Catalogue of British Columbia Birds
Chapter 3
222. Western Wood Pewee.
_Contopus richardsonii_ (Swains.).
A common summer resident on Vancouver Island and Mainland. Very common at Sicamous, May, 1895.
EMPIDONAX Cabanis.
223. Western Flycatcher.
_Empidonax difficilis_ (Baird).
A common summer resident west of Cascade Mountains on Mainland and Vancouver Island. I also found it quite common at Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands, July, 1895.
224. Traill's Flycatcher.
_Empidonax trailli_ (Aud.).
A summer resident. I have found it quite common on Vancouver Island and the Mainland at Sicamous and Vernon. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
225. Hammond's Flycatcher.
_Empidonax hammondi_ (Xantus.).
Summer resident. Chiefly on the Mainland, east and west of Cascade Mountains. A few have been taken on Vancouver Island.
226. Wright's Flycatcher.
_Empidonax wrightii_ (Baird).
Summer resident. Taken at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. (_Brooks_.)
Family ALAUDIDÆ. Larks.
OTOCORIS Bonaparte.
227. Pallid Horned Lark.
_Otocoris alpestris leucoloema_ (Coues.).
Common in spring and autumn on Vancouver Island. Have taken it at Clover Point near Victoria. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
228. Streaked Horned Lark.
_Otocoris alpestris strigata_ (Hensh.).
Spring and autumn migrant on Vancouver Island. Have taken it near Victoria in September. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack. West of Cascades; taken at Burrard Inlet and Vancouver Island (_Fannin_). Fort Simpson by W. B. Anderson.
229. Dusky Horned Lark.
_Otocoris alpestris merrilli_ (Dwight).
Chiefly east of Cascades. I have never known it to be taken on Vancouver Island. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. Chas. de B. Green has taken it at Osoyoos.
Family CORVIDÆ. Crows, Jays, Magpies.
PICA Brisson.
230. American Magpie.
_Pica pica hudsonica_ (Sab.).
A common resident on the Mainland, rarely west to Vancouver Island. Breeds in the interior of the Mainland, east of Cascade Mountains.
CYANOCITTA Strickland.
231. Steller's Jay.
_Cyanocitta stelleri_ (Gmel.).
An abundant resident west of Coast Range on Mainland and Vancouver Island throughout the year.
232. Black-headed Jay.
_Cyanocitta stelleri annectens_ (Baird).
This form is quite common in the interior from the Cascades east down through the Okanagan. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack.
233. Queen Charlotte Jay.
_Cyanocitta stelleri carlottæ_ (Osgood).
Queen Charlotte Islands; not uncommon at Skidegate, August, 1895.
PERISOREUS Bonaparte.
234. Rocky Mountain Jay.
_Perisoreus canadensis capitalis_ (Ridgw.).
East of Cascade Mountains. Taken at Okanagan and in the Caribou District by A. C. Brooks.
235. Oregon Jay.
_Perisoreus obscurus_ (Ridgw.).
An abundant resident west of Cascades, on the Mainland, but not so numerous on Vancouver Island.
236. Gray Jay.
_Perisoreus obscurus griseus_ (Ridgw.).
California to British Columbia, east of the Coast and Cascade Ranges. (_Ridgway_.)
CORVUS Linnæus.
237. Northern Raven.
_Corvus corax principalis_ (Ridgw.).
A resident throughout the Province; more common on the Coast. I have seen it quite common at Clayoquot, V. I., and in August, 1895, it was very common at Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. Common at Metlakatla. (_Rev. J. H. Keen_.)
238. American Crow.
_Corvus brachyrhynchos_ (Brehm.)
Common east of Coast Range; common at Sicamous, May, 1895. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
239. Northwest Crow.
_Corvus caurinus_ (Baird).
An abundant resident west of Cascade Mountains, on Mainland and Vancouver Island, and fairly common at Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands, July, 1895.
NUCIFRAGA Brisson.
240. Clarke's Nutcracker.
_Nucifraga columbiana_ (Wils.).
