136 



The Canadian Field-Naturalist 



[Vol. XXXVI 



bordering Delcatla Inlet. During one day twelve 

 ndividuals were obser\'ed in the vicinity of Silver 

 Lake. It appears to be a rather shy species usually 

 seen making quick, short flights from cover to 

 cover. Tow Hill, August 4; four specimens. 

 Silver Lake, August 21. "The only difference I can 

 see between these and eastern birds is a slight in- 

 crease in the weight of the dark crown streaks. It 

 is too fine a distinction, however, to found or name 

 a subspecies upon." 



Passerella iliaca subsp.? Fox Sparrow. — Shy 

 and not abundant, only six or eight being observed, 

 usually in dense undergrowth. Two specimens, 

 Massett, June 24; Massett, September 20. "These 

 are very heavily coloured birds which I do not wish 

 to identify until I can go over the whole species 

 with care." 



Hirundo erythrogastra. Barn Swallow. — Not 

 common. One or two birds could usually be seen 

 about Massett Reserve. On July 7, ten adults and 

 four nests were observed about an unoccupied 

 house on the flat near Delcatla Inlet. One nest 

 contained eggs while the others held nestlings of 

 various ages. Later in the season nests in which 

 broods had earlier been raised were found in aban- 

 doned shacks situated in small, isolated forest 

 clearings. August 24, a flock of twenty-four adults 

 and juveniles was observed near the base of Yakan 

 Point. Three juveniles, Tow Hill, August 7. 



Iridoprocne bicolor. Tree Swallow. — Fairly 

 common in the vicinity of Massett Reserve from 

 the time of our arrival until our departure for Tow 

 Hill where none were observed. Juvenile, Massett, 

 July 3. 



Vermivora celata lutescens. Orange-crowned 

 Warbler. — This warbler is probably better rep- 

 resented than any other as about twenty-five indi- 

 viduals were observed. They were several times 

 seen in company with Chickadees. On July 5, two 

 juveniles accompanied by an adult male were 

 collected. Adult and two juveniles, Massett, July 

 4; Tow Hill, August 15. "These are all good 

 lutescens." 



Dendroica townsendi. Townsend Warbler.— 

 About eighteen individuals were observed during 

 our stay. In September they were seen in com- 

 pany with Chickadees, Kinglets and Brown Creep- 

 ers. June 25, juveniles were observed being fed by 

 the parent birds. Two juveniles, Massett, June 

 25; Tow Hill, September 5. 



Wilsonia pmilla subsp.? Wilson Warbler.^ 

 Only four were seen, all in the vicinity of Tow Hill. 

 Tow Hill, August 9; Tow Hill, August 15. "I 

 have not quite decided whether these are pileolalu 

 or chrysolea. They do not seem obviously typical 

 of either." 



Nannus hiemalis padficus. Winter Wren. — ^A 

 few individuals were invariably observed in the 

 undergrowth along the roadways. Juvenile, Mas- 

 sett, June; Massett, July 1. "Plainly padfica." 



Certhiafamiliaris ocddentalis (?) Brown Creep- 

 er. — Only a few individuals were observed during 

 our stay. This species was several times seen in 

 company with Chickadees, Kinglets and Warblers, 

 where its presence was apparently distasteful to 

 the Chickadees, as they frequently darted at it 

 with angry twitters. Adult and three juveniles, 

 Massett, July 4. "Ocddentalis seems the form 

 Ridgway ascribes to the humid coast, and that is 

 the form Osgood refers his Queen Charlotte Islands 

 specimens to. The one adult in this lot does seem 

 perceptibly browner above and below than eastern 

 birds and those from the southern interior of 

 British Columbia, but the difference is not marked." 

 Sitta canadensis. Red-breasted Nuthatch. — 

 Not common. A total of thirteen individuals was 

 observed in the vicinity of Tow Hill. Four speci- 

 mens. Tow Hill, August 1. "These birds are an 

 unusual bright and even reddish below." 



Penthesfes rufescens. Chestnut-backed Chick- 

 adee. — Fairly common. Flocks of this species 

 were usually accompanied by Kinglets, frequently 

 by Brown Creepers and Warblers, and on one occa- 

 sion by a Nuthatch. Three specimens, Massett, 

 September 22. 



Regulus satrapa olivaceus. Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet. — Fairly common. Almost invariably in 

 company with Chickadees, and frequently with 

 Brown Creepers and Warblers. Juvenile, Massett, 

 July 5; two juveniles, Tow Hill, September 2; two 

 adults, Massett, September 22. "These birds are 

 very slightly brighter in colour on the back than 

 comparable eastern birds. I rather hesitatingly 

 refer them to olivaceus which seems a very slightly 

 defined race." 



Hylocichla guttata nannus. Hermit Thrush. — 

 Common until the middle of July, after which time 

 the number observed gradually decreased. Three 

 specimens, Massett, June 26. 



Planesticus migratorius propinquus. Western 

 Robin. — Common until the latter part of July, 

 after which time they appeared to decrease in 

 number. Considerable areas of land have been 

 cleared in the vicinity of Massett Reserve, which 

 may account for the fact that this species was more 

 abundant there than in the other localities visited. 

 Juvenile, Tow Hill, August 4. 



Ixoreus nseviu^. Varied Thrush.— During the 

 course of a day's walk one to four individuals were 

 usually observed. A juvenile collected June 4 had 

 only recently left the nest. Juvenile, Massett, 

 June 4. 



