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8/25/06

Hi again,

That sounds like a good place for an old out-of-print bird book (Slater Museum).

Newer Canadian (BC) books show the Spruce Grouse getting sparringly to the coast well north of Vancouver. And one of them shows the map colored all the way to the coast, but not any nearby islands (1986 book). I also recall reading that they were hunted out near Vancouver, but don't know where I saw that. Oh well...

Thanks for the reply,

Phil Hotlen
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From: "Staser and Joanne Holcomb" <staserjoanne at comcast.net>
> You are right, the book will go to the Slater Museum. I did look up the
> spruce grouse. Interesting, it calls it the spruce partridge. Then later
> says that it is a true grouse and that "partridge" was a misnomer. Guess
> that has been corrected for sure. About distribution it says "in British
> Columbia not reaching the Canadian National Railway tracks nor the coast
> anywhere." Not sure that is very helpful. Joanne Holcomb
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <vogelfreund at comcast.net>
> To: "Staser and Joanne Holcomb" <staserjoanne at comcast.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 7:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Giveaway book
>
>
> > ========================
> > 8/24/06
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I expect by now you have already given away your 1926 Birds of Western
> > Canada book. If not, I am very interested in it. Does it have much to say
> > about the status of Spruce Grouse in SW BC? If you still have and are
> > still willig to part with iit, I'd love to have it. I'll give you my
> > mailing address if you respond to this reply.
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > Phil Hotlen
> > Bellingham, WA
> > -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: "Staser and Joanne Holcomb" <staserjoanne at comcast.net>
> >> Tweeters:
> >>
> >> I have a book titled "Birds of Western Canada" by P.A. Taverner, printed
> >> by
> >> Canada, Department of Mines, September 15, 1926. I would be happy to
> >> give to
> >> anybody interested in having it. Please answer to me directly.
> >>
> >> Joanne Holcomb
> >> Edmonds
> >> staserjoanne at comcast.net
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>