A common resident on the Mainland, chiefly east of the Coast Range. Rare on Vancouver Island.
CYANOCEPHALUS Bonaparte.
241. Blue Crow. Piñon Jay.
_Cyanocephalus cyanocephalus_ (Wied.).
Rocky Mountain region to the Pacific Coast Ranges, but rather more southerly; north to British Columbia; south to Lower California.--"Key to N. A. Birds (Coues), Fifth Edition."
Family ICTERIDÆ. Blackbirds, Orioles, Etc.
DOLICHONYX Swainson.
242. Bobolink.
_Dolichonyx oryzivorus_ (Linn.)
East and west of Cascade Mountains. Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C. Brooks.
MOLOTHRUS Swainson.
243. Cowbird.
_Molothrus ater_ (Bodd.).
A summer resident. I have found it fairly common in the neighbourhood of Ducks, on C. P. R., and Okanagan. It is a rare straggler on Vancouver Island; it has been taken near Victoria. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack. Rev. J. H. Keen reports it rare at Metlakatla.
XANTHOCEPHALUS Bonaparte.
244. Yellow-headed Blackbird.
_Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus_ (Bonap.).
A rare summer resident on the Mainland. I have heard of it at Vernon. Fannin has found it above Clinton, on the Cariboo Road. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack.
AGELAIUS Vieillot.
245. San Diego Redwing.
_Agelaius phoeniceus neutralis_ (Ridgw.).
Breeding range north, to eastern British Columbia. (_Ridgway_.) East of Cascades I found this form quite common near Vernon, June, 1895.
246. Northwestern Red-wing.
_Agelaius phoeniceus caurinus_ (Ridgw.).
Common west of Cascades, on Mainland and Vancouver Island; it is found throughout the year near Victoria.
STURNELLA Vieillot.
247. Western Meadowlark.
_Sturnella magna neglecta_ (Aud.).
Abundant resident on Mainland and Vancouver Island, east and west of Cascades.
ICTERUS Brisson.
248. Bullock's Oriole.
_Icterus bullocki_ (Swains.).
A fairly common summer resident, chiefly east of Cascades. I found it breeding along the valley of the Thompson and in the Okanagan, near Vernon, May and June, 1895. Mr. Brooks has found it breeding at Chilliwhack.
EUPHAGUS Cassin.
249. Rusty Blackbird.
_Euphagus carolinus_ (Muller).
Rare. One specimen shot at Metlakatla by Rev. J. H. Keen, November, 26th, 1901, and presented by him to the Museum.
250. Brewer's Blackbird.
_Euphagus cyanocephalus_ (Wagler.).
Common, and generally distributed on the Mainland; quite common in the Lower Fraser Valley, Grand Prairie, south side of Thompson River, down into the Okanagan country. Breeding in suitable localities. Not common on Vancouver Island; a few have been taken near Victoria.
Family FRINGILLIDÆ. Finches, Sparrows, Etc.
HESPERIPHONA Bonaparte.
251. Western Evening Grosbeak.
_Hesperiphona vespertina montana_ (Ridgw.).
Chiefly on the Mainland. West in winter to Vancouver Island and Lower Fraser Valley. Taken at Chilliwhack and Okaiiagan by A. C. B.
PINICOLA Vieillot.
252. Alaskan Pine Grosbeak.
_Pinicola enucleator alascensis_ (Ridgw.).
Mainland east and west of Cascade Mountains. Common in winter in the neighbourhood of Clinton. Mr. Brooks reports it from Chilliwhack and Okanagan. Rare at Metlakatla. (_Rev. J. H. Keen_.)
CARPODACUS Kaup.
253. California Purple Finch.
_Carpodacus purpureus californicus_ (Baird).
An abundant summer resident west of Cascades. Quite a number winter on Vancouver Island.
254. Cassin's Purple Finch.
_Carpodacus cassini_ (Baird).
East of Cascades to Rocky Mountains. Tolerably common.
LOXIA Linnæus.
