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34S. Ohestnut-backed Chickadee. 



Parus rufescens (Towns.). 



An abundant resident chiefly west of Cascades. Vancouver Island and 

 Queen Charlotte Islands. Taken at Arrow Lake by A. C. Brooks. 



Family OHAMiEIDJE. Wren, Tits and Bush-Tits. 

 PSALTRIPARUS Bonaparte. 



349. Least Bush-tit. 



Psahriparus minimus (Towns.). 

 Rare. Taken at Sumas, November 25, 1899, by A. C. Brooks. 



Family SYLVIID.iE. Warblers. Kinglets. 

 REGULUS CuviBR. 



350. Western Golden-crowned Kinglet. 



Regulus satrapa olivaceus (Baird). 

 Abundant throughout the Province. 



351. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. 



Regulus calendula (Linn.). 

 Abundant throughout the Province. 



Family TURDID^. Thrushes, Solitaires and Bluebirds. 



MYADESTES Swainson. 



352. Townsend's Solitaire. 



Myadestes townsendii (AuD.). 



Not common. Found east and west of Cascades, including Vancouver 

 Island. 



HYLOGIOHLA Baird. 



353. Willow Thrush. 



Hylooiohla fuscesoens salicioola (RiDGW.). 

 A common summer resident east of Cascades. 



354. Russet-backed Thrush. 



Hylocichla ustulata (Nutt.). 



A common summer resident west of Cascades. Very common on Queen 

 Charlotte Islands, July, 1895, 



