CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 723 
Three sets of eggs; two of four each taken at Victoria, Van- 
couver Island, in May, 1889, by Rev. George Taylor; one at Trail, 
B.C., of four eggs, taken June 5th, 1902, by Mr. W.Spreadborough. 
CCLIX. IXOREUS BonaparTe. 1854. 
763. Varied Thrush. 
Ixoreus nevius (GMEL.) RICHMOND, 1902. 
This species reached Revelstoke, B.C., by April gth, 1890; for 
a few days it was common in the thick woods, but soon left the 
river bottom for the mountains; in June it was found on the 
mountains at Deer Park and wag seen at Robson on June 24th at 
an altitude of 4,200 feet; observed a few near Rossland and on 
Sophie Mountain, B.C., along the International Boundary in 
1902; common in all the thick woods along the Elk River, B.C., 
above Elko, breeding, in May, 1904; shot at Burrard Inlet, April 
8th, 1889, quite common in the woods at this time, but very retir- 
ing, usually sings at night; one specimen seen at Chilliwack, June 
8th, 1gol, after this date they were common along Chilliwack 
River up to the lake, breeding in the mountain woods; abundant 
on Vancouver Island as a resident; they leave the low grounds 
about the middle of May and return about the middle of Septem- 
ber; breeding on Mount Benson, near Nanaimo, at an altitude of 
3,000 feet in July, 1893. (Spreadborough.) This bird was dis- 
covered at Nootka Sound on Capt. Cook’s third voyage. (Aichara- 
son.) British Columbia. (Zord.) Very common at Seymour Creek, 
Stanley Park and Lulu Island, B.C. (4. /. G. White.) Common 
spring and fall migrant ; found breeding on Mount Lehmen. 
(Streator.) Common west of Coast Range; partly migratory. (Fan- 
min.) Common resident at Chilliwack. (Brooks.) Abundant on the 
coast of British Columbia, but by no means confined thereto, 
being found at high altitudes on all the mountains of the interior 
to the Rocky Mountain summits. (hoads.) Tolerably common 
in the deeper woods at Sitka, Alaska; first young, scarcely feath- 
ered, taken July 2nd. (Grinnell.) Occasionally seen or heard 
at Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands. Seen at Massett by Rev. 
Mr. Keen. Not abundant at Cook’s Inlet, Alaska. Occasional 
individuals were seen and heard. (Osgood.) Two specimens 
were noted at Homer, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, on September, 
17th, 1901. (Chapman.) The varied thrush proved to be an 
