Howell, T.R. 1950 S. varus ssp. 10.0 mi. S. of Quesnel, ft., British Columbia July 1 (cont'd), going from one to the other gathering insects. Then the bird flew directly to the nest, about 50 yds away. Both parents appeared to be typical ruber; the young were cheeping loudly but not with their heads out. The parents did not go in the nest to feed them. I intended to collect only one, but the first one I shot proved so tough that I had to shoot it a second time, and it fell from high up, then set its wings and glided out of sight into very thick brush. I couldn't find it, and I had to collect the other, which also took two shots to finish. This is 4.7 miles north of where I collected a pair of typical nuchalis yesterday, which is pretty close. July 2 - No sapsuckers seen, looked for at two places south of Quesnel. See Journal. 14.5 mi. S of Quesnel, ft., B.C. July 3 - Considerable searching revealed only a lot of workings in birches and a fresh- looking but empty nest in an aspen. Bah. Alexandria 1800ft. 28 mi. S. of Quesnel, B.C. July 4 - I went to the ruber-nuchalis nest here, and all was quiet. Soon the parents came up screaming, but the young were evidently out. I had very bad luck in trying to collect the parents - I wounded them both at close range, and they both got away into the bush. All efforts to locate them failed. I finally managed