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CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 679 
and lichens, lined with hair and feathers; eggs 6, white with spar- 
ingly distributed reddish brown dots. (G. &. White.) Breeds in 
Welland county, Ont., where Mr. Reinecke has taken its nest and 
eggs; it is more plentiful in Muskoka and in northern Ontario, 
where it makes its nest of twigs and bark in a decayed tree-stub 
under the loose bark and lays 5 to 6 white eggs, heavily spotted 
with reddish brown, chiefly at the largest end. (W. Raine.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Four; one purchased with the Holman collection in 1885; one 
‘taken at Ottawa, September toth, 1890, by Dr. F. A. Saunders ; 
one taken at London, Ont., November 12th, 1884, by Mr. W. E. 
Saunders; one at Bracebridge, Ont., Feb. 22nd, 1892, by Mr. W. 
Spreadborough. 
One set of four eggs taken in Muskoka, Ont., June 24th, BBO. 
and presented by Mr. W. Raine. 
726). Rocky Mountain Creeper. 
Certhia familiaris montana Ripew. 1882. 
Quite rare at Revelstoke, B.C., only two seen up to May 4th, 
1890 ; occasionally heard in the thick woods during May. 
(Spreadborough.) Rare in British Columbia. A male creeper from 
Nelson, B.C., appears to be montana. (Rhoads.) Rather common 
in winter at Lake Okanagan, associating with chickadees. Tol- 
erably common in winter in the Cariboo district of British Colum- 
bia. (Srooks.) 
726c. Californian Creeper. 
Certhia familiaris occidentalis. Ripew. 1882. 
Saw three individuals on October 25th, 1go1, at Chilliwack, B.C., 
in company with a number of Canada nuthatches; one individual 
seen at Agassiz, B.C., on May 16th, 1889; one shot at Comox, 
Vancouver Island, May 2nd, 1887, and a few seen at Victoria later 
in the month. (Spreadborough.) Not uncommon on the coast; 
only one seen in the interior. The single specimen taken at 
Ducks, a bird of the year, is perhaps referable to montana. 
{ Streator.) East and west of Coast Range; common on Van- 
couver Island. (Fannin.) Tolerably common resident at Chilli- 
wack. (BSrooks.) Neither rare nor common on the coast of British 
Columbia. (Rhoads.) Seen only in the tall timber along Indian 