255. American Crossbill.
_Loxia curvirostra minor_ (Brehm.).
An abundant resident throughout the Province, Island and Mainland.
256. White-winged Crossbill.
_Loxia leucoptera_ (Gmel.).
An abundant resident chiefly on the Mainland, occasionally west to Vancouver Island.
LEUCOSTICTE Swainson.
257. Gray-crowned Leucosticte.
_Leucosticte tephrocotis_ (Swains.).
Rocky Mountain district. In winter, occasionally west to Cascades. Mr. Brooks has taken it as far west as Chilliwhack.
258. Hepburn's Leucosticte.
_Leucosticte tephrocotis littoralis_ (Baird).
Common on the Mainland from the Coast to Rocky Mountains. Breeds above timber line in the interior.
ACANTHIS Bechstein.
259. Hoary Redpoll.
_Acanthis hornemannii exilipes_ (Coues.).
Mouth of Quesnelle, S. Williams. Chilliwhack, A. C. Brooks.
260. Redpoll.
_Acanthis linaria_ (Linn.).
The Province at large, but more abundant in the Rocky Mountain district. West in winter to Vancouver Island.
ASTRAGALINUS Cabanis.
261. American Goldfinch.
_Astragalinus tristis_ (Linn.).
Both slopes of Cascades to Rocky Mountains on the Mainland. Taken at Okanagan by A. C. Brooks.
262. Willow Goldfinch.
_Astragalinus tristis salicamans_ (Grinnell).
Taken at Okanagan by A. C. Brooks.
SPINUS Koch.
263. Pine Siskin.
_Spinus pinus_ (Wils.).
An abundant resident throughout the Province. Breeds throughout its range.
PASSER Brisson.
264. House Sparrow.
_Passer domesticus_ (Linn.).
This bird has now become quite common in the cities along the Coast.
PASSERINA (Vieill).
265. Snowflake.
_Passerina nivalis_ (Linn.).
Not common on Vancouver Island. More abundant east of Cascades on the Mainland.
CALCARIUS Bechstein.
266. Lapland Longspur.
_Calcarius lapponicus_ (Linn.).
The Province at large, but nowhere common. It has been taken a Victoria, Chilliwhack, Burrard Inlet, Okanagan, Fort Simpson and Metlakatla.
RHYNCHOPHANES Baird.
267. McCown's Longspur.
_Rhynchophanes mccownii_ (Lawr.).
Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C. Brooks.
POOECETES Baird.
268. Western Vesper Sparrow.
_Pooecetes gramineus confinis_ (Baird).
Interior portions of the Mainland east of Cascades, and in the Okanagan.
269. Oregon Vesper Sparrow.
_Pooecetes gramineus affinis_ (Miller).
West of Cascades, including Vancouver Island.
PASSERCULUS Bonaparte.
270. Sandwich Sparrow.
_Passerculus sandwichensis_ (Gmel.).
An abundant summer resident west of Cascades on the Mainland, including Vancouver Island. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Okanagan.
271. Western Savanna Sparrow.
_Passerculus sandwichensis alaudinus_ (Bonaparte).
A common summer resident on the Coast, including Vancouver Island.
COTURNICULUS Bonaparte.
272. Western Grasshopper Sparrow.
_Coturniculus savannarum bimaculatus_ (Swainson).
A summer resident in the Okanagan, near Vernon. (_Brooks_.)
CHONDESTES Swainson.
273. Western Lark Sparrow.
_Chondestes grammacus strigatus_ (Swains.).
Interior southern portions of the Mainland, from Chilliwhack east through the Okanagan.
ZONOTRICHIA Swainson.
274. Harris's Sparrow.
_Zonotrichia querula_ (Nutt.).
Cadbora Bay, near Victoria, October, 1894, A. H. Maynard; Comox, November, 1894, W. B. Anderson; Sumas (Lower Fraser), 10th January, 1895, A. C. Brooks.
275. Gambel's Sparrow.
_Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii_ (Nutt.).
