Howell, T.R. 1950 S. varius ssp. Alexandria, 1800ft, 28 mi. S. of Quesnel, British Columbia July 5 (cont'd.) The other two scattered, and I could- n't call them up then. I went back about 1 1/2 hrs. later and got responses to tattoos. I saw the & nuchalis, lost sight of her for a moment, then shot what I am fairly sure is the same bird and not a juvenil, as it was only a few feet away. However, the bird hung in a croch of a branch, and is still there at the moment. All efforts to dislodge it failed, and I am going back now to cut the tree down. [Later] To my surprise, this adult nuchalis turns out to be a male. It left testis was slightly larger than the right, but it is definitely not a double ovary. There is now no use in trying further collecting of young or adults by this nest, as there can be no certainty whether the bird collected belongs to it or not. Anyway, I got the rubber, which is the important one - there are plenty of typical nuchalis around. In the afternoon I went to the nuchalis nest below the ranch house. Both parents came to feed, and the young were cheeping loudly and clapping their beaks, but with heads in. The & screamed at me several times. 16 mi. S. of Quesnel ft., B.C. July 6 - I went back to check on the two nests at this spot, and to my surprise they were both empty. At one, a tattoo brought an adult instantly to the nest; I shot at