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Phalaenoptilus nuttalli. Poor-will. Several of these birds were heard whist- 
ling at dusk about the low hills at Bridge Creek beds, June 6, but none could 
be taken. 
Chordeiles v. henryi. Western Night Hawk. A morning’s delay at Mitchell, 
June II, gave a very good opportunity to observe a number of these birds as they 
flew high above the canyon, evidently spending the whole morning at play. They 
sometimes flew at such a height as to be .scarcely visible, all the time uttering their 
jarring note; suddenly one would drop directly downward a distance of one hun- 
dred feet or more, bringing up with a graceful turn and a loud whirring boom. 
A specimen was taken at the Cove on June 25, where it acted as if nesting. 
Stellula calliope. Calliope Hummer. Quite a number of these small hum- 
mers were noted in the side canyon above Lower Basin, June 30. Several taken. 
Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingird. First seen at Cottonwood June 17. A few 
noted at Lower Basin along the river but none could be taken. 
Tyrannus verticalis. Western Kingbird. Seen about town at The Dalles, May 
22. At the Cove this bird sometimes wakened us at 3 A. m. by its chatter over- 
head Noted in pine timber at Spanish Gulch, June 16. 
Myiarchus cinerascens. Ash-throated Flycatcher. Observed on the Cherry 
Creek road May 27; at the Cove on June 27. 
Sayornis saya. A nest of young in full plumage was found in a house at Nan- 
sene, May 26. 
Contopus richardsoni. Western Wood Pewee. Observed over sage plain at 
Bridge Creek beds on June 3. 
Empidonax trailli. Traill Flycatcher. Observed in the willows at Caleb, June 
13, though the cherry trees were still in blossom and the willows bare. The note 
was identical with that of the same form in California. 
Pica hudsonia. Magpie. First noted on Eight Mile Creek, May 22, where it 
was abundant and very shy; peculiar windmill flight and harsh cry. Noted in 
junipers above the Bridge Creek beds June 5. Numerous at the Cove where a 
well-fledged youngster was taken June 21. 
Cyanocitta s. annectens. Several specimens observed among the pines above 
Lower Basin. No. 53 of the collection was taken here on June 29. 
Corvus americanus. Common Crow. Crowds were noted along the Columbia 
at The Dalles on May 52. Found breeding in pines at the Cove with large young 
flying June 26. 
Cyanocephalus cyanocephalus. Pinyon Jay. Seen first high up among the lava 
terraces at the Bridge Creek beds in June. It was extremely shy and some hours 
were spent in trying to stalk it. It flew very high uttering a note which is ex- 
actly like that of the crow pitched higher. Specimens were shot at Cherry Creek 
Hill on the way back July 6; not at all shy. 
Molothrus ater. Cowbird. Observed at Bridge Creek, June 3. A male was 
observed to go through the most grotesque antics in singing; the head was thrown 
forward to the limit of the neck and a very visible effort brought up a bubbling 
volley of notes not unlike those of Scolecophagus. 
Sturnella neglecta. Western Meadowlark. Heard at The Dalles at sunrise 
May 22, singing a greeting from the sister state across the Columbia. Found at 
the Bridge Creek beds, not in the valley bottom as might be expected, but far up 
the sides among the lava terraces. 
Icterus bullocki. Bullock Oriole. In full song at The Dalles May 22. Abund- 
ant on Bridge Creek. Noted feeding on cicadas at the Cove June 22. 
Scolecophagus cyanocephalus. Brewer Blackbird. Cherry Creek Hill, May 
