674 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
mens only were collected, two adults and one young from Cum- 
shewa Inlet and one young from Skidega‘e. These do not differ 
from specimens from the adjacent mainland of British Columbia 
and from Puget Sound near the type locality of Anorthura h. 
pacificus. (Osgood.) Common at Stanley Park, Seymour Creek, 
Mission City and Chilliwack, B.C., in 1894. (&. F. G. White.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Ten; two taken at Revelstoke, B.C., April, 1890, two at Hast- 
ings, Burrard Inlet, B.C., in April, 1889, four at Chilliwack, B.C., 
June, I9g01, two at Victoria, Vancouver Island, April, 1893, all 
by Mr. W. Spreadborough. 
723. Alaskan Wren. 
Olbiorchilus alascensis (BAIRD) OBERH. 1902. 
The type of this wren was obtained by Mr. Dall at St. George 
Island, Alaska, and is a young bird. It is anabundant resident on 
the Near Islands; itis found throughout the Aleutian Islands and 
is a resident wherever found. (JVelson.) This pleasing little bird 
is found in abundance om all the Aleutian chain proper; it was 
also observed at Kadiak Island, Unga Island, and on the main- 
land at Belkoosky; it never goes to the interior of even a small 
sized island, but remains strictly along the cliffs, bluffs, and other 
high places forming the seasides of the islands. (Zurner.) Not 
uncommon on St. George Island in Behring Sea, Alaska; a num- 
ber of specimens were taken in June, 1897. (J. MW. Macoun.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Three; taken June 28th, 1897, on St. George Island, one of the 
Pribylof group, by Mr. J. M. Macoun. 
723-1. Aleutian Wren. 
Olbiorchilus melugerus OBERHOLSER. 1902. 
Attu Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, June 4th, 1894. Range, 
the westernmost islands of the Aleutian group. (Oberholser in The 
Auk, Vol. XVII., 1900.) 
CCXLVI. CISTOTHORUS Capanis. 1850. 
724. Short-billed Marsh Wren. 
Cistothorus stellaris (LICHT.) CaB. 1850. 
A male of this species was seen at London, Ont., in 1898, and 
several old nests were found but no females were seen. (W. &. 