Mainland, east of Coast Range, east to Okanagan. Common.
276. Nuttall's Sparrow.
_Zonotrichia leucophrys nuttalli_ (Ridgw.).
An abundant summer resident on Vancouver Island and Mainland, west of Cascades.
277. Golden-crowned Sparrow.
_Zonotrichia coronata_ (Pallas.).
Abundant during migrations on the Coast; have also taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
SPIZELLA Bonaparte.
278. Western Tree Sparrow.
_Spizella monticola ochracea_ (Brewst.).
Chilliwhack and Okanagan, A. C. Brooks; Victoria, A. H. Maynard.
279. Western Chipping Sparrow.
_Spizella socialis arizonæ_ (Coues.).
An abundant summer resident east and west of Cascades. Breeds in the neighbourhood of this City. Also a number remain throughout the winter.
280. Clay-coloured Sparrow.
_Spizella pallida_ (Swains.).
Carpenter's Mountain, 150-Mile House, Cariboo, July 3rd, 1901. (_Brooks_.)
281. Brewer's Sparrow.
_Spizella breweri_ (Cass.).
Eastern Cascades and Rocky Mountains districts. Similkameen, R. V. Griffin; Okanagan, A. C. Brooks.
JUNCO Wagler.
282. Slate-coloured Junco.
_Junco hyemalis_ (Linn.).
Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C. Brooks.
283. Oregon Junco.
_Junco hyemalis oreganus_ (Townsend).
Abundant resident west of Cascades, including Vancouver Island.
284. Shufeldt's Junco.
_Junco hyemalis shufeldti_ (Coale).
Breeding from interior British Columbia (Stuarts Lake) east to Rocky Mountains, south to Vancouver Island.
MELOSIPZA Baird.
285. Rusty Song Sparrow.
_Melosipza cinerea morphna_ (Oberh.).
An abundant resident throughout the Province. Breeds on Vancouver Island and Mainland.
286. Sooty Song Sparrow.
_Melosipza cinerea rufina_ (Bonap.).
An abundant resident, chiefly along the coast of Mainland and Vancouver Island. I found it quite common at Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands, August, 1895.
287. Lincoln's Sparrow.
_Melosipza lincolnii_ (Aud.).
Not common. East and west of Cascades; a few have been taken near Victoria. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Okanagan.
288. Forbush's Sparrow.
_Melosipza lincolnii striata_ (Brewst.).
Collected at Comox, September, 1888, by E. H. Forbush. Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C. Brooks.
PASSERELLA Swainson.
289. Townsend's Sparrow.
_Passerella iliaca unalaschcensis_ (Gmel.).
A common summer resident west of Cascades. A few remain throughout the winter on Vancouver Island; I have taken it in November and January.
290. Slate-coloured Sparrow.
_Passerella iliaca schistacea_ (Baird).
Southern portions of Mainland, east of Cascades. Sicamous, J. Fannin, Okanagan, A. C. Brooks.
PIPILO Vieillot.
291. Spurred Towhee.
_Pipilo maculatus megalonyx_ (Baird).
East of Cascades, south through the Okanagan.
292. Oregon Towhee.
_Pipilo maculatus oregonus_ (Bell.).
An abundant resident west of Cascades. Breeds on Vancouver Island and Mainland.
ZAMELODIA Coues.
293. Black-headed Grosbeak.
_Zamelodia melanocephala_ (Swains).
A summer resident on Vancouver Island. Taken at Chilliwhack. (_Brooks_.) A summer resident east and west of Cascades. (_Fannin_.)
CYANOSPIZA Baird.
294. Lazuli Bunting.
_Cyanospiza amoena_ (Say.).
A summer resident chiefly east of Cascades. I have seen it at Chilliwhack and near Vernon. Rare on Vancouver Island.
Family TANAGRIDÆ. Tanagers.
PIRANGA Vieillot.
295. Louisiana Tanager.
_Piranga ludoviciana_ (Wils.).
An abundant summer resident throughout the Province. Vancouver Island and Mainland.
