Q 10 Provincial Museum Keport. 1913 



Oology. 



During the year 130 specimens of birds' eggs have been added to the collection, 

 comprising twenty-seven species, twelve new to the collection. 



A fine series of eggs collected at Salt Lake by Dr. David Moore Lindsay was sent in 

 exchange for duplicates in our collection, viz.: — 



1 Least Tern (Sterna antillarwm). 



3 Common Tern (Sterna hirunda). 



4 American White Pelican (Lelecanus erythrorhynchos). 

 8 White-faced Glossy Ibis (Plegadis guarauna). 



10 Snowy Heron (Ardea candidissima). 



12 Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax ncevius). 

 25 American Avocet (Pecurvirostra amerieana). 

 20 Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus). 

 4 Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata). 



8 Kildeer (Jigillitis vocifera). 



3 Snowy Plover (J'Jgillitis nivosa). 



9 Brewer's Blackbird (Scolecophagus cyanocep/ialus). 



4 Sage Thrasher (Oroscoptes montanus). 



North-west Crow (Corvus Caurinus), five in set, Victoria, E. M. Anderson, May 9th, 



1912. 

 Gairdner's Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens gairdneri), six in set, Victoria, E. M. 



Anderson, May 9th, 1912. 

 Sooty Grouse (Dendragopus obscurus fuliginosus), six in set, nest also contained three 



eggs of California Partridge (quail), Cedar Hill, S. Whittaker, May 10th, 1912. 

 Parkman's Wren (Troglodytes cedon Parkmani), seven in set, Cedar Hill, D. Irving, June 



12th, 1912. 

 Northwestern Flicker (Colaptes cafer saturatior), seven in set, Cedar Hill, D. Irving, 



May 26th, 1912. 

 Western Chipping Sparrow (Sjiizella socialis arizonce), four in set, Cedar Hill, D. Irving, 



May 26th, 1912. 

 Nuttall's Sparrow (Zonotrichia leticophrys nuttallii), four in set, Cedar Hill, D. Irving, 



June 4th, 1912. 

 Nuttall's Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucoplirys nuttallii), five in set, E. M. Anderson, Victoria, 



May 19th, 1912. 

 Western Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes graminius coiifinis), four in set, C. de B. Green, 



June, 1912. 

 Alaskan Yellow Warbler (Dendroica (estiva rubiqinosa), four in set, Cedar Hill, D. 



Irving, May 26th, 1912. 

 Alaskan Yellow Warbler (Dendroica cestiva rubiginosa), five in set, Victoria, E. M. 



Anderson, May 19th, 1912. 

 Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephcdus), six in set, C. de B. Green, June 11th, 1912. 

 Sage Thrasher (Oroscoptes montanus), C. de B. Green, nest and eggs, four in set; 



presented June, 1912. 

 Vigor's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii spilurus), D. Irving, five in set, Cedar Hill, July 



12th, 1912. 



Fishes. 



Wolf Eel (young), Victoria, April 23rd, 1912. 



Acrotus ivilloughbi, Victoria, July 19th, 1912; cast up on the beach; J. Dixon. 



purchased (fourth specimen known to science). 

 Char, Dolly Varden Trout (Salvelinus malma), Lome Creek, August 7th, 1912, E. B. 



Earle (G.T.P.). 



Miscellaneous. 



Crawfish, Sooke, B.C., April 23rd, 1912. 



Clam (Glycerimis generosa), Tofino, W. W. Rhodes, June 18th, 1912. 

 Rattlesnake (Crotihis lucifer), Ashcroft, H. Collins, May 10th, 1912. 

 Whale (fostus), Victoria, B.C., Dr. Milne, December, 1912. 



