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Redpoll, 75; Western Tree Sparrow, 115; Mountain Song Sparrow, 6; Bohemian Wax- 

 wing, 400; Long-tailed Chickadee, 44; Townsend's Solitaire, i; Western Robin, 3. Total, 

 II species, 789 individuals. — Aretas A. Saunders. 



Great Falls, Mont. — Dec. 25; 12M. to 2 p.m. Fair; snow in air; wind northwest, light;, 

 two degrees above zero. Golden-eye, 27 (on Missouri River); Hawk, i (unidentified); 

 Downy Woodpecker, 3; Magpie, 4; Northern Shrike, 5; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 150 (one 

 flock). Total, 6 species, 210 individuals. — Berners B. Kelly. 



Okanagan Landing, B. C. — Dec. 25; 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fair; three inches of snow in 

 valley, twelve inches in foothills; temp., 30°, max., 38°; fresh southwest wind; 18 miles 

 covered. Greater Scaup, 150, estimated; Redhead, 6; Mallard, i; Herring Gull, 4; 

 Short-eared Owl, i; Richardson's Grouse, i; Canadian RuiTed Grouse, i; Cabanis' 

 Woodpecker, i; Batchelder's Woodpecker, 2; Red-shafted Flicker, 2; Black-billed Mag- 

 pie, 36; Black-headed Jay, i; American Crow, 6; Clarke's Nutcracker, 10, estimated; 

 Western Meadowlark, 2; Alaskan Pine Grosbeak, 17; Rusty Song Sparrow, 22; Western 

 Tree Sparrow, 9; American Crossbill, 15, estimated; Rocky Mountain Nuthatch, 4; Red- 

 bellied Nuthatch, 40, estimated; Mountain Chickadee, 30, estimated; Black-capped 

 Chickadee, 2; Interior Marsh Wren (^^e^iw^), i; Bohemian Waxwing, 20, estimated; Town- 

 send's Solitaire, i. Total, 26 species, 385 individuals. — Jas. MuNROand Allan Brooke. 



Vancouver, B. C. — Dec. 10; 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p. m. Drizzling rain; ground bare; 

 wind east, light; temp., 42°. Ring-necked Pheasant, i; Harris's Woodpecker, i; North- 

 west Crow, 20; Western Meadowlark, i; Pine Siskin, 20; Rusty Song Sparrow, 5; 

 Oregon Towhee, 15; Western Winter Wren, 7; Oregon Chickadee, 6; Western Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 40; Western Robin, 5; Varied Thrush, 6. Total, 12 species, 127 indi- 

 viduals. — A. W. Abbs. 



Fresno, Cal. — Dec. 24; 11.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Clear; light northwest wind; temp., 

 53°. Distance traveled, five miles along public road. Killdeer, 7; Valley Quail, 4; 

 Mourning Dove, 5; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Western Red-tail Hawk, i; Burrowing Owl, 

 2; Sierra Sapsucker, i; Red-shafted Flicker, 4; Black Phoebe, i; Western Meadowlark, 

 100; Brewer Blackbird, 20; House Finch, 150; Green-backed Goldfinch, 10; Western 

 Savannah Sparrow, i; Western Vesper Sparrow, 6; Western Lark Sparrow, 5; Gambel 

 Sparrow, 225; Sierra Junco, 20; Heermann Song Sparrow, 3; San Diego Towhee, 7; 

 California Towhee, 2; California Shrike, 4; Audubon Warbler, 200; American Pipit, 40; 

 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2; Dwarf Hermit Thrush, i. Total, 26 species, 822 individuals. — 

 Mr. and Mrs. John G. Tyler. 



Marysville, Cal. — 8 a.m. to 12 m., 2.45 to 3.45 p.m. Clear; heavy frost; wind, light, 

 north, changing to south; temp., 34°. Pied-billed Grebe, 2; White-fronted Goose, 5; 

 Hutchins's Goose (?), 16; Cackling Goose, 35; Great Blue Heron, 10; American Coot, 46; 

 Wilson Snipe, i; Spotted Sandpiper, i; Killdeer, 13; Valley Partridge, 27; Turkey Vul- 

 ture, 3; Marsh Hawk, i; Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2; Western Red-tail, 3; Swainson's 

 Hawk, 5; Prairie Falcon, 2; Pigeon Hawk, 3; Desert Sparrow Hawk, 3; Belted 

 Kingfisher, i; Gairdner Woodpecker, i; Nuttall's Woodpecker, 4; Red-breasted Sap- 

 sucker, i; California Woodpecker, 7; Red-shafted Flicker, 73; Western Black Phoebe, 

 4; Yellow-billed Magpie, 9; California Jay, 4; California Crow, 6; Bicolored Black- 

 bird, 335; Tricolored Blackbird, 4; Western Meadowlark, 850; Brewer Blackbird, 

 105; California Linnet, 6; California Goldfinch, 37; Green-backed Goldfinch, 23; 

 Western Vesper Sparrow, 7; Western Savannah Sparrow, 330; Western Lark Spar- 

 row, 4; Gambel's, and Golden-crowned Sparrow, 425; Thurber's Junco, 325; Heer- 

 mann's Song Sparrow, 15; Spurred Towhee, 48; California Towhee, 25; Northern 

 Shrike, 2; California Shrike, 4; Audubon's Warbler, 26; Pipit, 435; Vigor's Wren, 17; 

 Interior Tule Wren, 2; Sierra Creeper, i; Plain Titmouse, i; Pallid Wren-Tit, 

 3; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 21; Western Gnatcatcher, 2; Audubon's Hermit Thrush, i; 

 Western Bluebird, 5. Total, 60 species, 3,337 individuals. — Carl and Julius M eller. 



