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Nighthawk (Chordeiles virginianus virginianus, Gmelin). 



Fairly coturaon. Birds with complete sets of eggs collected at Hot Springs on July 3rd 

 and 7th. Each nest contained two eggs, deposited on the bare ground. In colour the eggs 

 are greyish white, spotted and faintly blotched with Vandyke brown and lavender markings ; 

 size, 0.85x1.15. (Idt. Oberholser.) 



Rufous Hummingbird (SelaspJiorus rufus, Gmelin). 



Verv scarce throughout the district. On July 24th a pair was observed at Atlin. A 

 single bird was seen on the wing moving southward at Pike River on August 6th. I observed 

 the Atlin birds at close range inside the city on one of the main streets, therefore I can vouch 

 for their identification. 



Say's Phcebe (Saynoris sat/a, Bonaparte). 



Found the bird common. Two were taken at Wilson Creek on June 18th. An adult 

 and young with first plumage were collected at Atlin on August 11th. On July 8th a pair 

 were found feeding young on Middle Island, Atlin Lake. The nest was placed in a crevice 

 of a steep ledge overhanging the water. 



Olive-sided Flycatcher (XuttaUornis borealis, Swainson). 



This species was found in small numbers at Wilson Creek throughout the month of June, 

 where nest and eggs and six birds were obtained. A pair were shot at Hot Springs on July 

 24th. The birds inhabited the timbered mountain sections, usually at an elevation of about 

 3,000 feet. The nest was built in a live spruce-tree, saddled and well hidden, about 1 foot 

 from the end of the bough and 15 feet from the ground, composed of small dead spruce- 

 sticks interwoven with dark-brown dried moss, and scantily lined with fine rootlets. The eggs, 

 four in number, were perfectly fresh, of a dull-cream colour, spotted and blotched with various 

 shades of brown and lilac, chiefly on the larger end ; averaging 0.62 x 0.80. Both the female 

 and nest were obtained on June 21st at Wilson Creek. The eggs are very rare in collections. 

 In the catalogue of Canadian Birds by John and James Macoun, published in 1909, Mr. W. 

 Raine records the nest collected by him at Long Lake, Manitoba, as resembling a large wood 

 pewee's nest; such is not the case with the British Columbia bird, as its nest is of an entirely 

 different character. 



Western Wood Pewee (Myiochanes richardsoni richardsoni, Swainson). 



The commonest flycatcher throughout the district. In June we obtained several 

 specimens at Wilson Creek and three at Hot Springs on July 10th. The following day the 

 nest was visited with a camera, but we found the young birds had flown ; however, we 

 photographed the abandoned nest to good advantage. The nest was placed in the crotch of a 

 defoliated almost dead willow-tree, situated about 6 feet from the ground, and was composed 

 of dried grasses, rotten wood, and coated sparingly with very little lichen, the inside lined 

 with cottonwood down. This nest was rather on the small side, measuring 2-f inches across 

 the top and about 2 inches deep. (Idt. Oberholser.) 



Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flwoivenl/rits, Baird). 



An adult male was obtained at Pike River, Atlin, on August 3rd. This was the only 

 one seen, and it was shot in the timbered woods in company with Empidonax hammondi. 

 Xew record for Provincial Museum. (Idt. Oberholser.) 



Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii alnorum, Brewster). 



Two adults and one flying young were taken at Atlin on July 24th. Three others were 

 seen in the same locality. (Idt. Oberholser.) 



Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondi, Baird). 



One specimen collected at Wilson Creek on June 29th, and also one at Pike River on 

 August 3rd. (Idt. Oberholser.) 



Wright's Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii, Baird). 



On June 21st a male and female were obtained at Wilson Creek. Another taken about 

 the same spot on June 30th. 



Note. — None of the Empiidonax were plentiful throughout the districts we travelled. 

 Empidonax traillii alnorum (Brewster) seemed to be the prevailing form which was met with 

 more frequently. 



