Wok XVII Koss, Birds of Cape Disappointment, Wash. 349 
1900 
THE BIRDS OF CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT, WASH- 
INGTON. 
BY WILLIAM H. KOBBE. 
Tue following birds were collected by me upon Cape Disap- 
pointment during the first six months of 1898, although my notes 
and observations extend over a much longer period. All the 
birds enumerated in the list are now in my collection, with the 
exception of those mentioned as being identified by other means. 
For a fuller and more complete introduction I beg the reader 
to refer to my article upon the Rufous Hummingbird in the Jan- 
uary number of ‘ The Auk’ for this year. By so doing a better 
idea of the general aspect, climate, vegetation, etc., of the cape 
might be gained. 
1. A&chmophorus occidentalis. WrSTERN GREBE.— This species is 
abundant throughout the winter months, arriving soon after the rainy 
season begins in September or October and departing in March or April. 
It was the only species of Grebe found by me upon the cape and much 
preferred the bay to the fresh water lake formed by the heavy rains. 
2. Gavia lumme. ReED-THROATED Loon.—One specimen of this 
species was killed by me on Feb. 8, 1898. Upon skinning, it proved to be 
afemale in immature plumage. Although this is the only specimen of 
any Loon in my collection, shot upon the cape, I am certain that other 
species occur there in abundance. I have seen a great many Loons upon 
the bay and have good reasons for believing them to be in all probability 
Gavia pacijica (Pacific Loon). 
3. Larus occidentalis. WersTERN GuLL.—The Western Gull is 
exceedingly abundant during the winter, and although I have frequently 
seen individuals during the summer, they are not at all common at that 
time of year. Doubtless other species occur upon the cape, but I have 
never shot any. 
4. Puffinus griseus. DARK-BODIED SHEARWATER.— Very rare. One 
specimen of this bird was killed on May 6, 1898. It was an adult female 
and the following entry was made in my notes concerning it: “ Pujfinus 
griseus. Killed on May 6, 1898, at Fort Canby, Wash., mouth of the 
Columbia River. Sex and age: @ ad. Measurements and colors: 18} X 
414 X 12 inches. Eyes very dark yellowish brown, almost black; bill 
dusky bluish horn color, blackening along culmen; toes and tarsi bluish. 
‘This specimen was given to me by a surfman of the U. S. Life Saving 
