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region of the Pend d'Oreille River, in northeastern Washington, 

 we found aculeata to be the summer resident, a breeding specimen 

 taken by Mr. Dawson and myself being identified as such by Mr. 

 Oberholser. It therefore seems fair to presume that this is the 

 form occupying the entire northern border of the State, as well as 

 the Pacific coast region. 



Chickadee (Penthestes atricapillus atricapillus). — A breeding- 

 specimen, taken by Mr. Dawson and myself near Newport, Wash., 

 was identified as more nearly approaching this form than any 

 other. They are common in that locality where, it may be well 

 to add, we saw nothing that we thought to be the Long-tailed 

 Chickadee (P. a. septentrionalis). 



California Bush-Tit (Psaltriparus minimus calif ornicus) . — 

 Given in the Check-List as not occurring in California on the 

 "coast strip." 



This subspecies would appear to be the breeding form of Bush- 

 Tit found in the vicinity of Santa Barbara, since one of a pair 

 taken by me on March 10, 1910, was identified as P. m. californicus. 

 It is quite probable that P. m. minimus occurs here during migra- 

 tions ; in fact, I am positive that I have seen much darker examples 

 during the winter. 



Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi). — What I be- 

 lieve to be the most westerly breeding record for this species was 

 made just outside the city limits of Seattle, Wash., by Mr. D. E. 

 Brown. The locality is, of course, not at all mountainous. The 

 nest was placed in a slight cavity in a cut-bank, and contained 

 newly hatched young on June 3, 1907. 



Wren-Tit (Chamoea fasciata fasciata). — Given in the Check- 

 List as occurring as far south as the "southern shores of San Fran- 

 cisco Bay and adjacent Santa Clara Valley." 



On February 18, 1910, 1 collected here at Santa Barbara a female 

 of what appeared to me to be an unusual Chamoea for this vicinity. 

 Mr. Oberholser recently identified it for me as typical C. f. fasciata, 

 and I am positive that I have seen others here of the same type. 



Ornithologists of much greater experience than myself have given 

 the Pallid Wren-Tit (C. /. henshatvi) as the breeding form for this 

 locality, so it is possible that this family of birds may be migratory 

 to a considerably greater extent than is generally supposed. 



