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 Mar.,1916 SOME LAND BIRDS OF TILLAMOOK COUNTY, OREGON 79 later found three old nests under the eaves of the hotel and outbuildings. During the summer of 1914 they were common all along the coast. I-lirundo erythreilastra. Barn Swallow. This species is equally as common as the last. During the summer of 1912 several pairs had their nests stuck to the wall under the porches on the hotel at Netarts. On June 8, 1914, I saw a nest placed well up to the peak against the gable end of a house in Garibaldi. Iridoprocne bicolor. Tree Swallow. Op April 10, 1914, a fair-sized flock was seen on the Tillamook River bridge on the Netarts road. On the lSth of April several were seen fluttering about cavities in dead spruce trees in an old barn near Netarts. Tachyclneta thalassina leplda. Northern Violet-green Swallow. Very common around buildings in Tillamook during May, 1913. The first ones arrived at Netarts on March 10, 1913, and soon after that date they became common. Bornbycilla cedrorum. Cedar Waxwing. O.J. Murie reports a small flock of these birds on the camp ground at Netarts during the first week of September, 1913. On August 14, 1914, I saw several catching flies over a small lake near Nehalem. Vlreosyiva gilva swainsoni. Western Warbling Vireo. This species is not as com- mon as might be expected. One was taken in a second growth spruce thicket at Netarts on May 17, 1913, and another was seen in the alders along Tillamook River on May 25. I-anivlreo solitarius cassini. Cassin Vireo. This species is fairly common in the timbered sections of the county. On June 8, 1914, several were seen on the hills back of Garibaldi. They were common near Tillamook during May, 1913. Vireo huttoni obscurus. Anthony Vireo. The only records we have of this species are of specimens taken during the winter or early spring months. Two were secured in the spruce woods back of Netarts on March 12, 1913. One was secured in the timber on Cape Lookout on February 9, 1915. Vermivora celata lutescens. Lutescent Warbler. This is one of the characteristic summer birds of the brushy creek banks and sparsely wooded pasture lands. They are usually found in deciduous woods,-but sometimes are seen feeding high up in spruce trees. Two nests were located. One, May 11, 1913, at Tillamook, was on the ground in a heavy growth of moss, and contained four incubated eggs when found. A nest contain- ing four fresh eggs was found, well concealed by a mass of dead ferns, in a rather open pasture at Netarts on May 14. On April 10, 1914, I found these warblers common in the alder and willow thickets near Netarts. Dendrelca aestiva brewsterl. California Yellow Warbler. A few were seen in the alders and willows along Trask and Wilson rivers during May, 1913. Dendreica auduboni auduboni. Audubon Warbler. A common species during the early spring and summer. They frequent the spruce and pine woods near the ocean beach in great numbers during the month of May. A specimen was taken and others seen near Netarts on January 4, 1914. Dendroica townsendi. Townsend Warbler. During May, 1913, this species was often heard singing high up in the spruce trees near Tillamook. An adult male was seen in a spruce tree at Tillamook on May 10. Two more were seen in the spruce forest at Netarts on May 17. Dendrolca occidentails. Hermit Warbler. I found this species not uncommon in the spruce forests near Tillamook, during May, 1913. They were first seen on May 10, and later became common. On May 24 a male and female were seen in a grove of tall, second-growth spruces. This pair showed every evidence of breeding. A single indi- vidual of this species was seen at Nehalem on August 16, 1914. Oporornis tolmiei. Macgillivray Warbler. A few were seen in the thick under- growth along the streams near Tillamook during May, 1913. Geothlypls trichas arlzela. Pacific Yellowthroat. Fairly common in all suitable places throughout the county. A pair seen in a small marsh near Tillamook on May 17, 1913, were evidently nesting at the time. Wilsonia pusilia chryseola. Golden Pileolated Warbler. These warblers are very common summer residents all over the county. On September 1, 1912, they were very common at Netarts, but they had all migrated by the 10th. I found them plentiful at Tillamook during May, 1913, and at Garibaldi in June, 1914. Anthus rubescens. Pipit. A specimen was secured by O. J. Murie during a snow- storm on January 6, 1913, at Netarts. I found a small flock wintering on the Netarts sandspit during January and February, 1915.