Catalogue of British Columbia Birds | Page 8

Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
XENOPICUS Baird.
196. White-headed Woodpecker.
Xenopicus albolarvatus (Cass.).
A rare bird in this Province, found east of the Coast Range. Museum specimen from Similkameen Valley, collected by R. V. Griffin.
PICOIDES Lacépède.
197. Black-backed Three-toed Woodpecker.
Picoides arcticus (Swains.).
Found only east of Coast Range, where in some localities it is quite common. Mr. Brooks reports it from Okanagan.
198. Alaskan Three-toed Woodpecker.
Picoides americanus fasciatus (Bird).
West of Cascade Mountains common. Rare on Vancouver Island. Brooks says common resident in the spruce zone on the Coast Range.
199. Alpine Three-toed Woodpecker.
Picoides americanus dorsalis (Baird).
Mountains east of Cascade Mountains, north to Cassiar. (Fannin.)
SPHYRAPICUS Baird.
200. Red-naped Sapsucker.
Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis (Baird).
Generally distributed east of Cascade Mountains throughout the Province. It was quite common at Duck's, May, 1895.
201. Red-breasted Sapsucker.
Sphyrapicus ruber notkensis (Suckow.).
Generally distributed along the Coast. Not uncommon on Vancouver Island. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack.
202. Williamson's Sapsucker.
Sphyrapicus thyroideus (Cass.).
Taken at Similkameen, B. C., by R. V. Griffin, June, 1882, (Check List of B. C. Birds, 1891--Fannin.)
CEOPHLOEUS Cabanis.
203. Northern Pileated Woodpecker.
Ceophloeus pileatus abieticola (Bangs.).
Common resident throughout the Province, on Vancouver Island and Mainland through the interior to Okanagan. Mr. Brooks found it scarce in the Cariboo District.
ASYNDESMUS (Wils.) Coues.
204. Lewis's Woodpecker.
Asyndesmus torquatus (Wils.).
Abundant through the interior of the Province, at Vernon and Grand Prairie. I found it quite common at Chilliwhack this year. A summer resident on Vancouver Island.
COLAPTES Swainson.
205. Northern Flicker.
Colaptes auratus luteus (Bangs.).
A rare bird of this Province, but is found on Vancouver Island and east to the Rocky Mountains.
206. Red-shafted Flicker.
Colaptes cafer collaris (Vigors).
Common east of Cascade Mountains through the interior, at Duck's, Sicamous and Okanagan.
207. North-western Flicker.
Colaptes cafer saturatior (Ridgew.).
Abundant resident west of Cascade Mountains; very common on Vancouver Island.

Order MACROCHIRES. Goatsuckers, Swifts, etc.
Family CAPRIMULGID?. Goatsuckers.
PHAL?NOPTILUS Ridgway.
208. Poor-will.
Phal?noptilis nuttallii (Aud.).
Southern interior portions of Province from Kamloops through the Okanagan. Summer resident.
CHORDEILES Swainson.
209. Nighthawk.
Chordeiles virginianus (Gmel.).
An abundant summer resident east of Cascade Mountains. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack.
210. Western Nighthawk.
Chordeiles virginianus henryi (Cass.).
A summer resident west of Cascade Mountains. Abundant on Vancouver Island.
Family MICROPODID?. Swifts.
CYPSELOIDES Streubel.
211. Black Swift.
Cypseloides niger borealis (Ridgw.).
Common near Victoria during migration. Rev. J. H. Keen says only pass over at Metlakatla. Said to breed in mountains back of Chilliwhack and in the neighbourhood of Comox. (Fannin.) Taken at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. (Brooks.)
CH?TURA Stephens.
212. Vaux's Swift.
Ch?tura vauxii (Towns.).
A summer resident on Vancouver Island and Mainland. I found it very common near Sicamous, May 28th, 1895.
Family TROCHILID?. Hummingbirds.
TROCHILUS Linn?us.
213. Black-chinned Hummingbird.
Trochilus alexandri (Bourc. & Muls.).
Confined to the Mainland. I have never seen it on Vancouver Island. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
SELASPHORUS Swainson.
214. Red-backed Rufous Hummingbird.
Selasphorus rufus (Gmel.).
An abundant summer resident west of Cascade Mountains, including Vancouver Island. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Okanagan. Common at Metlakatla (Rev. J. H. Keen.)
215. Green-backed Rufous Hummingbird. Allen's Hummingbird.
Selasphorus alleni (Hensh.).
Eastern Cascade and Rocky Mountain districts. (Fannin.)
STELLULA Gould.
216. Calliope Hummingbird.
Stellula calliope (Gould).
East and west of Cascade Mountains. (Fannin.)

Order PASSERES. Perching Birds.
Family TYRANNID?. Tyrant Flycatchers.
TYRANNUS Cuvier.
217. Kingbird.
Tyrannus tyrannus (Linn.).
A common summer resident on the Mainland at Chilliwhack, Sardis, Ducks and Vernon, and has been taken as far north as Port Simpson. Rare on Vancouver Island.
218. Gray Kingbird.
Tyrannus dominicensis (Gmel.).
Accidentally in B. C. One specimen taken at Cape Beale, October 9, 1889, by Miss Cox, and presented to the Museum.
219. Arkansas Kingbird.
Tyrannus verticalis (Say).
A common summer resident on the Mainland. I have found it quite common at Chilliwhack, Ducks and Okanagan, rarely west to Vancouver Island.
SAYORNIS Bonaparte.
220. Say's Phoebe.
Sayornis saya (Bonap.).
A summer resident. Not common on Vancouver Island, chiefly on Mainland in the interior. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
CONTOPUS Cabanis.
221. Olive-sided Flycatcher.
Contopus borealis (Swains.).
A summer resident on Vancouver Island and Mainland. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
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 ALAUDID?. 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