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in the summer of 1902; taken in Eagle River in the Gold Range, 

 B.C., on April 5th, 1890; a few were seen in the little stream below 

 Spence's Bridge, B.C., in May, 1889, and a few at the head of the 

 North Arm of Burrard Inlet, B.C., in April, 1889; quite common 

 on the Chilliwack River and the streams flowing into it in the sum- 

 mer of 1901; one seen near Coldstream, Vancouver Island, June 

 2nd, 1893; also saw one on Sooke River, on September 5th, where 

 I heard it singing for the first time, I have heard it said they were 

 good singers and so they are ; their song resembles that of the 

 cat-bird very much, in fact so much so that if I had not seen the 

 bird sitting on a stone I should have put it down for that bird ; 

 they seem to do most of their singing in the fall and winter. 

 {Spreadborough.) On July i6th, 1887, a nest of this species was 

 found on the stringer of a bridge over a stream emptying into 

 Cameron Lake, at the base of Mount Arrowsmith, Vancouver 

 Island; it was built of moss and quite large, but very compact in 

 the centre, but with the dome over it ; owing to its position in a 

 rapid -torrent the eggs or young were not seen as we looked 

 through a chink at the nest; as we camped at the bridge we had 

 the bird under observation for two days. (Macoun.) 



Three specimens of this bird. were procured by Mr. Drummond 

 near the sources of the Athabasca River, on the eastern declivity 

 of the Rocky Mountains, between Lat. 54° and 56". {Richardson.) 

 The only specimen seen was shot]at Ducks.B.C. {Streator.) To be 

 found in nearly every mountain stream throughout British Colum- 

 bia. {Fannin.) Very comnion along all the rivers in British Colum- 

 bia. {Lord.) Resident at Chilliwack, but not common; common at 

 Lake Okanagan, B.C., sings all winter; in the Cariboo district of 

 British Columbia it is found in the neighbourhood of running 

 water all winter. {Brooks.) Associated in British Columbia with 

 all dashing streams from the mountains to the sea. {RItoads.) 

 Common up Seymour Creek, B.C. {E. F. G. Wkiie.) A dip- 

 per was seen and heard several times along a stream empty- 

 ing into West Arm of Cumshewa Inlet, Queen Charlotte islands, 

 1899; several were seen in the mountains near Hope, Cook's Inlet, 

 Alaska, and a specimen was taken there September 3rd, 1899. 

 {Osgood.) Throughout Alaska, wherever clear, swift-running 

 streams afford suitable locations, this bird is found. It winters in 

 the neighbourhood of St. Michael, and specimens have been 

 brought to me in midwinter when the temperature was at least 



