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borough; one set of four eggs taken at Lansdowne, Ont., June 
6th, 1888, by Rev. C. J. Young; nest a few inches from the ground 
in a field, in clump of wild plum and spiraea. 
6816. Pacific Coast Yellow-throat. 
Geothlypis trichas arizela OBERHOLSER. 1899. 
Pacific coast region of southern British Columbia to California. 
Taken at Comox, Vancouver Island. (Oderholser.) First seen at 
Revelstoke, B.C., on May 15th, 1890, later they became common 
and commenced to breed, the males were very much in evidence; 
late in June they were found breeding at Robson, on the Colum- 
bia River; one individual was observed in a marsh at Sheep Creek, 
on the International Boundary in May, 1902; quite common in 
thickets along the North Thompson at Kamloops, B.C., in June, 
1889; very common in wet woods at Agassiz, B.C., in May, 1889 ; 
observed a number at Chilliwack, B.C., in the spring of 1901; saw 
one at Huntington on the International Boundary, B.C.,in autumn; 
rather rare on Vancouver Island, a few taken in 1893. (Spread- 
borough.) Common everywhere; breeds. (Stveator.) A common 
summer resident throughout the greater portion of the province. 
(Fannin.) An abundant summer resident at Chilliwack. (Bvooks.) 
Rare on Vancouver Island, abundant at Lulu Island in the Fraser 
valley, and about the shores of reedy lakes in the interior of 
British Columbia. (2hoads.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Nine; two taken at Agassiz, B.C., May, 1889, one at Chilliwack, 
B.C., May 27th, 1901, two at Burnaby Lake, near Vancouver, B. 
C., in April, 1889, three at Revelstoke, B.C., in May, 1890, and 
one at Robson, Columbia River, June 21st, 18g0, all by Mr. W. 
Spreadborough. 
CCXXXI. ICTERIA VieILLor. 1807. 
683. Yellow-breasted Chat. 
Icteria virens (LINN.) BAIRD. 1865. 
The only specimen of this species I ever collected was on 16th 
May, 1884, when I found a dead individual near my house where 
it was probably killed by a telegraph wire. A week or so after- 
