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the fall, for the last seen was a single bird taken at Errington 

 on September 1. 



Ten specimens were taken (nos. 16504-16513), eight adults, 

 one in Juvenal plumage, and a young male molting into first 

 winter plumage. They are quite indistinguishable from com- 

 parable specimens from various points in California and Arizona. 



Nannus hiemalis pacificus (Baird) 

 Western Winter Wren 



A few specimens taken at I'arksville and the Little Qualicum 

 River in April and early in May were very probably migrants 

 through this region, since none was collected here toward tin- end 

 of .May. Elsewhere during the summer, they were found at a 

 somewhat higher altitude. At Beaver Creek I saw a few, at 

 elevations where the Hammond flycatcher, Canada nuthatch, and 

 creeper replaced the Traill flycatcher, yellow warbler, song 

 sparrow, and house wren. 



At the head of China Creek I 1900 feet) winter wrens were 

 quite abundant, being one of the very few species that were at 

 all numerous in the dark, gloomy forests of that region. They 

 frequented the creek bottoms and tangles of windfall and drift, 

 and were entirely absent from the more open and sunny areas 

 found in the basins and on the ridges. 



At Nootka Sound, both at Friendly Cove and the Tahsis 

 Canal, they were decidedly scarce, not more than four or five 

 being seen at either place. A single bird was seen at the head 

 of Great Central Lake, August 22. At Errington, in September, 

 it was not seen until the 22nd ; during the last week of the month 

 about six or eight were observed, apparently migrating. 



Eight specimens of the winter wren were preserved (nos. 

 16514-16521), six summer adults and two in juvenal plumage. 



Certhia familiaris occidentalis Ridgway 



Tawny Creeper 



Sen in small numbers at Beaver Creek in June and at the 



head of China Creek in July, at both points in flocks composed 



each of a single family, the young attended by their parents. 



At Friendly Cove, early in August, there were a few seen from 



