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90. Plectrophenax nivalis. Snowflake. — Of irregular occurrence in 

 winter. They are of course confined to the benches and little prairies. A 

 few lingered till March 17. 



91. Poocaetes gramineus confinis. Western Vesper Sparrow. — 

 Not a common species. It is fovnid sparingly in the artemesia of hill- 

 sides. 



92. Ammodramus bairdii. Baird's Sparrow. — Observed in small 

 numbers at Chelan, during both the spring and fall migrations. 



93. Chondestes grammacus strigatus. Western Lark Sparrow. — 

 A characteristic bird of the sage-covered flats, and the Columbia Valley 

 sands. 



94. Zonotrichia leucophrys intermedia. Intermediate Sparrow. — 

 Of this bird my note book of May 14, 1S96, says, "The Intermediate 

 Sparrow is by all odds the commonest bird in Okanogan County, at the 

 present writing. The number I have seen today in a thirty mile ride, 

 probably exceeds that of all other birds combined. They are of almost 

 universal distribution, but fairly swarm in wayside coppices." Notwith- 

 standing this abundance, I have no record of any which stayed to breed. 



95. Zonotrichia coronata. Golden-crowned Sparrow. — A few indi- 

 viduals were noted during migrations. 



96. Spizella socialis arizonse. Western Chipping Sparrow. — The 

 monotonous trill of this lowly sage-bird is a tireless feature of any 

 considerable stretch of open country. Most of the species are born in 

 the sage, live, sing, mate, and die in the sage. 



97. Spizella brewed. Brewer's Sparrow. — An obscure Spizellan 

 was caught attempting improvements on the familiar Chipping Sparrow 

 ditty, and was instantly shot on suspicion. It was the only individual 

 noted. 



98. Junco hyemalis oregonus. Oregon Junco. — Like Mr. Rhoads, I 

 prefer to set this Junco down as oregonus. It is common at low levels 

 in the winter, but retreats up the mountains as warm weather approaches. 



99. Melospiza fasciata guttata. Rusty Song Sparrow. — Not com- 

 mon. Restricted entirely to swamps, and brush patches along streams. 



100. Pipilo maculatus arcticus. Arctic Towhee. — A specimen 

 obtained Feb. 24, 1896, undoubtedly belongs to this subspecies. Through 

 an oversight I failed to determine the standing of the resident bird, which 

 may prove to be either arcticus or megalonyx. 



loi. Habia melanocephala. Black-headed Grosbeak. — Only one 

 individual was seen, in the brush of a spring draw. 



102. Passerina amcena. Lazuli Bunting. — These dainty bits of 

 azure are gratify ingly common throughout the county. Any secluded 

 brush patch or overgrown ' slashing' is sure to harbor a pair of them. 



103. Piranga ludoviciana. Louisiana Tanager. — The 'Louisiana' 

 Tanager is one of the commonest birds in the timber. In spite of its 

 brilliant colors, so well does it harmonize with the evergreen foliage, 

 that its presence would generally go unsuspected, were it not for its tell- 

 tale //V/c, or pititic. 



