Howell, T.R. 1950 S.v.nuchalis Dry Lake, 15mi. N. of Princeton, British Columbia April 28 (cont'd). flew off; the first paused, tattooed once, and flew off also. A few minutes later I found two more birds not far away-possibly the same two - in just such a talking contest. I got close enough to see that one, at least, raised its crown feathers as it tattooed. At 9:15, at the north end of Dry Lake, I heard tattooing; suddenly four nuchalis appeared within a few feet of each other "crests"raised, and squawking loudly. There was some tattooing, and much bobbing up and down (= towards and away from the branch). Two birds would approach each other on opposite sides of a branch, "crests"up, and squawking. Then one would fly to another branch, and the other 3 would soon follow. No actual contact was seen- it did not seem to be an attempt to drive one another away. One bird was lost to sight, and 3 remained. one of these was in perfect plumage, all marks distinct, and the other two seemed to be first-year birds, with many light-tipped feathers in the pectoral area. These two latter