1916] Dice: Land Vertebrates of Suuthcastcrn Washington 



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BUNCHGEASS HABITAT AID 



Exclusive: 



Numenius ainericanus — sumnier. 

 Arc'hibuteo ferrugineus — suninier. 

 Asio flainineus — summer. 

 Speotyto ounicularia hypogaea — 



summer. 

 Otoeoris alpestris arcticola — 



winter. 

 Otoeoris alpestris merrilli — 



resident. 



Major : 



Pituophis oatenifer catenifer. 

 Pedioecetes phasianellus colum- 



biamis — resident. 

 Buteo borealis calurus — resident. 

 Buteo swainsoni — summer. 

 Falco mexicauus — resident. 

 Sturnella negleeta — resident. 



Minor: 



Crotalus oregonus. 



Anas plat3'rhynchos — winter. 



Ardea herodias treganzai — 



resident. 

 Oxyechus voeiferus vociferus — 



resident. 

 Phasianus torquatus — resident. 

 Zenaidura macroura marginella — 



resident. 

 Aecipiter velox — resident. 

 Falco sparverius sparverius — 



resident. 

 Asyndesmus lewisi — summer. 

 Colaptes cafer collaris — resident. 

 Tyrannus tyrannus — summer. 

 Tyrannus verticalis — summer. 

 Sayornis sayus — summer. 

 Pica pica hudsonia — resident. 

 Molothrus ater artemisiae — 



summer. 



Reported : 



Pisobia bairdi — migrant. 



ASSOCIATION (PRAIRIE AREA) 



Ammodramus savann.iriim biniacu- 



la tus — sum mer. 

 Chondestes grammacus strigatus 



— summer. 

 Sjiizella breweri — summer. 

 Authus rubeseens — migrant. 

 Perognathus lordi lordi. 

 Lepus campestris townsendii. 

 Lepus californicus wallawalla. 



Passerculus sandwieliensis alau- 



dinus — migrant. 

 Siala currucoides — summer. 

 C'anis latrans lestes. 

 Taxidea taxus negleeta. 

 Citellus townsendii. 



Icterus bulloeki — summer. 

 Euphagus cyanocephalus — resident. 

 Astragalinus tristis pallidus — 



resident. 

 Spizella passerina arizonae — 



summer. 

 Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus — 



summer. 

 Planestieus migratorius propiii- 



quus — resident. 

 Sialia niexicana oceidentalis — 



migrant. 

 Mustela arizonensis. 

 Mephitis oceidentalis major. 

 Eeithrodontomys megalotis 



nigreseens. 

 Peromyseus maniculatus gambelii. 

 Thomomys columbianus. 

 Citellus columbianus columbianus. 



Cathartes aura septentrionalis- 

 migrant. 



The biinchgras.s habitat is characterized by the wheat bunchgrass 

 {Agropyron spicatum). With this are associated the balsam root 

 {Balsamorhiza sagittata), clarkia {Clarkia pulchella), Indian bullet 

 {Lithosperrnttm ruelerale), phlox {Phlox sp.) and several lupines 



