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seen on the Okanogan Flats during the spring migration, but they 

 probably went further north. 



75. Pica pica hudsonica. American Magpie. — Abundant. Confined 

 in spring to the coulees and springs, where they breed indifferently in 

 willows and thorn-apples, or the highest pines. In the fall I have found 

 these garrulous free-booters in the mountains at an altitude of 7000 feet. 

 No other birds can thrive where the Magpies flourish, for their annual 

 destruction of eggs and young is simply incalculable. 



76. Cyanocitta stelleri annectens. Black-headed Jay. — Not common 

 but of general distribution throughout the county. 



77. Corvus americanus. American Crow. — This bird does not seem 

 to have been subjected to the persecutions which have made life a burden 

 to its eastern brethren, and the result is that it is making a marked 

 increase in numbers. Its cause for continued confidence is further \\\i- 

 nessed by the fact that it still seeks low willow saplings for nesting sites, 



78. Nucifraga Columbiana. Clarke's Nutcracker. —A conspicuous 

 bird of the pine forests, except during the early breeding season, when it 

 is retiring, and cunningly silent. 



79. Molothrus ater. Cowbird. — Rare. Only two specimens were 

 seen. 



80. Agelaius phoeniceus. Red-winged Blackbird. — Found spar- 

 ingly in the few suitable localities. 



81. Sturnella magna neglecta. Western Meadowlark. — Every- 

 where abundant on the lower levels, and found breeding up to 3000 feet. 



82. Icterus bullocki. Bullock's Oriole. — The counterpart of the 

 eastern Baltimore Oriole in habits and general economy. Found com- 

 monly where balm trees abound, and by river sides. 



83. Scolecophagus cyanocephalus. Brewer's Blackbird. — Spar- 

 ingly found about the lower end of Lake Chelan and in settled valleys. 



84. Carpodacus cassini. Cassin's Purple Finch. — Seen only along 

 Lake Chelan. A flock of them regularly visited the yard of the little 

 hotel at Stehekin for crumbs. 



85. Loxia curvirostra minor. American Crossbill. — A small troop 

 was seen at Stehekin in the summer of 1895. 



86. Leucosticte tephrocotis littoralis. Hepburn's Leucosticte. — 

 A pair of this rare species were found feeding full-grown young on the 

 moraines just below the glacier of Wright's Peak, at an altitude of 8000 

 feet. North and west of this station there is an immense area of glacier 

 flanked peaks, where the birds are sure to find a congenial summer home. 



87. Acanthis linaria. Redpoll. — Present in thousands during the 

 early winter migrations. Many remain through the season. 



88. Spinus tristis. American Goldfinch. — Several large flocks were 

 seen in December, but they are rare in the summer. 



89. Spinus pinus. Pine Siskin. — The ubiquitous bird of the higher 

 ranges. In the summer they were plentiful at Stehekin, with an eleva- 

 tion of only 970 feet, and not less common near the mountain summits. 



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