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None was seen at any point visited subsequent to our de- 

 parture from Nootka Sound on August 11. 



Ten specimens were secured (nos. 15734—15743), taken at the 

 Little Qualieum River, French Creek, and Friendly Cove 



Empidonax trailli trailli (Audubon) 

 Traill Flycatcher 



Breeding in numbers in the bottom lands at Beaver Creek. 

 The numerous willow thickets in this locality constitute a suitable 

 summer home for the species, and the call note was frequently 

 heard, though the dense vegetation rendered it difficult to catch 

 sight of the birds. About the town of Alberni, also, Traill fly- 

 catchers were noted on many occasions. 



At the head of the Tahsis Canal, July 24 to August 1, several 

 were met with, easily recognizable as they were calling con- 

 tinuously, but here again I was prevented from securing speci- 

 mens on account of the impenetrable nature of the vegetal ion 

 they frequented. These appeared to be migrants, and as none 

 was observed at any point subsequently visited, they probably 

 depart from the region rather early in the fall. 



Five specimens were collected (nos. 15744-15748), four males 

 and one female, all taken at Beaver Creek on dates ranging from 

 May 31 to June 25. They are indistinguishable from comparable 

 specimens from California. 



Empidonax hammondi ( Xantus) 

 Hammond Flycatcher 



An abundant species at many of the points visited. Many 

 migrating birds taken in the vicinity of Parksville and French 

 Creek in April and May. the earliest arrival noted being on 

 April 29. 



At Beaver Creek they were breeding in some numbers, at a 

 slightly higher altitude than our camp. At this point the valley 

 becomes more narrow, steep, and broken, rising up into higher 

 hills beyond, and this change in the character of the country is 

 accompanied by certain changes in the bird population. Our 

 camp was about at the dividing line between the ranges of E. 

 hammondi and E. trailli, and the abruptness with which one 



