CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 723 



Three sets of eggs; two of four each taken at Victoria, Van- 

 couver Island, in May, 1889, by Rev. George Taylor; one at Trail, 

 B.C., of four eggs, taken June 5th, 1902, by Mr. W.Spreadborough. 



CCLIX. IXOREUS Bonaparte. 1854. 



-763. Varied Thrusli. 



Ixoreus ncsvius (Gmel.) Richmond, 1902. 

 This species reached Revelstoke, B.C., by April 9th, 1890; for 

 a few days it was common in the thick woods, but soon left the 

 river bottom for the mountains; in June it was found on the 

 mountains at Deer Park and was seen at Robson on June 24th at 

 an altitude of 4,200 feet; observed a few near Rossland and on 

 Sophie Mountain, B.C., along the International Boundary in 

 1902; common in all the thick woods along the Elk River, B.C., 

 above Elko, breeding, in May, 1904; shot at Burrard Inlet, April 

 8th, 1889, quite common in the woods at this time, but very retir- 

 ing, usually sings at night; one specimen seen at Chilliwack, June 

 8th, 1901, after this date they were common along Chilliwack 

 River up to the lake, breeding in the mountain woods; abundant 

 on Vancouve'r Island as a resident; they leave the low grounds 

 about the middle of May and return about the middle of Septem- 

 ber; breeding on Mount Benson, near Nanaimo, at an altitude of 

 3,000 feet in July, 1893. {Spreadborough.) This bird was dis- 

 covered at Nootka Sound on Capt. Cook's third voyage. (Richard- 

 son.) British Columbia. {Lord.) Very common at Seymour Creek, 

 Stanley Park and Lulu Island, B.C. {E. F. G. Whiie.) Common 

 spring and fall migrant ; found breeding on Mount Lehmen. 

 (Streator.) Common west of Coast Range; partly migratory. {Fan. 

 nin.) Common resident at Chilliwack. {Brooks.) Abundant on the 

 coast of British Columbia, but by no means confined thereto, 

 being found at high altitudes on all the mountains of the interior 

 to the Rocky Mountain summits. {Rhoads) Tolerably common 

 in the deeper woods at Sitka, Alaska; first young, scarcely feath- 

 ered, taken July 2nd. {Grinnell.) Occasionally seen or heard 

 at Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands. Seen at Massett by Rev. 

 Mr. Keen. Not abundant at Cook's Inlet, Alaska. Occasional 

 individuals were seen and heard. {Osgood.) Two specimens 

 -were noted at Homer, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, on September, 

 17th, 1901. {Chapman.) The varied thrush proved to be an 



