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under parts and more conspicuously white-spotted wing coverts. For this reason 
I have used the name given this bird by Swarth (1911b, pp. 313-318) instead of 
including it under harrisi as is done by the A. O. U. Committee. 
Dryobates pubescens nelsoni. Nelson Downy Woodpecker. I saw an adult 
male downy woodpecker on Kruzof Island August 25, 1913. I was armed only with 
a rifle at the time and did not collect it. Merrill has seen the species a few times 
near Sitka, and it was secured by Bischoff (Dali & Bannister, 1869, p. 274). It 
is one of the least common residents of the region. Dryobates pubescens gln- 
cialis of Grinnell (1910. p. 390). 
Picoides americanus americanus. American Three-toed Woodpecker. An 
adult male taken by C. Littlejohn at an altitude of 2300 feet near Hooniah, 
Chichagof Island, June 25, 1907, was used by Grinnell (i9C^, p. 217) as type of 
a new subspecies, P. a. fumipectus. This form, however, is not recognized by the 
A. O. U. Committee. A specimen of the three-toed woodpecker was taken by 
A. E. Hasselborg at Freshwater Bay, Chichagof Island, November 27, 1909 
( Swarth, 1911a, p. 69). 
Sphyrapieiis varins ruber. Northern Red-breasted Sapsucker. Merrill has 
seen this bird on one or two occasions in the timbered swamps back of Sitka. It 
is, however, decidedly uncommon. Although the name N. ruber notkensis is used 
by the A. O. U. Committee for the northern form of the Red-breasted Sapsucker, 
it seems to me that, in view of the facts pointed out by Swarth (1912, pp. 35-38), 
this name is untenable. 
Colaptes auratus luteus. Northern Flicker. I never saw this bird in the 
region, and Merrill has noted it but once, on September 26, 1913, when he saw 
a single bird in the swamp back of Sitka. Grinnell (1898, p. 127) mentions see- 
ing dance costumes of the Indians decorated with wing and tail feathers of this 
and the next species. I have seen a number of these costumes but the feathers 
used were all of the next species. 
Colaptes cafer saturatior. Northwestern Flicker. Rather frequently seen in 
the forests. An immature specimen was secured on Biorka Island July 24, 1912. 
Chaetura vauxi. Vaux Swift. Fifteen or twenty of these swifts were seen 
at Patterson Bay, east side of Baranof Island, September 7, 1913. They were 
feeding around a waterfall, and a specimen was secured. A single bird was also 
noted at Cascade Bay, a few miles to the northward, September 9, following. 
Selasphorus rufus. Rufous Hummingbird. Summer visitant. Generally dis- 
tributed but not very plentiful. Noted from the water’s edge to 3500 feet in the 
mountains. 
Empidonax difficilis diffieilis. AVestern Flycatcher. Summer visitant. I saw 
and heard this species occasionally in the woods back of Sitka. Grinnell (1898, 
p. 128) found them common in the same locality in the summer of 1896. June 30 
he took a female containing an egg ready to be laid. He noted young appearing 
with their parents August i. Bean (1882, p. 161) took an adult male near Sitka 
June 5, 1880, and saw several others in the same locality. A specimen was taken 
by F. Stephens at Red Bluff Bay, Baranof Island, June 14, 1907, and one was 
seen at Rodman Bay, same island, in late August, following (Grinnell, 1909, p. 
220) . 
Pica pica hudsonia. Magpie. According to Merrill, the magpie is only an 
occasional fall straggler to Sitka, being more frequently seen on Chichagof and 
Admiralty islands. He secured a male near Sitka, October 20, igo8, and a fe- 
male about twenty miles north of Sitka, October 28, 1912. He has seen a few 
others in the vicinity in fall. According to Dali and Bannister (1869, p. 286), 
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