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many miles from pine timber. A few were collected. A few days later they were seen 

 at Warm Springs. 



Carpodacus cassini. Cassin Purple Finch. Noted at Sisters and on Mill Creek in 

 the Cascades northwest of Warm Springs. In the pine timber at Foley Creek they were 

 very common. 



Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis. House Finch. Common near settlements. Out- 

 numbers the English Sparrow in many Columbia River towns. 



Loxia curvirostra minor. Crossbill. Flocks were seen in the Cascade foothills 

 west of Warm Springs and they doubtless breed extensively in the Transition zone of 

 the eastern slopes. A nest and one egg with the parent female was taken at Sisters on 

 July 24, 1914, by Jewett, as recorded in The Auk. 



Spinus pinus. Pine Siskin. In April and May roving flocks are often met with in 

 the open country far from timber. 



Pooecetes gramineus confinis. Western Vesper Sparrow. This bird is typical of 

 the bunch-grass country and is plentiful in northern Sherman and Wasco counties. I 

 also noted it in fewer numbers in the grazing district of Crook County. 



Passerculus sandwichensis alaudinus. Western Savannah Sparrow. A specimen 

 was taken by Jewett at Haycreek on May 15, 1915. 



Astragalinus tristis pallidus. Pale Goldfinch. In August these birds were abund- 

 ant at the mouth of the Deschutes, but in spring and early summer they were noted only 

 at Willows and Haycreek. 



Chondestes grammacus strigatus. Western Lark Sparrow. This species was not 

 noted in abundance in any part of the region worked. It was fairly common near the 

 Columbia River in parts of Sherman and Wasco counties, and a few were observed at 

 Haycreek and on the plains north of Warm Springs Agency. 



Zonotrichia leucophrys gambeli. Gambel Sparrow. Common in the brush thick- 

 ets of the valleys, and frequently seen also on the sage-brush plains during early spring. 



Zonotrichia coronata. Golden-crowned Sparrow. On April 29, 1915, I collected a 

 specimen from a small flock that was feeding in the underbrush of a grove along a creek 

 near Warm Springs. 



Spizella passerina arizonae. Western Chipping Sparrow. One of the most widely 

 distributed birds of this region. Common in towns, on ranches, and in the timber belts 

 of both the Cascades and Blue Mountain foothills. Quite plentiful on the mixed sage and 

 juniper flats, but on the sage deserts replaced by the next species. 



Spizella breweri. Brewer Sparrow. A typical bird of the Upper Sonoran life zone. 

 Found abundantly on the open sage-brush and juniper flats. Their nests are built in 

 sage or buck-brush and are composed largely of shredded sage bark, lined with fine dry 

 grass and horse hair. 



J unco hyemalis hyemalis. Slate-colored Junco. Taken by Jewett at the mouth of 

 the Deschutes on April 12, 1915 (Condoe, xviii, p. 21). 



Junco hyemalis shufeldti. Shufeldt Junco. Both J. li. shufeldti and J. h. tJiuVberi 

 occur in this region, but as their ranges are not yet well worked out I have included all 

 under the former name. Juncos were noted in April and May in the thickets near the 

 Columbia River at the mouth of the Deschutes and at Willow Creek. Plentiful in the 

 lower Blue and Cascade mountains and in parts of the Deschutes National Forest. On 

 May 7, a nest containing four eggs was collected on Mill Creek northwest of Warm 

 Springs. 



Amphispiza nevadensis nevadensis. Sage Sparrow. Fairly common in the sage 

 desert from the Columbia River south. 



Melospiza melodia merrilli. Merrill Song Sparrow. Common along streams in 

 both the open country and in the timber. 



Melospiza lincolni lincolni. Lincoln Sparrow. I collected a specimen at Maupin 

 on April 22, and another at Haycreek on May 12, 1915. Both were on shrub-bordered 

 streams. 



Passerella iliaca (subsp.?). On April 30, 1915, I collected one of the northern sub- 

 species of the Fox Sparrow in a brushy cottonwood grove at Warm Springs. 



Passerella iliaca schistacea. Slate-colored Sparrow. Noted as more or less com- 

 mon at Warm Springs and in the pine timber at Foley Creek. Early in May they were 

 plentiful in the timber along Mill Creek on the Warm Spring Indian Reservation, fre- 



