Catalogue of British Columbia Birds | Page 7

taken it at Chilliwhack.
163. PRAIRIE FALCON.
Falco mexicanus (Schleg.).
Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C. Brooks, and at Kamloops, November, 1894, by W. Fortune.
164. DUCK HAWK.
Falco peregrinus anatum (Bonap.).
Apparently more common on the Mainland than Vancouver Island. Several have been taken in the Okanagan Country.
165. PEALE'S FALCON.
Falco peregrinus pealei (Ridgw.).
Found chiefly along the coasts of Mainland and Vancouver Island. Several specimens have been taken at Cadbora Bay, near Victoria. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack. Rare at Metlakatla. (Rev. J. H. Keen.)
166. PIGEON HAWK.
Falco columbarius (Linn.).
Apparently more common east of the Coast Range. A few have been taken on the Coast. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
167. BLACK MERLIN.
Falco columbarius suckleyi (Ridgw.).
Abundant; summer resident on Vancouver Island and portions of Mainland. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
168. RICHARDSON'S MERLIN.
Falco richardsonii (Ridgw.).
Not common on Vancouver Island; a few specimens have been taken near Victoria. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
169. DESERT SPARROW HAWK.
Falco spaverius phaloena (Lesson).
Abundant throughout the southern portion of Mainland, including Vancouver Island, from the coast to Rocky Mountains.
PANDION Savigny.
170. AMERICAN OSPREY. FISH HAWK.
Pandion halioetus carolinensis (Gmel.).
Common throughout the Province, on Mainland and Island, including Queen Charlotte Islands. Their nest is a huge heap of sticks, usually on the broken top of a tree.
Family BUBONID?. Horned Owls, etc.
ASIO Brisson.
171. AMERICAN LONG-EARED OWL.
Asio wilsonianus (Less.).
Not common; a few have been taken on Vancouver Island. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
172. SHORT-EARED OWL.
Asio accipitrinus (Pall.).
Common throughout the Province, on Island and Mainland; rather common near Victoria throughout the winter.
SYRNIUM Sanigny.
173. NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL.
Syrnium occidentale caurinum (Merriam).
Rare resident at Chilliwhack and Mount Lehman (Brooks.) The late John Fannin had this bird on his first list of B. C. birds, he having taken it at Burrard Inlet some years ago, but in his lists of 1891 and 1898 he dropped it.
SCOTIAPTEX Swainson.
174. GREAT GREY OWL.
Scotiaptex nebulosa (Forster).
A rare bird in this Province; it has been taken at Vernon and Stewart's Lake. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack.
CRYPTOGLAUX Richmond.
175. RICHARDSON'S OWL.
Cryptoglaux tengmalmi richardsoni (Bonaparte).
Taken at Okanagan by A. C. Brooks.
176. SAW-WHET OWL.
Cryptoglaux acadica (Gmel.).
Not common on Vancouver Island; several have been taken near this city. Tolerably at Chilliwhack and common in winter at Okanagan. (Brooks.)
176A. NORTH-WEST SAW-WHET OWL.
Cryptoglaux acadica scot?a (Osgood).
Queen Charlotte Islands.
MEGASCOPS Kaup.
177. KENNICOTT'S SCREECH OWL.
Megascops asio kennicottii (Elliot).
An abundant resident throughout the Province. Breeds in the neighbourhood of Victoria.
178. MACFARLANE'S SCREECH OWL.
Megascops asio macfarlanei (Brewst.).
Southern portion of the Province, east of Cascade Mountains.
BUBO Dumeril.
179. GREAT HORNED OWL.
Bubo virginianus (Gmel.).
Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C. Brooks, and near Victoria by John Hall, November, 1896.
180. WESTERN HORNED OWL.
Bubo virginianus pallescens (Stone).
Common on Vancouver Island and Mainland. Taken at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. (Brooks.)
181. ARCTIC HORNED OWL.
Bubo virginianus arcticus (Swains.).
One specimen taken near Victoria, November, 1896, by A. H. Maynard, and at Chilliwhack by A. C. Brooks.
182. DUSKY HORNED OWL.
Bubo virginianus saturatus (Ridgw.).
An abundant resident in this Province; common on Vancouver Island. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
NYCTEA Stephens.
183. SNOWY OWL.
Nyctea nyctea (Linn.).
A resident in the northern portions of the Province, south in winter to mouth of Fraser River, Chilliwhack and Okanagan, occasionally to Vancouver Island. Rev. J. H. Keen reports it rare at Metlakahtla.
SURNIA Duméril.
184. American Hawk Owl.
Surnia ulula caparoch (Mull.).
Not common, but found throughout the southern part of the Province from the Coast to Okanagan. Rare on Vancouver Island. It has been taken at Victoria, Sardis, Grand Prairie and Vernon.
SPEOTYTO Gloger.
185. Burrowing Owl.
Speotyto cunicularia hypog?a (Bonap.).
Not common, but is found in suitable localities in the southern portions of the Province from Chilliwhack to Okanagan. Mr. Brooks has taken three specimens at Chilliwhack. Rare at Vernon. (E. P. Venables.)
GLAUCIDIUM Boie.
186. Pygmy Owl.
Glaucidium gnoma (Wagl.).
Common throughout the Province. (Fannin.)
187. California Pygmy Owl.
Glaucidium gnoma californicum (Scl.).
Common throughout the southern portions of the Province, including Vancouver Island.

Order COCCYGES. Cuckoos and Kingfishers.
Family CUCULID?. Cuckoos.
COCCYZUS Vieillot.
188. Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo. California Cuckoo.
Coccyzus americanus occidentalis (Ridgw.).
A regular summer resident in the southwestern portions of the Province. It breeds on Vancouver Island near Victoria. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack.
Family ALCEDINID?. Kingfishers.
CERYLE Boie.
189. Belted Kingfisher.
Ceryle alcyon (LINN.).
An abundant resident throughout the Province, breeds throughout its range.

Order PICI. Woodpeckers, Wrynecks, etc.
Family PICID?. Woodpeckers.
DRYOBATES Boie.
190. Northern Hairy Woodpecker.
Dryobates villosus leucomelas (Bodd.).
Common resident on the Mainland east of Cascade Mountains. I found it quite common at Sicamous, May, 1895. Mr. Brooks reports having taken it several times at Chilliwhack.
191. Harris's Woodpecker.
Dryobates villosus harrisii (Aud.).
A common resident west of Coast Range, including Vancouver Island.
192. Cabanis's Woodpecker.
Dryobates villosus hyloscopus (Cab.).
Rocky Mountain district. Taken at Okanagan by A. C. Brooks.
193. Queen Charlotte Woodpecker.
Dryobates villosus picoideus (Osgood).
Queen Charlotte Islands.
194. Gairdner's Woodpecker.
Dryobates pubescens gairdneri (Aud.).
A very common resident on Vancouver Island, Coast of Mainland and Lower Fraser Valley.
195. Batchelder's Woodpecker.
Dryobates pubescens homorus (Cab.).
Common throughout the interior of the Province, along the C. P. R., at Ducks, and at Vernon.