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Sept., 1919 BIRD NOTES FROM OREGON AND CALII?ORNIA 205 Nucifraga coiumbiana. Clarke Nutcracker. Three birds seen at old Fort Warner September 1. Ooiichonyx oryzivorus. Bobolink. Rather common breeding bird in hay fields around borders of Malheur sw. amps. First seen May 20; noted feeding young July 11; young flying July 23. Mo[ot?rus ater artemisiae. Nevada Cowbird. Common around barnyards and stock pastures. At Malheur began to breed the latter part of May. Disappeared about August 20 and was not seen thereafter. Xanthocepha[us xanthocepha[u?. Yellow-headed Blackbird. Abundant summer resident of the Malheur region, nesting in tules well out toward open water of lake. Be- gan to lay about May 10 and eggs were noted as late as July 1. Large young seen June 7. Ageiaius phoeniceus nevadensis. Nevada Redwing. Common in swampy districts throughout the region. At Malheur nesting abundantly in wet meadows and swamp lands, but not close to open water as does last species. Began to lay about May 15 and eggs were seen until late in June. Favorite nesting site was in tall grass in hay fields; very few nests found in tules. $turnella negiecta. Wester? Meadowlark. Common in grassy country in most lo-. callties visited. [cterus builocki. Bullock Oriole. Nests generally throughout the region but, ap- parently, not in immediate vicinity of Malheur Lake, owing to lack of suitable trees. First seen at Springers' May 13; noted occasionally for several days after this date, then disappeared. Female seen in same locality August 17. uphagus cyanocepha[us. Brewer. Blackbird. Abundant in lower country every- where. At Malheur nesting in sage-brush and greasewood around outer edge of swamp. Began to lay first week in May. Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis. House Finch. Seen in many different parts of country visited but, apparently, not very abundant anywhere. Loxla curv]rostra benditel. Bendire Crossbill. Small flock seen at Bear Flat, 20 miles west of Silver Lake, September 4. Pair of adults taken by Jewett at this time were apparently about to breed. Pooecetes gramineus confinis. Western Vesper Sparrow. One of the typical birds of the region. At Malheur Lake full-grown young appeared late in June. Passerculus sandwichensis nevadensis. Nevada Savannah Sparrow. Common around both Clear and Malheur lakes and in most of the country intervening. Breeding plentifully in meadow country around border of swami). Favorite nesting site was on ground in short grass, but several nests were found under small bunches of old hay that had laid on the ground since last year's harvest Many nests noted between May 10 and June 4. Four or five eggs is the usual complement, though three is occasional. Chondestes grammacus strigatus. Western Lark Sparrow. Fairly common at Malheur in late May and early June. Apparently does not nest near the lake. Zonotrichia ieucophrys gambeii. Gambel Sparrow. Common in brush near Clear Lake in early April; also seen in hills bordering Warner Valley August 30. Spizei[a passerina arizonae. Western Chipping; Sparrow. Several seen in brush near Malheur Lake May 14, and single bird in same locality May 24. Spizeiia breweri. Brewer Sparrow. Abundant breeding bird in sage-brush coun- try bordering Malheur Swamp. First nest, containing three eggs, found May 24; latest, also containing three eggs, July 1.' Height of nesting season from last week in May to middle of June. Nests in low bushes from four inches to eighteen inches above ground. Usual nest complement three, though four was seen occasionally. Amphispiza nevadensis nevadensis. Nevada Sage Sparrow. Fairly common in sage-brush but, in Malheur region, much less plentiful than the last; also nests somewhat earlier in the season. Three nests noted, as follows: May 24, four young; June 2, one with four eggs and another with four young. The nests were considerably more bulky than those of 8. breweri, and higher above ground, those noted being from eighteen to thirty inches up. Meiospiza ?eiodla fisherella. Modoc Song Sparrow. Seen occasionally at Clear Lake. Rather common breeding bird at Malheur, in tules in marsh country around lake. Young out of nest seen as early as May 22. Though the song sparrow from the Malheur regidn has been repeatedly recorded as r?e?rilli, a summer bird taken is referable to fishe?ella. This identification is confirmed by Grinnell, Swarth and Oberholser.