66 The Wilson Bulletin. 



88. Zatnelodia m>lanocjphaU. Black-headed Grosbeak.— Not com- 

 mon. Yard record. 



ST. Cyanospiza amoena. Lazuli Bunting.— A common and delight- 

 ful songster. 



SS. Piranga ludoviciana. Louisiana Tanager. — Fairly common, 

 especially in pine timber. 



89. Petrochelidon lunifrons. Cliff Swallow. — Time was when the 

 only Cliff Swallows known to the county were to be found about 

 the old school house at Yakima City. Since then they have be- 

 come widely but not universally distributed. 



90. Hirundo erythrogaster. Barn Swallow. — A familiar but not 

 abundant breeding bird. 



91. Tachycineta bicolor. Tree Swallow. — Not common. 



92. Tachycineta thallassina. Violet-green Swallow.— Found only, 

 as yet, in the mountains and about the wilder basaltic cliffy. 

 They throng the narrow gorge of the Upper Yakima. 



93. Clivicola riparia. Bank Swallow.— Common. 



94. Ampclis cedrorum. Cedar Waxwing. —An invariable accom- 

 paniment of Yakima cherries, in season. 



95. Lanius borealis. Northern Shrike.— Common in winter. 



96. Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides. White-rumped Shrik Q . — 

 Bather rare. Breeds. 



97. Vireo gilvus. Warbling Vireo. — Fairly common. 



98. Vireo flavifrons. Yellow-throated Vireo.— An unmistakable 

 member of this species was narrowly scrutinized in a quaking 

 asp grove of the middle Ahtanum, May 12, 1895. 



99. Vireo solitarius cassinii. Cassin's Vireo.— A characteristic bird 

 of groves and timber cultures. 



100. Helminthophila celata lutescens. Lutescent Warbler.— Com- 

 mon summer resident. 



101. Dendroica aestiva. Yellow Warbler.— Abundant. 



102. Dendroica coronata. Myrtle Warbler. — One record, April 

 30, 1891. 



103. Dendroica auduboni. Audubon's Warbler. — Abundant dur- 

 ing migrations; probably breeds in the mountains. The avant 

 e>uricr for 1900 appeared March 11th. The bulk of the species 

 passed through a month later. 



104. Dendroica townsendi. Townsend's Warbler. — A late mi- 

 grant. They thronged my trees on June 5, 1899. One returned, 

 still singing, on August 23rd. 



105. Geothlypis tolmiei. Maegillivray's Warbler.— A familiar in- 

 habitant of brushy tangles. 



106. Geothlypis trichas occidentals. Western Yellow-throat. — Com- 

 mon. 



107. Icteria virens longicauda. Long-tailed Chat. — A brilliant and 

 much cherished performer. Happy is the grove that boasts a pair 

 of these wariest of singers. 



