. A first book upon the birds of Oregon and Washington; a pocket guide and pupil's assistant in a study of most of the land birds and a few of the water birds of these states . utiful bird in itsvariegated coloring. The orange shade uponthe breast is much brighter in some ot the birdsthan in others, and gives a momentary effect ofthe gorgeous coloring of the Orioles breast. These birds are wild and retiring upon theirarrival in this section, but before the winter isover they are seen not far from, and sometimesvery near, houses. The writer saw one onMarch 19, 1901, picking around the back-door
. A first book upon the birds of Oregon and Washington; a pocket guide and pupil's assistant in a study of most of the land birds and a few of the water birds of these states . utiful bird in itsvariegated coloring. The orange shade uponthe breast is much brighter in some ot the birdsthan in others, and gives a momentary effect ofthe gorgeous coloring of the Orioles breast. These birds are wild and retiring upon theirarrival in this section, but before the winter isover they are seen not far from, and sometimesvery near, houses. The writer saw one onMarch 19, 1901, picking around the back-doorstep of a house in suburban Portland, Some of these Thrushes linger into April, butthen they are off to their secluded hundred miles north. John Burroughs,in his report of his visit to Alaska with the ^Har~riman Expedition, speaks of their nests and oftheir sweet song, with which they never favorthis locality. Particular Description—Head and tail blackish-brown; back and wings, slaty; orange-rufous stripe,back of eyes; three of the same color upon each wing;throat, breast and sides, orange-rufous; black cres-cent on the breast. Winter resident. 128. Varied Thrush, THE WESTERN EVENING GROSBEAK. General Description— Old gold, nearly all over; large whitepatches on wings; very large , 8 inches. Found about towns and country places some win-ters. This is the most beautiful winter bird in oursection, and one of the most beautiful birds thatwe have at any time of the year. The Grosbeakcomes from unknown homes in the northernBritish forests, or perhaps far up in the unex-plored regions of the Sierras, or from the CoastRange. No one has ever found their nesting-place, and only one nest, and that apparentlyaccidental, has ever been seen so far as leave their summer feeding-ground, whensevere winters drive them to the open country ofwestern Oregon and Washington, here to thriveupon abundant food w^hich they find in mapletree seeds, etc. Th
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