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formed by an overhanging clump of fern and was an ideal spot for a bird’s 
home. All the nests found by me (five or six) were thus placed in green 
banks. 
52. Dendroica auduboni. AUDUBON’s WARBLER. — Abundant through- 
out the summer and nests upon the cape. A nest taken by me on June 
27, 1898, was placed on the horizontal bough of a spruce tree forty feet 
from the ground, and six feet from the trunk of the tree. The nest 
could only-be seen from above and was discovered by seeing the parents 
build it. 
53. Wilsonia pusilla pileolata. PILEOLATED WARBLER.— Fairly abun- 
dant in summer but not nearly so plentiful as the two preceding spe- 
.cies. I found a nest of this Warbler on June 15, 1898, which was placed 
in the center of a large clump of fern growing in some low damp woods. 
It contained three young birds and one addled egg, and was quite bulky, 
being 6} inches in outside diameter and 44 inches in outside depth. 
54. Thryomanes bewickii spilurus. ViGors’s WREN.— This Wren 
is exceedingly rare upon the cape. One male specimen was killed by me 
on May 26, 1898, —the only one ever seen. 
55. Anorthura hiemalis pacificus. WrESTERN WINTER WREN.—A 
common resident of the cape and seen at all seasons of the year. It 
is, however, a very retiring bird and is not often shot. Nests upon the 
cape and is a good songster. 
56. Parus atricapillus occidentalis. OREGON CHICKADEE. — This 
sprightly little bird is abundant curing the winter but very rare in sum- 
mer. I find nothing in my notes concerning it. 
57. Parus rufescens. CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE.— Quite abun- 
dant during the entire year but especially so in winter. The birds nest 
upon the cape and I found one on May 20, 1898, built in a hollow twenty- 
one feet from the ground and containing seven eggs. For a complete 
description of this nest, see ‘Bulletin Cooper Ornithological Club,’ 
Vol. I, No. 5, pp. 84-85. 
58. Regulus satrapa olivaceus. WESTERN GOLDEN-CROWNED KING- 
LET.— This species is abundant throughout the winter but does not 
occur upon the cape at any other season. 
59. Regulus calendula. RuBy-cROWNED KINGLET.— This species 
associates with the last and is also frequently seen with Parus rufescens. 
They are abundant birds throughout the winter. 
60. Hylocichla ustulatus. RussET-BACKED THRUSH.— These Thrush- 
es do not arrive on the cape until April or May, when they become 
exceedingly abundant, their low whistle being heard on all sides. Their 
nests may be found by the hundreds in the low damp woods and are 
nearly always placed in alders. The first nest found in 1898 was on 
June 14. 
61. Merula migratoria propinqua. WESTERN RoBIN.— These birds 
are only absent from the cape during the height of the rainy season — 
