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and lichens, lined with hair and feathers; eggs 6, white with spar- 

 ingly distributed reddish brown dots. {G. R. White.) Breeds in 

 Welland county, Ont., where Mr. Reinecke has taken its nest and 

 eggs; it is more plentiful in Muskoka and in northern Ontario, 

 where it makep its nest of twigs and bark in a decayed tree-stub 

 under the loose bark and lays $ to 6 white eggs, heavily spotted 

 with reddish brown, chiefly at the largest end. {W. Raine.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



Four; one purchased with the Holman collection in 1885; one 



taken at Ottawa, September loth, 1890, by Dr. F. A. Saunders ; 



^one taken at London, Ont., November 12th, 1884, by Mr. W. E. 



Saunders; one at Bracebridge, Ont., Feb. 22nd, 1892, by Mr. W. 



Spreadborough. 



One set of four eggs taken in Muskoka, Ont., June 24th, 1889, 

 and presented by Mr. W. Raine. 



7266. Rocky Mountain Creeper. 



Certhia familiaris montana Ridgw. .1882. 

 Quite rare at Revelstoke, B.C., only two seen up to May 4th, 

 1890 ; occasionally heard in the thick woods during May. 

 (^Spreadborough!) Rare in British Columbia. A male creeper from 

 Nelson, B.C., appears to be montana. {Rhoads.) Rather common 

 in winter at Lake Okanagan, associating with chickadees. Tol- 

 erably common in winter in the Cariboo district of British Colum- 

 bia. {Brooks.) 



726c. Californian Creeper. 



Certhia familiaris occidentalis. Ridgw. 1882. 

 Saw three individuals on October 25th, 1901, at Chilliwack, B.C., 

 in company with a number of Canada nuthatches; one individual 

 seen at Agassiz, B.C., on May i6th, 1889; one shot at Comox, 

 Vancouver Island, May 2nd, 1887, and a few seen at Victoria later 

 in the month. {Spreadborough!) Not uncommon on the coast; 

 only one seen in the interior. The single specimen taken at 

 Ducks, a bird of the year, is perhaps referable to montana. 

 {Streator.) East ■ and west of Coast Range ; common on Van- 

 couver Island. {Fannin.) Tolerably common resident at Chilli- 

 wack. {Brooks.) Neither rare nor common on the coast of British 

 Columbia. {Rhoads.) Seen only in the tall timber along Indian 



