710 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
from the trunk at its widest) in the shape of an elongated one-sided 
wedge. It was composed of dead lichen-covered twigs of spruce, 
balsam and tamarac, thrown together in a very loose mass with a 
lining of shreds of the inner bark of balsam. Its outside depth 
measured eight inches, the diameter parallel with the trunk five, and 
the other diameter two and one-half. The bark and trunk formed 
the boundaries of the nest cavity, which was perfectly flat. (L. M. 
Terrill.) 
7266. Rocky Mountain Creeper. 
Certhia familiaris montana RipGw. 1882. 
Quite rare at Revelstoke, B.C., only two seen up to May 4th, ae 
occasionally heard in the thick woods during May; saw one near 
Midway, B.C., April 22nd, 1905, and one at Meyers creek, a little 
further west, a few days later. (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. Tolerably common in winter in the Cariboo dis- 
trict of British Columbia. (Brooks.) One female taken at Seldovia, 
Alaska. (Anderson.) One adult female taken at Hope, Alaska, 
August 31st, 1900; a few individuals were seen at Tyonek inlet, 
Alaska. (Osgood.) 
726c. California Creeper. 
Certhia familiarts zelotes OSGOOD. Ig0t. 
Saw three individuals on October 25th, 1901, 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, Van- 
couver 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 Vancotver island. (Fannin.) 
Tolerably common resident at Chilliwack. (Brooks.) Neither rare 
nor common on the coast of British Columbia. (Ihoads.) 
729d. Tawny Creeper. 
Certhia familiaris occidentalis RIDGWAY. 1882. 
Seen only in the tall timber along Indian river, Sitka, Alaska, 
where I secured six specimens and saw several others. (Grinnell.) 
