G 14 PRovINcIAL MuseuM REPORT. 1914 



*Barn-swaiiow (Hirundo erythrogastra, Bod.). 
Fairly common at Okanagan Falls and Osoyoos. Nests and eggs taken at Dog Lake, 
June 19th. Nests in buildings and barns, etc. Eggs four or five in number, slightly paler in 
markings than the cliffsw allow. 
*TREE-SWALLOW (Jridoproene bicolor, Vieill.). 
Only a few birds seen at Okanagan Falls on May 10th. Found it the most uncommon of 
all the swallows. Bird, nest, and eggs taken at Penticton, June 29th. Tho nest was situated 
in a hole in a fence-post about 4 feet from the eround. Nest contained three white eggs (hard 
set) ; size, 0.75 x 0.50. 
*NoRTHERN VIOLET-GREEN SwWALLow (Z'achycineta thalassina lepida, Mearns). 
Found the bird common everywhere from Penticton to Osoyoos. Breeds commonly in 
May and June. Vaseaux Lake, May 16th ; Penticton, June 26th. 
*Bank-Swaiow (Riparia riparia, Linn.). 
Common in suitable breeding-grounds. The bird was found in hundreds breeding in the 
holes along the eee at Dog Lake on May 16th. Most of the nests contained beds a few 
days hatched or eggs far advanced. Eggs five or six, whitish in colour; size averaging 
0.70 x 0.50. 

*RouGH-WINGED SwaLLow (Stelgidopterya serripennis, Aud.). 
Collected several birds at Penticton, June 25th to 30th. A small colony of about forty 
birds were found breeding in holes in the low bank of the Okanagan River near Penticton. 
Two sets of eggs were taken, both hard set; nests contained seven whitish-coloured eggs ; 
size, 0.75 x 0.52. 
*Crpar Waxwinea (Bombycilla cedrorum, Vieill.). 
Fairly common at Okanagan Falls, Vaseaux Lake, and Penticton in June. Nests and 
eggs collected at Okanagan Falls, June 20th; eggs measuring 0.85 x 0.60, of a dull greyish 
blue, blotched and speckled with black and brown markings, mostly t owards the larger Pont 
*ReED-EYED V1rREo (Vireosylva olivacea, Linn.). 
The commonest of the vireos found in the valley. Vaseaux Lake, May 22nd; Penticton, 
June 15th to 25th. Nest and eggs collected at Shuttleworth Gide Okanagan ‘Falls, June 
6th; at Penticton, June 30th. The nests were suspended from the outer Branches of deciduous 
trees, about 6 feet from the ground. Eggs four in number, whitish in colour, sparingly marked 
with blackish brown; size, 0.85 x 0.55. 
*Wersrern Warsiinc Vireo (Vireosylva gilva swainsoni, Baird). 
A few were seen at Okanagan Falls, May 7th to 15th. Bird, nest, and eggs were taken 
at Penticton, June 25th. Building habits similar to the red-eyed vireo. Eggs four in number, 
white, spotted with dark-brown markings ; size, 0.72 x 0.52. 
*Cassin’s Vireo (Lanivireo solitarius cassini Xan.). 
Two specimens taken at Okanagan Falls, May Ist. 
*Lurescent Warsier (Vermivora celata lutescens, Ridg.). 
Common at Okanagan Falls and Penticton, May 10th and June 20th. Breeds. Nests 
on the ground. Eggs four, white, speckled with reddish brown ; size, 0.65 x 0.45. 
*ALASKA YrLLow WarsLer (Dendroica ewstiva rubiginosa, Pallas). 
Breeds commonly. Collected at Vaseaux Lake, May 20th ; Penticton, June 25th. Quite 
common at Vaseaux Lake and Dog Lake. Nests and eggs taken at Dog Lake on June 19th 
in bushes. Eges tour or five in number, of a dull w hitish colour, spotted and blotched with 
various shades of brown and lilac ; size, 0.65 x 0.50. 
* AuDOBON’s WARBLER (Dendroica auduboni auduboini, J. K. Towns.). 
Common at Okanagan Falls, May Ist to 10th ; at Schoonover Mountain, June Ist. 
*MAccILLIvRay’s WARBLER (Oporornis tolmiei, J. K. Towns.). 
One specimen taken at Schoonover Mountain (Sheep Creek) on June 3rd. 
