1877.] 113 [Bendire. 



my house, for which I looked almost daily, bnt they reared their 

 young to almost full size before I found them, and although I 

 searched more than once within a foot the old birds seemed per- 

 fectly unconcerned, perched on a rock within a few feet of me, flip- 

 ping their tails up and down, as if in derision at my vain attempts to 

 find their nest. They rarely come about houses. 



16. Thryothorus bewickii var. spilurus (Vigors). 

 Rather rare in this vicinity. Eggs of this variety from California 



are scarcely distinguishable from specimens of the eastern variety 

 bewickii. They are pure white, sparingly dotted with very fine spots 

 of pale red and lilac, principally about the larger end. Three eggs, 

 each one from a different nest, measure as follows: .61 X -50, .61 X 

 .49, .66 X -50 of an inch. 



17. Troglodytes parkmanni (Aud.). Parkman's Wren. 



A very common summer resident, abundant wherever there is any 

 timber, to which it seems to confine itself. It commences nesting 

 about June 1 , and places its nests sometimes in very curious situa- 

 tions. I have found several between the bark and the wood of old 

 rotten pine stumps, and one in a bundle of dry deer skins hanging 

 over the door of a woodchopper's cabin. 



18. Cistothorus palustris var. paludicola (Baird). Long- 

 billed Marsh Wren. 



An abundant summer resident. A few winter here. 



19. Anthus ludovicianus (Licht.). Titlark. 



Very abundant on the barren flats bordering Malheur Lake dur- 

 ing the migrations, and in very large flocks. 



20. Helminth ophaga celata (Baird). Orange-crowned 

 Warbler. 



Common during the migrations ; a few may remain to breed. Eggs 

 of the variety lulescens Ridg., from California, are white with a faint 

 •pinkish tint, and spotted principally about the larger end with fine 

 dots of reddish brown and lavender. Size of three eggs, each one 

 from a different nest, .60 X -50, .65 X -46, .63 X -50 of an inch. 



21. Dendroica sestiva (Baird). Summer Yellowbird. 



A very common summer resident, breeding abundantly among the 

 shrubbery along the streams. It commences nesting about June 1 . 



22. Dendroica auduboni (Baird). Audubon's Warbler. 

 An abundant species during the spring migration. Arrives here 



about May 1. None seen in the fall. A few remain to breed in the 

 Blue Mountains. Specimens shot between May 2 and 5, 1876. 



