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rock cliffs overlooking Snake River. They are common in summer at 

 Walla Walla (Belding, 1890, 23). 



Spring arrival dates at Prescott are: April 30, 1905; April 2, 1906; 

 March 24, 1908; and April 24, 1913. Five were seen at Prescott on Dec. 

 25, 1908, so an occasional winter must be spent at that locality. 



Cathartes aura septentrionalis. Turkey Vulture. — A flock of 

 twelve were seen Aug. 31, 1915, by Carl Dice on a hill east of Prescott. 

 On Sept. 5, he saw another in the trees of the valley. S. H. Lyman re- 

 ports them from the Blue Mountains. 



Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Hawk. — Common in the timber 

 along the Touchet River at Prescott and Dayton. Dates of capture at 

 Prescott are Jan. 1, 1905; Dec. 21, 1908; Oct. 24, 1915; and Nov. 13, 1915. 



Accipiter cooperi. Cooper's Hawk. — One was shot Sept. 13, 1915, 

 in the timber along the Touchet River near Prescott. S. H. Lyman re- 

 ports them to be common near Dayton. 



Astur atricapillus striatulus. Western Goshawk.— Specimens 

 have been taken at Walla Walla (Brewster, 1882, 232). One was shot 

 Sept. 13, 1915, in the timber just east of Prescott while feeding on a young 

 Bob-white. Bendire (1892, 199) says they are pretty generally distributed 

 throughout the Blue Mountains of Oregon and Washington. 



Buteo borealis calurus. Western Red-tail. — Common over the 

 whole of southeastern Washington. In' the region near Prescott they 

 occur throughout the year, but are more common in summer than in winter. 

 They are found in the bunchgrass hills and also in the timber along the 

 streams. In the summer of 1914 a number were seen on the ridges of the 

 Blue Mountains. 



On June 20-24, 1914, several pairs were seen about the lava cliffs beside 

 Snake River at Lyon's Ferry. High on one of the cliffs a nest containing 

 two well grown young was observed. 



A pocket gopher ( Thomomys columbianus) was found in the stomach of 

 one taken near Prescott on Dec. 22, 1905. 



Buteo swainsoni. Swainson's Hawk. — Occasionally seen in sum- 

 mer near Prescott, in the bunchgrass hills, in the timber of the valleys, and 

 in irrigated meadows. During the latter part of August, 1915, flocks of 

 one hundred or more were observed soaring over the valley in the evenings. 

 One was taken as late as Oct. 16. 



Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis. American Rough-leg. — 

 Taken near Walla Walla by Bendire (Brewster, 1882, 227). 



Archibuteo ferrugineus. Ferruginous Rough-leg. — Several 

 rough-legs were seen on June 17, 1914, in the bunchgrass hills near Nine- 

 mile. Another was seen June 25 in the bunchgrass hills about fifteen miles 

 north of Prescott. 



Aquila chrysaetos. Golden Eagle. — Reported by S. H. Lyman to 

 occur commonly in Columbia County. A mounted specimen from that 

 county is in the museum of Whitman College. 



Falco mexicanus. Prairie Falcon. — Reported by Dawson and 



