CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 695 



nesting, April i6th, 1893, on May 5th found a nest in a hole in 

 a dead tree; nest made of moss, lined with feathers. {Spread- 

 borough!) From about Lat. 60°, on the southeastern coast of 

 Alaska, south into California this titmouse is abundant and breeds 

 throughout the greater part of its range. {Nelson.) British 

 Columbia. {Lord.) Common in the coast region; breeds. 

 {Streator.) A common resident west of the Coast Range; breeds 

 close to Victoria. {Fannin.) Tolerably common resident at 

 Chilliwack; not uncommon around Lake Okanagan, B.C., in 

 winter. {Btooks.) Very common on the coast and islands of 

 British Columbia but not found east of the Coast Range. {Rhoads) 

 Very common at English Bay, Vancouver, August 8th, 1894. 

 {E. F. G. White.) Common everywhere, especially in the younger 

 firs at the heads of the bays and inlets. First young, fully fledged, 

 taken June 26th, near Sitka, Alaska. {Grinnell) Abundant on 

 Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C. Seven specimens taken by us. 

 {Osgo()d.) We found a few at Haines and Skagway, Alaska, and I 

 took one and heard another at Glacier, June 5th. A female taken 

 at Skagway, June 3rd, had finished laying. {Bishop.) 



MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



Seven; two taken at Hastings, Burrard Inlet, B.C., April, 1889, 

 and five at Victoria, Vancouver Island, April and May, 1893, all 

 by Mr. W. Spreadborough. 



CCLI. PSALTRIPARCS Bonaparte. 1850. 

 743. Bush-tit. 



Psaltriparus minimus (Towns.) Bonap. 1854. 

 I shot two specimens out of a considerable number on 25th' 

 November, 1899, but could not find any the next day at the same 

 place, nor have I ever seen them before, though I have looked 

 out for them. {Brooks.") This last reference is presumably to the 

 Fraser River valley. {Macoun.) 



Family LV. SYLVIID.ffil. Warblers, Kinglets. 



CCLII. PHYLLOPSEUSTES Meyer. 181 5. 

 747. Kennieott's Willow Warbler. 



Phyllopseustes borealis (Blas.) Meves. 1875. 

 The original record of this bird in America was based on the 

 capture of a single specimen at St. Michael, on August i6th 



