Eendire.] 164 [October 6, 



C. ftdiginosus, and certainly the present species, C. Richardsoni. Of 

 the latter I procured a cock and two liens. They keep most of the 

 time in the tops of the highest pines and spruces, only coming to the 

 ground when the weather is pleasant. No shot gun can reach them, 

 and the rifle destroys their value as specimens, — December 14th. I 

 have just obtained a fine specimen of this species, a male of large 

 size." 



63. Centrocercus urophasianus Sw. " November 14th. 

 A few days ago I saw a pack of at least seventy sage-fowl within half 

 a mile of the post. I cannot agree with Mr. Ridgway in his state- 

 ment that this bird rises with great effort, and that its flight is heavy 

 and lumbering. Those I saw started up as quickly and as gracefully 

 as either the sharp-tailed or the dusky grouse, and if it were not 

 for the great difference in size one could not tell them apart while 

 flying." 



64. Bonasa Sabini Baird. " December 5th. I have just fin- 

 ished making a skin of what must be this species. It measures only 

 fourteen and one-half inches in length. One of the sergeants shot 

 it and brought it to me this evening. It is the first I have seen here, 

 and they are said to be quite scarce. Its stomach contained the seed- 

 vessels of the wild rose, willow buds and leaves of a plant resem- 

 bling the water-cress." 



65. iEgialitis vociferus Cassin. Mention is made, in his 

 first visit to Lake Malheur, twenty-five miles south of Camp Harney, 

 April 16th, of meeting with this species. 



66. Recurvirostra americana Gm. This species was ob- 

 served in the first visit to Lake Malheur. 



67. Gallinago Wilsoni Bon. "On the 15th of February I 

 obtained my first specimen of this bird — a female, but I have seen 

 none since." 



68. Grus canadensis Temm. Two eggs of a crane obtained 

 near Camp Harney some time since, led Capt. Bendire to infer, from 

 their size, that they might belong to G. americanus. In his letter of 

 December 28th he writes: " From what I can learn, I think G. amer- 

 icanus does not occur about here, but that G. canadensis is very com- 

 mon and breeds here abundantly." 



69. Ardea herodias Linn. "This heron was found breeding 

 at Lake Malheur. Each nest contained four or five eggs. I brought 

 a few sets along with me, and found a great deal of difference in 

 both the color and size in eggs from the same nest." 



