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ing heavily incubated eggs was found. At Silver Lake a Long-eared Owl was found 

 dead on her nest in a clump of willows in Paulina Marsh. 



Asio flammeus. Short-eared Owl. A pair of these birds was noted May 18, 1913, 

 in the sage and bunch-grass country south of Grass Valley, in Sherman County. 



Otus asio macfarlaneH, MacFarlane Screech Owl. I examined two screech owls 

 that had been shot in December, 1914, and mounted by Mrs. A. Osborne on the Moody 

 Ranch at the mouth of the Deschutes. During April, 1915, Jewett collected two of these 

 owls on Bake-oven Creek near Maupin. 



Bubo virginianus pallescens. Western Horned Owl. A pair of breeding birds was 

 collected by Jewett at Haycreek and he also noted the species at Maupin and Prineviile. 

 In June, 1913, a bird was seen in the yellow pine timber between Sisters and the Des- 

 chutes River. Jewett collected specimens of this owl at Sisters during August, 1914. 



Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea. Burrowing Owl. Noted at Willows, Grass Valley, 

 Antelope, and Gateway in the breeding season, but at no place could it be called abund- 

 ant. 



Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. Common on the Deschutes River and Willow 

 Creek and probably occurs along other suitable streams. On the Miller Ranch at the 

 mouth of the Deschutes, a pair nest yearly in a clay bank near the ranch buildings sev- 

 eral hundred feet from water. 



Dryobates villosus rtionticola. Rocky Mountain Hairy Woodpecker. On May 21, 

 1915, Jewett collected this species at Foley Creek in the mountains east of Haycreek. 

 Specimens of Dryobates were taken on Mill Creek, but were not typical monticola. 



Xenopicus albolarvatus. White-headed Woodpecker. This species was met with 

 in the yellow pine timbers south of Bend, at Foley Creek, and at Sisters. At the latter 

 place it was quite common; several were noted in the town. 



Sphyrapicus thyroides. Williamson Sapsucker. A specimen taken by Mr. Jewett 

 at Foley Creek Ranch on May 21 contained a fully developed egg. 



Asyndesmus lewisi. Lewis Woodpecker. Fairly common in Wasco and central 

 Crook counties preferring the more open country with scattered pine, juniper or oak. 

 Noted at Foley Creek, and in the canyon of Bake-oven Creek there was every indication 

 that they nested in the numerous dead cottonwood snags. I found this species very 

 common west of The Dalles, nesting in cavities in oaks in the vicinity of farm buildings. 



Colaptes cafer collaris. Red-shafted Flicker. Tolerably common wherever there 

 are suitable nesting sites. In some localities they nest in dirt holes in the sides of 

 coulees. 



Phalaenoptilus nuttalli nattalli. Poor-will. No specimens were taken by me on 

 any of my trips in this region; but on Gordons Ridge in Sherman County, and at The 

 Dalles I heard their notes well into the night. Taken by Jewett at The Dalles in 1912. 



Chaetura vauxi. Vaux Swift. In June, 1913, a few of these birds were seen flying 

 about the cliffs west of The Dalles. 



Selasphorus rufus. Rufous Hummingbird. A few were noted at Sisters and on 

 the Warm Springs Reservation. A specimen was taken at Warm Springs Agency. 



Stellula calliope. Calliope Hummingbird. This species was taken at Foley Creek 

 on May 21, 1915. 



Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird. Two adults and four well grown young of the 

 Eastern Kingbird were seen July 24, 1914, at the mouth of the Deschutes on the Wasco 

 County side of the river. One adult and two of the young were collected. The following 

 day one of the remaining birds was seen feeding on the edge of an alfalfa field on the 

 Sherman County side. 



Tyrannus vertical is. Western Kingbird. An abundant and ever present species in 

 the more open country of north-central Oregon, particularly in the neighborhood of 

 ranches and cultivated areas. Noted only sparingly in the unsettled country between 

 Silver Lake and Prineviile. 



Myiarchus cinerascens cinerascens. Ash-throated Flycatcher. A specimen was 

 collected on May 27, 1913, on a sage and juniper flat near Redmond. In June, 1913, I 

 again noted the species at Sisters and at The Dalles. S. G. Jewett has recorded it from 

 Prineviile (Condoe, xviii, p. 21). 



Sayornis say us. Say Phoebe. A common bird in the open country except in the 

 Silver Lake and Fort Rock regions. 



Myiochanes richardsoni richardsoni. Western Wood Pewee. An example was 



