262 Merrill on Birds of For f Klamath, Oregon. [July 



In July and Aui^ust I found this Jay abundant in tlie mountains north of 

 tlio valley, roaming in families among the higher fir woods to which they 

 were closely limited. 



Corvus corax sinuatus. Common in winter, especially about the lake 

 and marsh, fish and an occasional dead horse or steer supplying their food. 

 They breed in the surrounding mountains. 



Corvus americanus hesperis. Rather common in winter and in early 

 spring. Rare in summer, but a pair or two breed among willows in the 

 marsh, and in July a few were observed near the edges of Klamath Marsh. 



Picicorvus columbianus. The movements of Clarke's Crow are uncer- 

 tain, depending largely on the supply of pine cones. During my residence 

 at Fort Klamath it was quite scarce, not more than six or eight having 

 been seen in the immediate vicinity. In July and August it was common 

 about Crater Lake and among the mountains north of the valley, where its 

 summer range extends considerably lower than that of the Oregon Jay. 



Cyanocephalus cyanocephalus. A large fliock of these Jays passed most 

 of the winter within a few miles of the Fort, and were especially noted by 

 the settlers, as the birds wei-e new to most of them and were said to be very 

 rare visitants. They were noisy, and at once attracted attention as they 

 moved rapidly through the pines, and once visited the Fort in their wan- 

 derings. This flock was last seen about March 20, though I heard a single 

 bird in pine woods near Williamson's River on May 21. 



Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Breeds abundantly in the marsh 

 among the tales, where fresh eggs were taken from the latter part of May 

 till July. Whatever may be the case elsewhere, in this vicinity the males 

 do not desert their mates during incubation, as has been stated to be their 

 habit. 



Agelaius phoeniceus. Very common in the marsh by the latter part of 

 March. Nests found May 27 contained half-grown young. None were 

 found in the willows that the birds frequent, but all were placed in tussocks 

 of grass and composed almost entirely of the dead grass of the tussock, 

 the blades being woven so as to form the nest, but still attached by the 

 roots ; the new grass growing up partially concealing the nest. Some of 

 them may have belonged to the next species; it was difficult to identify 

 the eggs positively, as the birds were constantly rising, and before I could 

 see whether any particular one had been feeding or had just left its nest, 

 and shoot it, it had joined and become lost in the noisy throng that was 

 circling about. 



Agelaius tricolor. A few seen among the common Redwings, the white 

 liand on the wings of the males being conspicuous, and readily distinguish- 

 ing tiicm, when Hying, from that species. 



Sturnella magna neglecta. Common during summer, arriving March 

 22, and becoming numerous three days later. 



Icterus bullocki. Breeds sparingly at Modoc Point, and more commonly 

 near Linkville. Not observed in the immediate vicinity of the Fort. 



Scolecophagus cyanocephalus. Common in summer, and a few pasg 

 the winter. Here the nests are almost always placed on the ground. 

 ( To be C07ithined.) 