Family HIRUNDINIDÆ. Swallows.
PROGNE Boie.
296. Purple Martin.
_Progne subis_ (Linn.).
A common summer resident chiefly in the cities along the Coast. West of Cascades.
PETROCHELIDON Cabanis.
297. Cliff Swallow.
_Petrochelidon lunifrons_ (Say.).
Common summer resident on the Mainland east and west of Cascades, Chilliwhack, Okanagan and Cariboo Road.
HIRUNDO Linn.
298. Barn Swallow.
_Hirundo erythrogastra_ (Bodd).
An abundant summer resident throughout the Province, including Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Islands.
TACHYCINETA Cabanis.
299. White-bellied Swallow.
_Tachycineta bicolor_ (Vieill.).
An abundant summer resident east and west of Cascades.
300. Northern Violet-green Swallow.
_Tachycineta thalassina lepida_ (Mearns).
An abundant summer resident throughout the Province, east and west of Cascades.
RIPARIA Forester.
301. Bank Swallow.
_Riparia riparia_ (Linn.).
An abundant summer resident, chiefly east of Cascades, north to Cariboo District. Very common from Sicamous down through the Okanagan. Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C. Brooks.
STELGIDOPTERYX Baird.
302. Rough-winged Swallow.
_Stelgidopteryx serripennis_ (Aud.).
A common summer resident throughout the Province. Vancouver Island and Mainland.
Family AMPELIDÆ. Waxwings.
AMPELIS Linnæus.
303. Bohemian Waxwing.
_Ampelis garrulus_ (Linn.).
An abundant resident chiefly east of Cascades. A winter visitant to the Coast and Vancouver Island.
304. Cedar Bird.
_Ampelis cedrorum_ (Vieill.).
A common summer resident throughout the Province. Vancouver Island and Mainland.
Family LANIIDÆ. Shrikes.
LANIUS Linnæus.
305. Northern Shrike. Butcher-bird.
_Lanius borealis_ (Vieill.).
Not common, but found distributed throughout the Province. Found throughout the winter on the Coast.
306. White-rumped Shrike.
_Lanis ludovicianus excubitorides_ (Swains.).
Chilliwhack, A. C. Brooks. Victoria, A. H. Maynard.
Family VIREONIDÆ. Vireos.
VIREO Vieillot.
307. Red-eyed Vireo.
_Vireo olivaceus_ (Linn.).
Distributed over the southern portions of the Province, including Vancouver Island. A summer resident. Chilliwhack and Okanagan, A. C. Brooks.
308. Western Warbling Vireo.
_Vireo gilvus swainsonii_ (Baird).
Common summer resident, west of Rocky Mountains to Pacific. Mainland and Vancouver Island.
309. Cassin's Vireo.
_Vireo solitarius cassinii_ (Xantus.).
A summer resident east and west of Cascades, including Vancouver Island.
310. Anthony's Vireo.
_Vireo huttoni obscurus_ (Anthony).
A summer resident on Vancouver Island.
Family MNIOTILTIDÆ. Wood Warblers.
HELMINTHOPHILA Ridgway.
311. Calaveras Warbler.
_Helminthophila ruficapilla gutturalis_ (Ridgw.).
Rocky Mountains to Pacific. A summer resident. Common in the Okanagan. (_Brooks_.)
312. Orange-crowned Warbler.
_Helminthophila celata_ (Say.).
A common summer resident east and west of Cascades.
313. Lutescent Warbler.
_Helminthophila celata lutescens_ (Ridgw.).
An abundant summer resident, chiefly west of Cascades, along the coast of Mainland and Vancouver Island.
314. Tennessee Warbler.
_Helminthophila peregrina_ (Wils.).
Taken at 150-Mile House, Cariboo, by A. C. Brooks.
DENDROICA Gray.
315. Alaskan Yellow Warbler.
_Dendroica æstiva rubiginosa_ (Pallas).
An abundant summer resident throughout the Province, from Rocky Mountains to the Pacific.
