1918 ] Dice, Birds of Southeastern Washington. 151 



closely restricted to the neighborhood of trees and brush, but in winter they 

 wander a mile or more out into the bunch-grass. 



A male was seen feeding a fledgling near Prescott on July 11, 1910. 



Spinus pinus pinus. Pine Siskin. — In the winter of 1904-05 Pine 

 Siskins were numerous in small flocks in the trees and brush along the 

 Touchet River near Prescott. They fed extensively on the seeds of the 

 alder. None were observed later than March 5. They have been noted 

 in early spring at Walla Walla (Belding, 1890, 139). A specimen from 

 Walla Walla in the Whitman College collection was taken March 28, 1905. 

 During July and August, 1914 several individuals were seen at the edge of 

 the deciduous growth in the bottom of the canyon above Hompeg Falls. 

 Others were seen on the ridges in Douglas spruce forest, in thick brush, and 

 in open alpine fir forest, being most numerous in the latter. 



Passer domesticus hostilis. 1 English Sparrow. — A small flock was 

 noted at Prescott in February, 1908. This must have been about the 

 date of their first arrival, although they had reached Walla Walla several 

 years previously. They have now begun to spread out into the country, 

 and a few have been noted around farm houses in the Touchet Valley. 



Pooecetes gramineus confinis. Western Vesper Sparrow. — A 

 specimen in the collection of Whitman College was taken at Walla Walla 

 on April 20, 1904. 



Passerculus sandwichensis alaudinus. Western Savannah Spar- 

 row. — Abundant on September 16, 1909, in the bunch-grass and stubble- 

 field hills near Prescott. In 1915 they first appeared on Aug. 28 and were 

 common in the fields until Sept. 28. A few were seen in open timber. 



Ammodramus savannarum bimaculatus. Western Grasshopper 

 Sparrow. — Rare in the region near Prescott and not reported from any 

 other part of the state (Dice, 1910, 217). A few were seen in June, 1908; 

 June, 1910; and May, 1914. They were all seen at the edge of a wheat 

 field along the base of a bunch-grass hill bordering the Touchet Valley two 

 miles southeast of Prescott. 



Chondestes grammacus strigatus. Western Lark Sparrow. — In 

 June, 1914 a number were seen in the sage-brush near Wallula, being often 

 found a mile or more from any other kind of habitat. On the bunch-grass 

 hills near Wallula and Nine-mile they were abundant. They are reported 

 from Walla Walla (Belding, 1890, 148). Near Prescott they are common 

 in summer in the open parts of the valley. They do not go among trees, 

 although they often reach the edge of brush and are found around barns. 

 A number were seen at Lyon's Ferry in June, 1914. 



Zonotrichia leucophrys gambeli. Gambel's Sparrow. — The type 

 locality is Wallula (Nuttall, 1840, 556). During the spring and fall migra- 

 tions they are common in small flocks in the timber and brush along the 

 Touchet River near Prescott. In 1908 they first appeared on April 5 and 

 were still numerous on April 28. In 1913 they were first noted on April 25 



i Oberholser, Auk, 1917, p. 329. 



