754 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
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 September; breeding on Mount 
Benson, near Nanaimo, at an altitude of 3,000 feet in July, 
1893. (Spreadborough.) This bird was discovered at Nootka 
sound on Capt. Cook’s third voyage. (Rvzchardson.) British 
Columbia. (Lord.) Very common at Seymour creek, Stanley 
park and Lulu island, B.C. (EZ. F. G. White.) Common spring and 
fall migrant; found breeding on Mount Lehmen. (Streator.) Com- 
mon west of Coast range; partly migratory. (Fannin.) 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. (Rhoads.) Tolerably common in the deeper 
woods at Sitka, Alaska; first young, scarcely feathered, taken July 
and. (Grinnell.) Occasionally seen or heard at Massett, Queen 
Charlotte islands. Seen at Massett by Rev. Mr. Keen. Not abun- 
dant at Cook Inlet, Alaska. Occasional individuals were seen and 
heard. (Osgood.) Two specimens were noted at Homer, Kenaj 
peninsula, Alaska, on September 17th, 1go1. (Figgins.) One 
adult male and two females taken at Seldovia, Alaska. (Anderson.) 
The varied thrush proved to be an abundant summer resident of the 
Kowak valley, Kotzebue sound, and was observed in every tract of 
spruces visited. In the fall of 1898 it remained common until the 
last of August. (Grinnell.) 
One specimen was procured at Fort Franklin, lat. 654°, in May, 
1826. It was the only one observed. (Richardson.) According 
to my own observations this bird is a regular and not rare summer 
resident in all congenial portions of northern Alaska, even within 
the Arctic Circle and undoubtedly extends its ranges as far north as 
the common robin. (Nelson.) One specimen of this species was 
obtained at Fort Yukon, Alaska, September 4th, 1876. It is not 
plentiful at any time. A second specimen was brought to me at 
St. Michael on May 27th, 1877, killed by a native. It is only a 
casual visitor to the coast. (Twurner.) 
BREEDING Notes.—I have a nest and four eggs that were taken 
by Rev. Mr. Stringer in the east channel of the Mackenzie river, 
40 miles from its mouth. ,The nest was found, June 5th, 1895, in 