316. Myrtle Warbler.
_Dendroica coronata_ (Linn.).
An abundant summer resident on Vancouver Island and Mainland, chiefly west of Cascades. Rare at Metlakatla. (_Rev. J. H. Keen_.) Okanagan. (_Brooks_).
317. Audubon's Warbler.
_Dendroica auduboni_ (Towns.).
An abundant summer resident throughout the Province, Vancouver Island and Mainland east to Rocky Mountains.
318. Magnolia Warbler.
_Dendroica maculosa_ (Gmel.).
Okanagan, 1898 (_Rhoads_).
319. Black-throated Gray Warbler.
_Dendroica nigrescens_ (Towns.).
Not common. A summer resident west of Cascades, but chiefly along the Coast. Taken at Chilliwhack (_Brooks_).
320. Townsend's Warbler.
_Dendroica townsendi_ (Townsend.).
Not common, but found distributed throughout the Province, chiefly west of Cascades, including Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Islands.
321. Hermit Warbler. Western Warbler.
_Dendroica occidentalis_ (Townsend).
A summer resident, chiefly west of Cascade Range.
SEIURUS Swainson.
322. Grinnell's Water-thrush.
_Seiurus noveboracensis notabilis_ (Ridgw.).
Taken at Ducks, C. P. R., by Clark P. Streator, August 7th, 1889. Taken at Quesnel, August 30th, 1900, by A. C. Brooks.
GEOTHLYPIS Cabanis.
323. Macgillivray's Warbler.
_Geothlypis tolmiei_ (Towns.).
A common summer resident throughout the Province, Vancouver Island and Mainland.
324. Western Yellow-throat.
_Geothlypis trichas occidentalis_ (Brewst.).
A common summer resident throughout the Province.
325. Pacific Yellow-throat.
_Geothlypis trichas arizela_ (Oberh.)
Summer resident in the southern portion of Mainland and Vancouver Island.
ICTERIA Vieillot.
326. Long-tailed Chat.
_Icteria virens longicauda_ (Lawr.).
Summer resident in the southern portions of the Province, from Sumas east to Okanagan, south of Ashcroft.
WILSONIA Bonaparte.
327. Wilson's Warbler.
_Wilsonia pusilla_ (Wils.).
Vancouver Island and Mainland, east and west of Cascades. S. N. Rhoads, 1892 (_Fannin_.)
328. Pileolated Warbler.
_Wilsonia pusilla pileolata_ (Pall.).
A common summer resident on Vancouver Island and Mainland.
329. Golden Pileolated Warbler.
_Wilsonia pusilla chryseola_ (Ridgw.).
A summer resident, New Westminster and Mount Lehman.
SETOPHAGA Swainson.
330. American Redstart.
_Setophaga ruticilla_ (Linn.).
Found through the interior of the Province, from Barkerville south to Okanagan, chiefly east of, and accidentally west of, Cascades. Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C. Brooks.
Family MOTACILLIDÆ. Wagtails and Pipits.
ANTHUS Bechstein.
331. American Pipit.
_Anthus pensilvanicus_ (Lath.).
Very abundant during migration, east and west of Cascades. Found throughout some winters on Vancouver Island.
Family CINCLIDÆ. Dippers.
CINCLUS Bechstein.
332. American Dipper.
_Cinclus mexicanus_ (Swains.).
Common throughout the Province in suitable localities.
Family TROGLODYTIDÆ. Wrens.
GALEOSCOPTES Cabanis.
333. Catbird.
_Galeoscoptes carolinensis_ (Linn.).
A common summer resident east and west of Cascades. Rare on Vancouver Island.
SALPINCTES Cabanis.
334. Rock Wren.
_Salpinctes obsoletus_ (Say.).
Common east of Cascades, rarely west to the Coast. Chilliwhack. (_Brooks_.) Burrard Inlet. (_Fannin_.)
THRYOMANES Sclater.
335. Vigor's Wren.
_Thryomanes bewickii spilurus_ (Vig.).
A common summer resident west of Cascades. Found throughout the winter on Vancouver Island.
TROGLODYTES Vieillot.
336. Parkman's Wren.
_Troglodytes aëdon parkmanii_ (Aud.).
A common summer resident east and west of Cascades, including Vancouver Island.
OLBIORCHILUS Oberholser.
337. Western Winter Wren.
_Olbiorchilus hiemalis pacificus_ (Baird).
An abundant resident east and west of Cascades, including Vancouver Island.
TELMATODYTES Cabanis.
338. Tule Wren.
_Telmatodytes palustris paludicola_ (Baird).
Abundant east of Cascades, from the lakes along the Cariboo Road, south through the Okanagan. Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C. Brooks.
Family CERTHIIDÆ. Creepers.
CERTHIA Linnæus.
339. Rocky Mountain Creeper.
_Certhia familiaris montana_ (Ridgw.).
Southern portion of east of Cascades. Okanagan.
340. California Creeper.
_Certhia familiaris occidentalis_ (Ridgw.).
Common on Vancouver Island. East and west of Cascades on the Mainland.
Family SITTIDÆ. Nuthatches.
SITTA Linnæus.
341. Slender-billed Nuthatch.
_Sitta carolinensis aculeata_ (Cass.).
Common east of Cascades, from Ashcroft south through the Okanagan. I found it quite common near Shuswap, May, 1895.
342. Red-breasted Nuthatch.
_Sitta canadensis_ (Linn.).
Common east and west of Cascades. Found throughout the winter on Vancouver Island.
343. Pygmy Nuthatch.
_Sitta pygmæa_ (Vig.).
East of Cascades, in the south-eastern portions of the Province. I found it fairly common at Grand Prairie, May, 1895.
Family PARIDÆ. Titmice or Chickadees.
PARUS Linnæus.
344. Long-tailed Chickadee.
_Parus atricapillus septentrionalis_ (Harris.).
Common east of Cascades, from Cornwall's south to Okanagan.
345. Oregon Chickadee.
_Parus atricapillus occidentalis_ (Baird.).
A common resident west of Cascades.
346. Mountain Chickadee.
_Parus gambeli_ (Ridgw.).
East of Cascades to Rocky Mountains, and south through Okanagan.
347. Columbia Chickadee.
_Parus hudsonicus columbianus_ (Rhoads).
East of Cascades to Rocky Mountains, from Cassiar District south to Okanagan.
348. Chestnut-backed Chickadee.
_Parus rufescens_ (Towns.).
An abundant resident chiefly west of Cascades. Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Islands. Taken at Arrow Lake by A. C. Brooks.
Family CHAMÆIDÆ. Wren, Tits and Bush-Tits.
PSALTRIPARUS Bonaparte.
349. Least Bush-tit.
_Psaltriparus minimus_ (Towns.).
Rare. Taken at Sumas, November 25, 1899, by A. C. Brooks.
Family SYLVIIDÆ. Warblers. Kinglets.
REGULUS Cuvier.
350. Western Golden-crowned Kinglet.
_Regulus satrapa olivaceus_ (Baird).
Abundant throughout the Province.
351. Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
_Regulus calendula_ (Linn.).
Abundant throughout the Province.
Family TURDIDÆ. Thrushes, Solitaires and Bluebirds.
MYADESTES Swainson.
352. Townsend's Solitaire.
_Myadestes townsendii_ (Aud.).
Not common. Found east and west of Cascades, including Vancouver Island.
HYLOCICHLA Baird.
353. Willow Thrush.
_Hylocichla fuscescens salicicola_ (Ridgw.).
A common summer resident east of Cascades.
354. Russet-backed Thrush.
_Hylocichla ustulata_ (Nutt.).
A common summer resident west of Cascades. Very common on Queen Charlotte Islands, July, 1895.
355. Olive-backed Thrush. _Hylocichla ustulata swainsoni_ (Cab.).
Southern portion of Mainland east of Cascades.
356. Alaska Hermit Thrush.
_Hylocichla guttata_ (Pallas).