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The Avifauna. 



fully-fledged young male out of a brood. 

 Franklin's Grouse are also found in the 

 mountains; they are commonly called "Fool 

 Hens ' ' ; both species inhabit very rough 

 country and the collector who goes in 

 search of them must make up his mind to 

 do some pretty hard work. 



The Bohemian Wax Ring breeds in the 

 mountains. On Aug. 12th, I saw a flock 

 of five at Banff, unfortunately I had no gun, 

 but I had a good view of them as they sat 

 on the top of a small pine tree. 



The White-^tailed Ptarmigan is said to 

 breed on the mountains around Banff, in 

 the winter they descend into the valleys 

 and the foothills, particularly if the weather 

 is severe, but in summer are only found 

 above timber line. I am (probably like 

 many more ambitious oologists) contem- 

 plating a trip after their eggs in the near 

 future. 



On August 4th, I shot a female Am. 

 Three-toe Woodpecker {P. Aniericaniis) in 

 the hills west of Calgary, and have every 

 reason to believe they breed there. 



The Solitary Sandpiper breeds in the 

 vicinity of Calgary, about the third week 

 in July (exact date not noted), I came 

 across a pair, which by their actions evi- 

 dently had young in the grass, but although 

 I hunted carefully for some time, I was 

 unable to locate the ' ' proteges ' ' ; upon sev- 

 eral other occasions I observed pairs of 

 these birds. 



I did not devote much time to the Man- 

 malice, but amongst species I collected 

 were, Richardson's Spermophile {Spermo- 

 phile Richardsoni) abundant, Long-tailed 

 Weasel {Pjitorius longicande) , Rocky Moun- 

 tain Chipmunk {Tamias a quadavittahis) , 

 abundant. Nor. Pocket Gopher {Thommoys 

 Taepoides), abundant, and the White-footed 

 Mouse {^Herperomys lececopus) very abun- 

 dant, and a great pest to the mammal 

 hunter, continually getting into traps set 

 for other species. G. F. Dippie. 



Toronto, Can. 



Bird Industry. 



/^UR engraving presents a beautiful ex- 

 ample of the industry, patience and 

 ingenuity of the woodpecker. The frag- 

 ment of tree is part of a white oak which 

 grew in the upper Santa Ynez mountains, 

 about ten miles from Santa Barbara, CaL 





The Woodpeckers' Storehouse. 



