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was secured on June 19 (no. 15555). Several were seen from the 

 steamer at different points on Clayoquot Sound, July 23. A 

 number were seen at different times from July 24 to August 11, 

 at points on the Tahsis Canal and in the vicinity of Friendly 

 Cove. Two full-grown juvenals were secured, one at the head of 

 Tahsis Canal, July 30 (no. 15556), and one at Friendly Cove, 

 August 4 (no. 15557). 



The four specimens obtained are indistinguishable in color 

 and markings from examples from southeastern Alaska, but the 

 two adults are a trifle larger than any from that region. Their 

 measurements are as follows : 



Middle toe 

 Wing Tarsus and elaw Culmen 



532 174 138 149 



493 146 113 123 



Grus canadensis (Linnaeus) 

 Little Brown Crane 

 On September 24 and on several occasions during the next few 

 days, flocks of cranes, presumably of this species, were seen flying 

 southward. On September 27 a flock of twenty-five birds lit in 

 a grain field near our camp, and remained there, feeding in the 

 stubble, until late in the afternoon, when they were frightened 

 away. 



Rallus virginianus Linnaeus 

 Virginia Rail 

 A pair of adults and a downy juvenal secured in a swamp 

 near Errington on May 19 were the only ones of the species seen 

 at this point. At Beaver Creek there was a small swamp near 

 our camp where the rails appeared to be quite abundant. Speci- 

 mens were secured and others seen or heard calling at various 

 times. Six specimens in all were preserved (nos. 15558-15563). 



Pisobia minutilla (Vieillot) 



Least Sandpiper 



Seen only at Nootka Sound. A small flock was observed on 



the beach at Friendly Cove, July 24. At the head of Tahsis 



Canal, July 25 to August 1, single birds appeared on the mud 



