Howell, T.R. 1950 S.varius ssp. 50 mi. SW of Princeton ft., British Columbia May 31 (cont'd.) I noted the spot carefully and con- tinued west. About 200 yds farther on, I heard tattooing, which was repeated a number of times. I finally located the bird, which was typical nu- chalís. It continued to tattoo irregularly from this general area for the next hour and a half - 10:30 - 12:00. I happened to have a small socket wrench in my pocket, and I found that a very rough imitation of a tattoo made by tapping the wrench on a dead tree got con- sistent responses from the bird. I continued on another ¼ mile and reached the end of the area from which the snow has gone. Another creek comes in from the north, and to the north and west steep, snow-covered slopes rise. Turning back, I was able to start the above-mentioned nuchalis tattooing again by imitation, but it took about 15 min before it came close enough for me to see it plainly. Then I walked within about 20 yds. of the nest described on the previous page and began to tattoo In a few minutes a bird came from the nest tree over to within a few feet of me, obviously much agitated, its crown feathers up. I was able to keep the bird right over head by continuing to tap: finally in went a few yards off to a dead tree and began to tattoo. This was a very red nuchalis; the head stripes were distinct but red overlapped most of the black pectoral