302 Birds of Oregon and Washington 



Head and neck, bright yellow, with black chin; above, 

 gray, streaked with black; below, white, grayish on sides. 

 Length, 4.90. 



SEATTLE WREN. 



A new name for the Northwestern Vigor Wren. 



(See page 87.) 



This bird may be distinguished from the Western or 

 Parkman House Wren by its superciliary stripe and white 

 under-parts. It is a little larger than the above-mentioned 

 Wren and a little less active. Length, 5 to 5.50. 



SITKA RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. 



(See Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, page 235.) 

 Common in winter. Like the. Ruby-Crowned, but with 

 much darker coloration. 



LIST OF BIRDS MORE OR LESS COMMON 



EAST OF THE CASCADES IN OREGON AND 



WASHINGTON. 



NOT DESCRIBED ELSEWHERE IN THE BOOK. 



MERRILL'S SONG SPARROW. 



This is the characteristic Song Sparrow of Eastern 

 Oregon and Washington, and " abounds along timbered 

 water-courses and in all cultivated districts." It is a com- 

 mon summer resident, and not uncommon in winter. 

 Very abundant about Spokane. Like the Rusty Song 

 Sparrow of Western Oregon and Washington (described 



