Longhurst 1939 Itinerary July 17 4 mi. NE Roosevelt, 200 ft., King County, Wash. from a small pond beside the R. near camp. Mergansers are also quite numerous; They appear to be red-breasted. Other birds seen include a kingfisher and numerous bank swallows. I collected 5 bank swallows this morning. We seem to be getting into black-tail jackrabbit country. None were noted in the vicinity of Maryhill, but the first one was seen along Old Woman Cr., a few mi W of Roosevelt. Several have also been seen dead along the road and a few seen in the sagebrush about camp. We are leaving for the vicinity of Blalock's pond this morning. Last evening I collected 13 Scaphisopus from the same pond from which the geese were blushed. They were collected after dark with the aid of a flashlight. July 18 Paterson, 250 ft., Benton Co., Wash. Yesterday we moved camp to the Halliday ranch at Paterson. We camped in a grove of willows bordering