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348. Chestnut-backed Chickadee. 



Faj-us ru/'esce'iis (Towns.). 



An abundant resident chiefly west of Cascades. Vancouver Island and 

 Queen Charlotte Islands. Taken at Arrow Lake by A. C. Brooks. 



Family CHAM^ID^. Wren, Tits and Bush-Tits. 

 PSALTRIPARUS Bonaparte. 



349. Least Bush-tit. 



FsaUriparifs minimus (Towns.). 

 Rare. Taken at Sumas, November 25, 1899, by A. C. Brooks. 



Family SYLVIID^. Warhlers. Kinglets. 

 REGULUS CuviER. 



350. Western Golden-crowned Kinglet. 



Requlua satrapa olivaceus (Baird). 

 Abundant throughout the Province. 



351. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. 



Regulus calendula (Linn.). 

 Abundant thi-oughout the Province. 



Family TURDID^. Thrushes, Solitaires and Bluebirds. 



MYADESTES Swainson. 



352. Townsend's Solitaire. 



Myadestes townsendii (Aud.). 



Not common. Found east and west of Cascades, including Vancouver 

 Island. 



HYLOCICHLA Baird. 



353. Willow Thrush. 



HylocicJda fuscescens salicicola (Ridgw.). 

 A common summer resident east of Cascades. 



354. Russet-backed Thrush. 



IlylocicJda ustidata (Nutt.). 



A common summer resident west of Cascades. Very common on Queen 

 Charlotte Islands, July, 1895. 



