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11. On a Collection of Birds from Vancouver's Island. 

 By Philip Lutley Sclater, M.A., F.L.S., Secretary to 

 THE Society. 



Dr. Acland of Oxford has kindly placed in my hands for exami- 

 nation a small collection of birds made by Capt. Prevost, R.N., of 

 H. B. M. Ship ' Commissioner,' in Vancouver's Island. Though the 

 species are not numerous and are all known, as this is, I believe, the 

 first series of Birds that has been brought to England from a colony 

 which is now attracting so much attention, I have thought that their 

 names would be worthy of record. I accordingly subjoin a list of 

 them, adding a few notes on their previous history and geographical 

 distribution. 



1. TuRDUS MiGRATORius, Linn. 



Several specimens, including the young bird just from the nesf . 



2. SlALIA MEXICANA, Sw. 



Several specimens. 



3. Regulus satrapa, Licht. 

 One example. 



4. CeRTHIA AMERICANA, Bp. 



Seems to be rather shorter in the wings than eastern specimens. 



5. ViREO ? 



An imperfect specimen of the section with the first spurious pri- 

 mary, which I am unable to refer to any described species. 



6. HiRUNDO THALASSINA, Sw. 



One specimen, not quite in full plumage. 



7. Helminthophaga celata (Say) ; Baird, Rep. p. 257. 

 Two examples. 



8. Zonotrichia gambelli (Nutt.) ; Baird, Rep. p. 460. 



Two specimens seem to present the character of the continuous 

 superciliaries, which Professor Baird has noted as the only difference 

 between this species and Z. leucophrys. 



9. Spizella socialis (Wils.). 



10. Melospiza FALLAx, Baird, Rep. p. 481 ? 



1 1 . PiPiLO oregonus. Bell. 



12. Xanthocephalus icterocephalus (Bp.). 



13. Sturnella neglecta, Aud., Baird, Rep. p. 537. 



