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348. Chestnut-backed Chickadee. 



Parus rufescens (TowNS.). 



An abundant resident chiefly west of Cascades. Vancouver Island and 

 Queen Charlotte Islands. Taken at Arrow Lake by A. C. Brooks. 



FAMILY CHAM^EID^E. WREN, TITS AND BUSH-TITS. 

 PSALTRIPARUS BONAPARTE. 



349. Least Bush-tit. 



PsaHriparus minimus (TowNS.). 

 Rare. Taken at Sumas, November 25, 1899, by A. C. Brooks. 



FAMILY SYLVIID-3J3. WARBLERS. KINGLETS. 

 REGULUS CUVIER. 



350. Western Golden-crowned Kinglet. 



Regulas satrapa olivaceus (BAIRD). 

 Abundant throughout the Province. 



351. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. 



Reyulns calendula (LlNN.). 

 Abundant throughout the Province. 



FAMILY TURDID^E. THRUSHES, SOLITAIRES AND BLUEBIRDS. 



MYADESTES SWAINSON. 



352. Townsend's Solitaire. 



Myadestes townsendii (Auo.). 



Not common. Found east and west of Cascades, including Vancouver 

 Island. 



HYLOCICHLA BAIRD. 



353. Willow Thrush. 



Hylocicldafuscescens salicicola (RiDGW.). 

 A common summer resident east of Cascades. 



354. Russet-backed Thrush. 



Hylocichla ustulata (NuTT.). 



A common summer resident west of Cascades. Very common on Queen 

 Charlotte Islands, July, 1895. 



