Howell, T.R. 1950 S.varius ssp. Alexandria, 1800ft., 28 mi. S. of Guesnel, British Columbia June 18 (cont'd). The distribution of Ruber-like birds is a bit confusing, as is the extreme scarcity of good intermediates. A possible explanation of the latter may be that if the intermediates are migratory like nuchalis, they will breed mainly with that ssp.; if non-migratory, they will breed primarily with ruber. In either case, the intermediate characters would tend to be swamped by those of the typical race. There is some cedar along the Guesnel River, and although ruber does not depend on it, it may be an indicator of conditions favorable to ruber. As the Guesnel River extends to the north and east of this locality, it may be that some ruber work along its valley to points southeast of the normal range. At 8:00 P.M. I went to the spot at the ranch where I saw and heard nuchalis on the evening of June 16. I saw two, but got only a good look at only one for certain; it was typical nuchalis. It was up in the dead top of a 100-ft fir, screaming frequently and occasionally flycatching. A ? Flicker alighted about 2 ft away and preened, but neither payed much attention to the other. As this was going on, another sapsucker flew over- head from nearby, but I could not be sure it was nuchalis. I saw one (some one?) fly into the same general area of the woods after gathering food, but I was once again unable to find the nest; the flights are over 100 yds.