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Creek in June. At the Latter point the numerous dead stubs 

 standing everywhere in the woods, results of a forest fire of 

 a previous year, afforded an abundance of nesting sites, and the 

 swallows were frequently seen entering holes therein. A number 

 were seen flying about in the streets of Nanaimo, in June. They 

 were entirely absent from the higher mountains visited at the 

 head of China Creek, and above Great Central Lake. 



A few were observed at the head of the Tahsis Canal the end of 

 July, the last that were seen. The species probably leaves for the 

 south before the end of August, for none was observed at Erring- 

 ton in September when other migrants were passing through in 

 numbers. Eleven specimens were preserved ( nos. 16304-16314). 

 all adults in breeding plumage. 



Stelgidopteryx serripennis (Audubon) 

 Rough-winged Swallow 



Several were seen on June 8 flying about a cut on the road 

 between Nanaimo and Parksville. In the vicinity of Alberni they 

 were fairly common, particularly along the nearby river. At this 

 point, on July 21, many young birds were seen perched upon the 

 telegraph wires stretched across the stream, where they were 

 being fed by their parents. 



One specimen was preserved (no. 16315), an adult male taken 

 by Miss Alexander at French Creek on May 13. 



Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot 

 Ceilar Waxwing 

 Seen in some numbers in the town of Alberni, but not met 

 with elsewhere in the vicinity. I visited the town on numerous 

 occasions in June, July and August, and never missed seeing 

 cedar waxwings in the shade trees along the streets, or in the 

 shrubbery in the gardens, but we never met with them in the 

 wilder surrounding country. Seen at various points on Nootka 

 Sound. On the Tahsis Canal several small flocks were seen 

 during the last week in July. At Friendly Cove single birds and 

 small flocks were noted almost daily. Most of these were in the 

 trees and bushes in the more open spots about the houses, but 

 one or two flocks were seen in the tops of cedar trees in the 



