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grass. The parent bird could seldom be seen upon the nest owing to its 
extreme wariness. In fact ] never once succeeded in approaching near 
enough to the nest to see the bird as she sat upon it. I was only able to 
accomplish this by waiting in a thick clump of brush which concealed 
me, until she returned to the nest. This nest measured as follows: Diam- 
eter outside, 5 in.; diameter inside, 3 in.; depth outside, 3} in.; depth 
inside, 2 in. 
44. Passerella iliaca unalaschcensis. TowNsEND’s SpARRow. — This 
large Sparrow is found on the cape during the entire year with the excep- 
tion of summer. They are rather less abundant than the Rusty Song 
Sparrows and are more retiring in their habits. They are much oftener 
heard scratching in the brush than seen and are difficult to shoot for that 
reason. 
45. Pipilo maculatus oregonus. OREGON ToWHEE. — For some unac- 
countable reason this bird is extremely rare upon the cape. During my 
entire stay I killed but one specimen. This wasa female killed on March 
5, 1898. Being a brush inhabiting bird it is possible that they do occur 
upon the cape; but it must be said that they are extremely rare and would 
certainly have been discov ered by me if at all plentiful. 
46. Hirundo erythrogaster. BARN SWALLOW. — This Swallow arrives 
very early in April and remains very abundant throughout the summer, 
adding very much to the natural beauty of the cape. Since they are not 
disturbed the birds become very tame and nearly every house in the gar- 
rison has its Swallow’s nest over the front porch. These are generally 
placed in a corner or on a projecting cornice or post top. 
47. Tachycineta bicolor. TREE SwaLLtow.— Rare. In 1898 a few of 
these birds were seen in May. Shot one specimen. 
48. Clivicola riparia. BANK SWALLOW. Very rare. In May, 1897, 
while searching the island near the end of the cape I found a nest of this 
species containing a full set of eggs. This is the only time I met with 
the species upon the cape. 
49. Petrochelidon lunifrons. CLIFF SwALLow. — Quite a number of 
these birds were seen in the summer of 1898 and one was shot and inden- 
tified. I also observed many Swallows nesting in the caves on the ocean 
side of the cape which were probably referable to this species. It was 
impossible to identify them, since the caves were almost pitch dark, and 
the birds mounted high in air as soon as they left them. 
50. Ampelis cedrorum. CEDAR WAxwinc.—-Rare. Three of these 
handsome birds were seen upon the cape in the middle of June, 1898, and 
one pair remained to build their nest. This is the only time they were 
seen upon the cape. 
51. Helminthophila celata lutescens. LuTESCENT WARBLER. — This 
is one of the first Warblers to arrive, early in April, and it remains one 
of the most abundant birds throughout the summer. On April 29, 1898, I 
found a nest of this species containing five fresh eggs, and situated in a 
small cavity in a grassy bank. The cavity was only a slight hollow 
