill Creek near Walla Walla. A specimen 

 from that locality is in the museum of Whitman College. 



Pisobia bairdi. Baird's Sandpiper. — Early in April, 1908, S. H. 

 Lyman secured two from a small flock feeding in a grain field near Dayton 

 (Dice, 1915, 60). 



