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Provincia, Museum Report. Q 15 

There was no undergrowth, but the fallen timber made travelling impracticable off the 
fk Owing to the lateness of the season no insects or plants were collected. The weather 
Ww cold and stormy and 2 inches of snow fell. A small collection of mammals, principally 
aay oles of the genus Microtis, was taken, and specimens of the following species of birds :— 
J Franklin’s Grouse (Canachites franklini). 
Gray Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus umbelloides). 
Alaskan Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides americanus fasciatus). 
: Rocky Mountain Jay (Peresoreus canadensis capitalis). 
+ Lineoln Sparrow (Velospiza lincolni linecIni). 
Rocky Mountain Pine Grosbeak (Piniccla enucleator montana). 
Colftmbian Chickadee (Penthestes hudsonicus colianbianus). 
Mountain Chickadee (Penthestes gambeli gambeli). 
Varied Thrush (/roreus nevius nevius). ; 
‘ Goshawk (Astur atricapillus atricapillus). 
Richardson's Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus richardsoni) and Northern Raven (Corvus 
-coraxr principalis) were seen, but none were secured. 
: During the early part of the summer and in the autumn the trapping of small mammals 
was Systematically pursued, at varying altitudes, in every locality visited. The results were 
particularly gratifying. Series of several species of the genus Microtis, hitherto unrepresented 
in the Provincial collection, were taken; also large series of the following mice, voles, and 
shrews: Lvotomys gaperi, Microtis mordaxr, Microtis drummondi, Microtis nanus canescens, 
_ Perognathus lordi, Peromyscus maniculatus artemisioe, Sorex obscurus, Sorex personatus, and 
many others which have not yet been classified. Altogether 290 specimens were preserved, a 
detailed report of which is being prepared. 
While a general collection of zoological material was attempted, particular attention was 
_ directed to the gathering of ornithological material and data. A check-list that will serve as 
a basis for future investigation is in the course of preparation. To determine the specific 
standing of the more mutable forms a considerable series of skins is required. The writer is 
pleased to report that a collection of the breeding species is now fairly complete for this locality. 
The series of each species includes breeding birds of both sexes, moulting adults and juvenals 
of both sexes in their various plumages. 
Nests and eggs of the following species were taken :— 
Holbell’s Grebe (Colymbus holballi). 
Horned Grebe (Colymbus auritus). 
Black Tern (Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis ). 
Redhead (Marila americana). 
Barrow’s Golden-eye (Clangula islandica). 
. Richardson's Grouse (Dendragopus obscurus richardsoni). 
Marsh Hawk (Circus hudsonius). 
Nighthawk (Chordeiles virginianus virginianus). 
Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope). 
Western Wood Pewee (Mycochanes richardsoni richardsoni). 
j - Alder Flycatcher (2mpidonar trailli alnorum). E 
x Magpie (Pica pica hudsonia). 
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Yanthocephalus ranthocephalus ). 
North-western Redwing (Agelaius phaniceus caurinus). 
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta). 
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: Brewer's Blackbird (“Muphagus cyanocephalus). 
& Sooty Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia merrilli). 
F Spurred Towhee (Pipilo maculatus montanus). 
ci Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amana). 
Western Marsh Wren (Velmatodytes palustris plesius). 
Redbreasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis). 
Willow Thrush (Hylocichla fuscescens salicicola). 
Olive-backed Thrush (Hylocichla ustulata siwainsoni). 
Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana occidentalis). 
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides). 





