1916] Dice: Land Vertebrates of Southeastern Washington 



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LOWLAND-FIR HABITAT AND ASSOCIATION (BLUE MOUNTAIN AREA) 



ExcJusi ue : 



Phloeotoimis pileatus pii-iuus — Penthestes atricapillus septentrion- 



sunimer. alis — summer. 



Melospiza nielodia merrilli — 



Major: 



Deuilrapagus obscurus riohar<lsoui 



— resident. 

 Falco sparverius sparverius — 



summer. 

 Sphyrapicus thyroideus — summer. 

 Empidonax difficilis difficilis — 



summer. 

 Empidonax hammondi — summer. 

 Empidona.x wrighti — summer. 

 Nannus hiemalis pacifieus — summer. 



Cyanocitta stelleri auuectens — 



resident. 

 Corvus brachyrhynciios liesperis 



— summer. 

 Piranga ludoviciana — summer. 

 Regulus satrapa oHvaceus — summer. 

 Myadestes townsendi — summer 

 Plauesticus migratorius propin- 



quus — summer. 

 Citellus eolumbianus eolumbianus. 

 Sciurus hudsonicus richardsonii. 



Minor: 



Thamnophis elegans. 

 Colaptes eafer collaris — summer. 

 Spinus pinus pinus — .summer. 

 Spizella passerella arizonae — 



summer. 

 Junco hyemalis shufeldti — summer. 

 Peroniyscns manioulatus gambelii. 



Eeported : 



Bufo columbiensis. 



Charina bottae. 



Bonasa umbellus togata — resident. 



Otus asio macfarlanei — summer. 



Stellula calliope — summer. 



Passerella iliaca schistacea — 



summer. 

 Dendroica townsendi — summer. 

 Oporornis tolmiei — summer. 



Evotomys gapperi saturatus. 

 Microtus mordax mordax. 

 Thomomys fuscus fuscus. 

 Eutamias amoenus amoenus. 

 Castor canadensis canadensis. 

 Lepus bairdii bairdii. 

 Odocoileus hemionus hemionus. 



Certhia familiaris montana — 



summer. 

 Penthestes rufescens rufescens — 



summer. 

 Hylociehla ustulata swainsoni — 



summer. 

 Sorex vagrans dobsoni. 

 Martes sp. 

 Mustela eicognanii lepta. 



In the deeper eaiions of the Blue Mountains the lowland fir {Abies 

 grandis) is the dominant tree. These trees reach quite a large size, 

 trunks estimated at over four feet in diameter being seen. Near Hora- 

 peg Falls this type of forest is well developed. However, there are 

 many open places washed out by the stream or due to the action of 

 former fires. Associated with the lowland fir are Douglas spruce 

 {Pseudotsuga taxifolia), yellow pine (Pinus pondrrosa), western yew 



