CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 729 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Seven; two taken at Ottawa by Dr. F. A. Saunders in April 
1891; three at Ottawa in April, 1888, by the writer, and two at 
Toronto in May, 1886, by Mr. S. Herring. 
Four sets of eggs; one set of four taken in Clarke’s bush, 
Ottawa, May Ioth, 1889, by Mr. F. K. Whiteaves; one of three 
eggs, at Ottawa, by Mr. W.A. D. Lees; one of three eggs taken at 
London, Ont., by Mr. W. E. Saunders; oneset of four eggs taken 
at Port Hope, Ont., April 20th, 1900, by Mr. N. H. Meeking and 
presented to the museum by Mr. W. Raine. 
767. Western Bluebird. 
Siala mexicana occidentalis (Towns.) RipGw. 1894. 
Common at Penticton, but always in pairs, breeding in holes in 
trees in April, 1903; only saw one specimen at Trail, but observed 
a number at Cascade, B.C., on the International Boundary, in 
1902; observed two at Baynes Lake, May 2nd, 1994, and two in 
the Kootanie valley about a week later; a few observed at Lyt- 
ton, B.C., April 17th, 1889; in the woods at Hastings, Burrard 
Inlet; observed eight specimens at Chilliwack, B.C., October 
24th, 1901, said to breed in the vicinity; first seen at Victoria, Van- 
couver Island, April 1gth, 1893; found a nest near Victoria, May 
23rd, and anest with young at Nanaimo, July roth. (Spread- 
borough.) Common on Vancouver Island and in British Columbia. 
(Lord.) Not very common on the coast, but an abundant sum- 
mer resident in the interior. (Szreator.) A common summer resid- 
ent east and west of the Coast Range; more numerous on the 
coast. (Fannin.) Common summer resident; remained in the 
Fraser valley until January. (Bvooks.) Not common anywhere, 
but less so in the district east of the Coast Range in British 
Columbia where it does not reach beyond the transition zone. 
(Rhoads.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Ten; one taken at Cascade, B.C., June 26th, 1902, two at Pen- 
ticton, B.C., in April, 1903, two at Chilliwack, B.C., October 24th, 
I9Q0I, one at Victoria, Vancouver Island, May sth, 1893; two at 
Baynes Lake, B.C., May 2nd, 1904 and one at Elko, May 13th, 
1904, all by Mr. W. Spreadborough. 
