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 Sept., 1916 MORE BIRD NOTES I*ROM BIG BEAR VALLEY 181 must begin quite early as several families of full-fledged young Were seen, and several taken, on June 20. ireosylva illIra swainsoni. Western Warbling Vireo. On June 24 I saw adults and fully fledged young of this species flying about in the willows near the I. S. Ranch store. I located a nest with large young in a small willow in a little canyon near Pine Knot Lodge on June 26, and another nest the same day in a large oak in the same locality, and upon which the bird was sitting. The latter nest was practically inacces- sible being at the extreme end of a small branch 30 to 35 feet above the ground. Myadestes townsendi. Townsend Solitaire. While walking along the road near Bluff Lake, June 20, a Solitaire flushed from a nest not over three feet away. The Fig. 48. NEST OF WRIGHT LYCATCHER, IN BUCKTHOR., ' RUSH; NEAR BEAR LAKE, SAn NARI)INO MOUNTAINS nest (see fig. 49), a rather loosely made affair of pine needles, weed stems and leaves, contained a complete set of three fresh eggs. It was on a ledge under a bank about four feet up from the road. On June 26 I found a nest in a little canyon near Pine Knot Lodge at the base of a large pine tree. The nest was in a cavity that had formed by the rotting away of the base and side of the tree, and was placed directly on the ground. It contained two large young and one bird that had been recently killed. The head of the dead bird had been gouged out, and one of the live birds had a large scar on the top of its head. The nest was made of the same material as the one found near Bluff Lake but was more deeply cupped and closer woven. Both old birds were near the nest. The young were.beautiful little fellows, and their bu.ffy spotting made them very