Birds of Oregon and Washington 1 1 



treatment of the habits of birds, their nesting, 

 etc., for later study. 



In the making of this book, I am under obli- 

 gation to a number of friends and bird-lovers 

 whose information has been freely given and 

 whose criticism of my manuscript has saved me 

 from some errors. During the weeks of writing, 

 I was fortunate enough to have as a constant ad- 

 viser and critic, Mr. A. W. Anthony, a recog- 

 nized authority on the birds of the Coast, from 

 Alaska to Central America. Also, Mr. Herman 

 Bohlman, of Portland, Oregon, has given me 

 his accurate observations of the more local bird- 

 life, and Mr. Ross Nicholas, of the same place, 

 has been as generous of his store of local bird 

 knowledge. 



I want also to acknowledge the help that Mr. 

 Charles A. Keeler's book, " Bird Notes Afield " 

 (for California), has been to me in making this 

 more northern partial directory. I have been 

 aided by his excellent descriptive list. Due 

 credit has been given him as often as I have 

 made use of his work. 



Of course, " Ridg way's Manual" has been 

 always by my side for reference, while Mr. 



