Howell, T.R. 1950 S. varius ssp. 27 mi. S. of Princeton, ft., B.C. May 10 (cont'd.) to the top of a dead tree 60-75 ft high about 400 yds away, and then I lost sight of it. A Flicker alighted on its tattooing stub then flew. 7:15 A.M. Farther northwest on the ridge, I heard loud, repeated tattooing and came upon a bird some 20 ft up in a dead fir, on a broken branch about 8" long. This bird is, I believe, an intermediate, and I had a perfect profile view against a green background. It has a short white post-ocular stripe and a thin pectoral band, but the auricular patch and the black separating the crown from the nape were almost obliterated by red. Of course, it can be a very red nuchalis. At 7:22 the bird flew down a draw, out of sight. 7:30 - loud repeated tattooing by 2 birds; I began to hear squawks; one then flew by, closely followed by a typical ♀ nuchalis. Then both flew away. 7:37 - tattooing again - from the ♂ in possibly > r. - on a dead lodge- pole pine. Screams and a sort of scolding were heard in the distance. Now he flies to another dead tree 100 yds. away, presumably More tattooing - I find the same bird ♀ at a lodge-pole again - answering tattoos - less often and not as loud. - from about 50 yds. away. Finally a bird yelps in the near distance and he flies over to it. Squawks. Then I see a ♂ fly by to the top of a death stub 30 ft. high - she tattoos once -