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144 THE CONDOR I Vol. ly vibrating the wings They are very numerous and when they have alighted on top of a bush are not suspicious. Four stomachs examined contained remains of coleopterous insects." Two of each sex were secured. The reproductive organs indicated the prox- imity of the breeding seascn. Anthus pensilvanicus.--The American pipit is well distributed over the territory visited. A pair was observed on Crater Mountain July ?; several were seen on top of Besboro Island, August 6, and two days later it was common on the high point forming Cape Denbigh. The species was also observed at Fallax Point Aug. ust ? ?, and at Signal Doris August 29. A specimen taken on Amaknak, June 23, is darkly colored. Parus huds0nicus evura Coues.--Several chickadees from Cairn compared with those taken by Grinnell on the Kowak River are darker. Mr. Harry C. Oberhol- ser has kindly examined them and says: "Your chickadees are immature Parus hudsonicus ev?ra of which P. h. stoneyiis a synonym. * * * Your birds, being immatures, are darker and more sooty above than the type of ?. h. stoneyi, but are apparently identical." Chickadees were abundant in the spruces at Cairn on August ?9 and were again seen on the 22nd. They were always in flocks and their habits were not different from those of other similar species of the genus. Phyl10pseustes b0realis (Blas.).--Two willow warblers were secured near Cairn, August ?9. I was watching small fish in one of the clear streams which flow through the woods below Cairn when my attention was attracted by an un- usual note. Across the stream in the tops of the willows were four or five birds resembling vireos in color. Their actions were more kinglet like. They constant- ly moved about among the leaves or darted out over the water in pursuit of insects and returned to the trees. I felt these must be willow warblers and shot one across the stream fearing to wait lest they disappear altogether. My bird fell in the water but I managed to guide him to my side by aid of a convenient pole. Another bird was lured across the water by 'squeaking' and was at once secured although he lit so near me that I had to back away before firing. This was the only occasion upon which the species was seen. 1ty10cichla alici*e (Baird).--Four thrushes in fall plumage are like Lr. allcite from the Kowak River.  ? The birds were silent and usually found in small brush or dense willow thickets. Specimens were taken near Cairn and Dexter in August. One in young plumage was taken near Cape Denbigh, August r2, and another in similar plumage on Besboro Island, August 4- 1Kerula raigratoria (Linn.).--The robin was observed only at Castle Rock where a flock of a dozen or fifteen was located in the spruces, July 27. Ixoreus na?vius raeruloides (Swain.).--The varied thrush was abundant in the spruce woods below Signal Cairn where four moulting examples were taken late in August. Saxicola ?eaanthe (Linn.).--Several wheatears were seen near the summit of Castle Rock July 27 and"another was observed oa a rocky hillside near the Sig- nal Doris, August t9. The' Least Tern at San Diego. R. F. W. KELSEY of San Diego has sent us two admirable photo- graphs of the nest and eggs of the least tern (Xlerna anlillarum), one of which is reproduced. The pictures were taken at Pacific Beach near San Diego, June 2?, ?902. Mr. Kelsey writes: During the last six weeks I have