Howell, T.R. 1950 S. varius ssp. Hope-Princeton Road, British Columbia May 16 (cont'd.) as large as a Hairy. It is very dark-looking and no stripes show through the red of the head. The back and wings appear almost all black except for the longi- tudinal white wing-stripe. The ruber that I have been watching at the Falls seems less typical in comparison; it really looks like a daggetti more than a ruber, which may indicate a bit of muchalis in its ancestry. 29 mi. SW of Princeton, ft., B.C. May 17 - 7:20 A.M. Sunny and cloudy after a night of rain. - At the r-n nest site; 7:22 n up to tree, r. leaves with a rattle from the other side of the tree from me. After a minute or so of hitching up and down, n. goes to the other side too. A third hole is being excavated on the north side, between the other two. N. gets about half way in. 7:30 - Tattoos and yelps in the near distance; n. goes on working. Flickers are calling loudly close by - now a pair flies over to the dead tree about 5yds from the nest site. B. immediately flies over and alights on the same tree above them, "crest" raised, but no sound. The ♂ Flicker, the one highest up, about 10 ft from R., moves down . a few feet. B. continues to look agressive, tattoos very lightly once. In a moment the Flickers leave. B. goes to a scrub alder 30 yds from the nest site; n. has sat quietly all this time. Now a ♂ sparrow hawk alights right where the