Oct. 11, toward Vernon 12 M. - At Armstrong, 5 English Sparrow under aves of a station bldg.; bottomlands rich; big harvests of potatoes, lettuce, cabbage; alfalfa and hay-fields, many cows. 2:30.- In Allan Brooks' "museum" at his home at Okanagan Landing, right on the very shore of Okanagan Lake. Allen Moser, North Head, Grand Manan, New Brunswick: puts up elegant bird- skins. Some here, of water birds; got North Atlantic species need to MVZ. Brooks says he is hard up now, and would be glad of a commission. Brooks does not have many Lower California birds, and he wants 'em! For example, Xantus Hummingbird, send him duplicate stuff, anyway! Cape Pigeon. Brooks has an example of Parua solatari (no. 2787) from Paradise, Calif., that has a good indication of both side-stripes on head - suggestive of gambeli; therefore solatari falls in with the gambeli rossenkreis! But bill is more of carolinensis type. Look ups! Send Brooks atratus. Oct. 12 I have just been looking at Simmodornus: Brooks' material makes a good case for hendersoni, as different from griseus - in baser wing length by 1/2-inch, paler dorsal effect, with a longitudinal pattern reminded