166 THE CONDOR Vol. XXIII 
Food of Western House Wrens.—The microscopic dissections of birds in the 
field, tabulated by Lee R. Dice and published in the May Connor, makes a person who 
takes most of his 4:30 a. M. observations from a downy couch on the sleeping porch feel 
that he is using a very lazy method. A strong resolution to profit by the example which 
Mr. Dice has set, resulted in the following table compiled by the writer from observa- 
tions made between 10:20 and 11:20 a. m., June 15, 1921. The subjects were a family 
of eight nestling Western House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon parkmani) which were being 
fed by parents so tame that they could be watched from a distance of six feet. This 
made it possible to identify with a fair degree of accuracy the items on the bill of fare. 
Everything offered was apparently devoured with alacrity except one gray and 
yellow beetle of considerable size, which one of the parents left inside of the box, but 
removed after a moment’s interval. This is not included in the list. 
Table of food eaten by 8 nestling Western House Wrens; Berkeley, California, 
June 15, 1921; 10:20 to 11:20 a. M.; temperature, 65°; wind, west. 
Kind of food Average per bird Total number 
Wady-bue 2.2. Ce os ad Ste 8s ee er eee .625 5 
amelie. preter’ 2. ee el ee ee eee oF 1D 4 
ReetlessGlargze)) ie. hee eee es .625 5 
Beetles (Small) o3-2 .  e Ai) 4 
Wali O-line ness ek Soret Of. eA ae ae 25 2 
TGACC AWAITS Sim te ee ae, eee eee 125 1 
MmeatshODPEI: 1 se ee eee 125 it 
Cricket) 42272 = Diemer 2 ee ee ie .625 5 
Grasshopper yee ee ee ee 125 if 
BuUtberntlivs8 rte ee ee, ee ew ere .125 if 
VEG Clits ere AR See Rey nes wae any ee Semen ee azo ii 
Vi Cyc ee ee ee eee eLZAD) 1 
(Gi etl] Oe cee eee a Aa one Me eh ata cease Asotin n25 1 
eM With > 8 ee ee ee nd PAS) 1 
Total numberof feedimes, oc oe ee ee oo 
Average amount. per ‘bird <)-22-250) 23 3 ee 4.125 
Average time between feedings oo... eee eeeeeceeeeeeteee eee 1 min. 49.08 sec. 
Average time per bird between feedings ....................22-.-...---- 14 min. 32.7 sec. 
Number of kinds: of. food 2.4.25.) 4.3.42 34 ee eee 14 
Number of feedings: per parent per hour...) eee 16.5 
Average time consumed in finding food .............0000..002..-2220222-22---- 3 min. 38 sec. 
Number of excreta removed <ic:).200...-.45005 3 ee eee 6 
—AMELIA S. ALLEN, Berkeley, California, June 30, 1921. 
Vermilion Flycatcher in Western San Bernardino County, in Summer.—On June 
28, 1921, I found a pair of Vermilion Flycatchers (Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicana) at 
the Cushenbury Ranch at the base of the east slope of the San Bernardino Range, in San 
Bernardino County, California. Although I did not find a nest, I have no doubt that the 
birds were breeding as they were both busy about a fork high up in a cottonwood and 
the male was constantly indulging in his flight song—Ra.LpPpH HoFFMANN, Carpinteria, 
California, July 16, 1921. 
Gray Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus rusticolus) in Stevens County, Washington.— 
During a recent visit to Colville, Stevens County, Washington, I saw a fine mounted 
female of this species in the taxidermist shop operated by Mr. L. Loew. The specimen 
was shot on February 10, 1917, by a farmer living at Echo about ten miles north of Col- 
ville. The bird is mounted with spread wings and is in fine winter plumage. Mr. Loew 
informs me that this is the only record of the species that has come to his attention dur- 
ing the many years he has been in the taxidermist business in Washington.—STaNLEY 
G. Jewrerr, Portland, Oregon, June TOBE 
Cassin Kingbird in Montana.—Marcus A. Hanna, while engaged in field investiga- 
tions in central Montana, in August, 1918, obtained specimens of the Cassin Kingbird 
