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style of coloration seen in many of the forms occurring therein, 

 are not to be distinguished from others of the species residing 

 in the most arid parts of North America. The transplanting of 

 this species to altered surroundings has not been immediately 

 followed by the appearance of those adaptations supposedly most 

 advantageous to the inhabitants of the region. In other words. 

 the coloration of this bird appears to be an inherent, deep-seated 

 character, and one that surrounding conditions have not directly 

 affected. 



Euphagus cyanocephalus (Wagler) 

 Brewer Blackbird 



A common species on the east side of Vancouver Island, 

 especially in the vicinity of settlements and clearings. A very 

 few were seen near Alberni, but on the west coast they appeared 

 to be entirely absent, for none was observed. A breeding colony 

 was discovered in a swamp near Errington on May 20; the 

 several nests examined at this date all contained young. One 

 nest was placed in a bunch of grass at the edge of a ditch, and 

 others were up in the bushes. 



I revisited this place in September, and saw flocks of black- 

 birds almost daily. They were then feeding in nearby grain 

 fields which had just been harvested. 



At Beaver Creek, in June, there were a few scattered pairs 

 breeding in pasture land in the vicinity, but no colonies. From 

 the solicitude shown by the old birds when we appeared in their 

 vicinity it was evident that they had young somewhere near, but 

 we did not discover any- nest. 



Fifteen specimens of Brewer blackbirds were collected (nos. 

 15853-15867), four adult males, six adult females, four juvenals, 

 and one immature female in first winter plumage. 



Pinicola enucleator flammula Homeyer 

 Kadiak Pine Grosbeak 

 Seen at only one point, on the ridge leading up to Mount 

 Douglas, at an altitude of about 4200 feet. Early in the morning 

 of July 15 I heard one singing in a tree top near camp, but he 

 ceased before his exact whereabouts could be ascertained. Later 

 in the day a single bird was seen sitting on the top of a scrubby 



