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number of small flocks were seen in lowland fir forest near Hompeg Falls. 

 On Aug. 3 one was seen in heavy Douglas spruce forest on top of a ridge 

 near Twin Buttes R. S. 



Perisoreus canadensis capitalis. Rocky Mountain Jay. — S. H. 

 Lyman has observed this jay a number of times in the Blue Mountains 

 at an altitude of 4000 feet or more, and has taken several specimens. 



Corvus corax sinuatus. Mexican Raven. — Reported by Dawson 

 and Bolles (1909, 5-9) from near Wallula and from the Blue Mountains. 



Corvus brachyrhynchos hesperis. Western Crow. — A few were 

 seen June 14, 1914 in willows near Wallula. Dawson (1914, 57) reports 

 their presence near Wallula on May 3, 1907. On June 9, 1914, numbers 

 were seen along the Touchet River several miles below Lamar. They are 

 of occasional occurrence in the timber along the Touchet River near Pres- 

 cott. Fairly large flocks have been seen in late summer and early fall in 

 yellow pine forests, and in lowland fir and deciduous forests in the Blue 

 Mountains. 



Nucifraga Columbiana. Clark's Nutcracker. — On July 28, 1914 

 several were seen in alpine fir forest on a ridge of the Blue Mountains. 



Molothrus ater artemisiae. 1 Nevada Cowbird. — On June 16, 1914 

 a few were noted in the willows along the Walla Walla River near Wallula. 

 A number occur in summer near Prescott. They are most numerous in 

 the timber along the Touchet River and in meadows, but wander a con- 

 siderable distance into the open fields. 



Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Yellow-headed Blackbird. — 

 In 1914, several people reported the occurrence of this species about small 

 swamps near Attalia and Wallula. They are also reported to have been 

 seen near Waitsburg and Dayton in company with Red-wings. 



Agelaius phoeniceus neutralis. San Diego Red-wing. — Several 

 were seen near Nine-mile in early June, 1914, about small cat-tail swamps 

 caused by seepage from irrigation ditches. A few are found in summer at 

 the edges of streams in the Touchet Valley near Prescott. They often 

 feed on the meadows or in open brush not far from water. 



Bendire reported Red-wings as regular winter residents at Walla Walla 

 (Allen, 1881, 128), but they have not been observed near Prescott in winter. 

 Spring arrival dates at Prescott are: March 8, 1905; April 3, 1906; March 

 2, 1908; and March 23, 1913. 



Sturnella neglecta. Western Meadowlark. — Numerous in early 

 June, 1914, on the bunch-grass hills near Wallula and Nine-mile. They 

 occurred also in the sage-brush of the lower country near these places, but 

 were much less numerous than in the bunch-grass. In the prairie area 

 Meadowlarks are common throughout the year. They are characteris- 

 tically prairie birds and do not go into thick brush, although they some- 

 times alight in the tops of tall trees or feed on the ground in open timber. 



June 24, 1909, a nest with four eggs was found in a meadow two miles 



i Grinnell, 1909, Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool., Vol. 5, p. 27G. 



