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quenting the thick growth of little pine seedlings, rather than the brushy creek bottoms, 

 their usual habitat. 



Pipilo maculatus montanus. Spurred Towhee. Noted in brushy valleys and can- 

 yons at Shaniko, Willows, Maupin and Warm Springs. 



Passerina amoena. Lazuli Bunting. Noted in several places along streams, but 

 most abundant along Warm Springs River, where on June 17, 1913, nests containing 

 young were examined in the brush along the stream. 



Piranga ludoviciana. Western Tanager. Occurs over the greater part of this re- 

 gion except in the heavy timber and on the open sage-brush desert. 



Petrochelidon lunifrons lunifrons. Cliff Swallow. Locally common, nesting on 

 the faces of cliffs and rocky bluffs. 



Hirundo erythrogastra. Barn Swallow. On June 1, 1913, I found these swallows 

 common in the vicinity of Silver Lake. They were evidently nesting under bridges and 

 culverts. 



Tachycineta thalassina lepida. Northern Violet-green Swallow. During the mi- 

 gration period this species was seen at Maupin. In the breeding season it was observed 

 plentifully about the cliffs along Warm Springs River and along rock bluffs west of The 

 Dalles. 



Riparia riparia. Bank Swallow. Noted along some of the streams in the open 

 country and doubtless nests in the banks of coulees and along creeks. 



Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides. White-rumped Shrike. Common on the sage- 

 brush and juniper flats from the Columbia River south to northern Lake County. They 

 build their nests in the brush or trees, a typical nest being composed of grass, sage, and 

 feathers, with a lining of sage bark and hair. The usual complement of eggs is from four 

 to seven. I have seen this bird attacked by Brewer Sparrows, after the shrike had cap- 

 tured a fledgling sparrow, and do not doubt that in the breeding season at least, their 

 focd consists partly of small birds. 



Vireosylva gilva swainsoni. Western Warbling Vireo. A young male was taken 

 August 3, 1914, on the Miller Ranch at the mouth of the Deschutes. 



Lanivireo solitarius cassini. Cassin Vireo. Along the streams fringed with shrub- 

 bery and deciduous trees and on the lower mountain slopes and timbered areas this spe- 

 cies is quite common. 



Vermivora rubricapilla gutturalis. Calaveras Warbler. Recorded by Jewett from 

 the mouth of the Deschutes River (Condor, xviii, p. 22). 



Vermivora celata lutescens. Lutescent Warbler. Most common of the migrating 

 warblers in spring. Usually noted in the thickets along small streams. 



Dendroica aestiva brewsteri. California Yellow Warbler. A common summer 

 resident, frequenting brush thickets along streams in the open country. 



Dendroica auduboni auduboni. Audubon Warbler. Noted as common in the tim- 

 ber east of Haycreek, on Warm Springs Reservation and on the Deschutes National For- 

 est. During migration it is fairly common in the open country. 



Dendroica nigrescens. Black-throated Gray Warbler. Jewett noted this species 

 at Gateway on May 30, 1915. 



Dendroica townsendi. Townsend Warbler. Not common. Noted on a hillside at 

 Gateway and in groves of willows at Haycreek. Jewett observed several in the timber at 

 Mill Creek, and on May 5, 1915, collected a male from the top of a tall pine tree. 



Oporornis tolmiei. MacGillivray Warbler. Noted at Haycreek and fairly common 

 northeast of Warm Springs on Mill Creek. I also observed it in an opening in the tim- 

 ber on the north side of the Warm Springs Reservation. 



Geothlypis trichas occidental is. Western Yellowthroat. This rather shy and re- 

 tiring species is common at the mouth of the Deschutes and on some of the smaller 

 streams. 



Icteria virens longicauda. Long-tailed Chat. Common along Warm Springs River 

 and at The Dalles in June. Seen at the mouth of the Deschutes in August. 



Wilsonia pusilla pileolata. Pileolated Warbler. In the middle of June a few were 

 seen daily in the willows and other bushes along Haycreek. 



Anthus rubescens. Pipit. A flock was seen by Jewett at the mouth of Willow 

 Creek on April 2, 1915. 



Cinclus mexicanus unicolor. Dipper. Common along the mountain streams of the 



