Catalogue of British Columbia Birds | Page 5

the other at mouth of Fraser River. Check List of B. C.
Birds, 1891. (Fannin.)
Family ARDEIDÆ. Herons and Bitterns.
BOTAURUS Hermann.
88. American Bittern.
Botaurus lentiginosus (Montag.).
Common throughout the greater portion of the Province. Breeds both
east and west of Cascades.
ARDEA Linnæus.
89. Great Blue Heron.

Ardea herodias (Linn.).
A common resident on the coast, and is quite common at Sumas Lake
and Okanagan. Breeds throughout its range.
90. Northwest Coast Heron.
Ardea herodias fannini (Chapman).
In August, 1895, I found this form, now named after the late John
Fannin by Frank M. Chapman, quite common at Skidegate, Queen
Charlotte Islands.
EGRETTA Forester.
91. Snowy Heron.
Egretta candidissima (Gmel.).
Rare in British Columbia. Two specimens collected at Burrard Inlet,
May, 1879. (Fannin.) One specimen is in the Museum.

Order PALUDICOLÆ. Cranes, Rails, etc.
Family GRUIDÆ. Cranes.
GRUS Pallas.
92. Little Brown Crane.
Grus canadensis (Linn.).
Common, during migrations, throughout the Province.
93. Sandhill Crane.
Grus mexicana (Mull.).

Common throughout the Province; it breeds in the interior of Mainland;
numbers pass over Victoria in the spring and autumn migrations.
Family RALLIDÆ. Rails and Coots.
RALLUS Linnæus.
94. Virginia Rail.
Rallus virginianus (Linn.).
Tolerably common on Island and Mainland; breeds close to Victoria.
Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
PORZANA Vieillot.
95. Carolina Rail. Sora.
Porzana Carolina (Linn.).
Found on Vancouver Island and Mainland. Rev. J. H. Keen reports it
very rare on Queen Charlotte Islands. Common east of Cascades.
(Fannin.)
FULICA Linnæus.
96. American Coot. Mud-hen.
Fulica americana (Gmel.).
A common resident on Island and Mainland; breeds throughout its
range.

Order LIMICIOLÆ. Shore Birds.
Family PHALAROPODIDÆ. Phalaropes.
CRYMOPHILUS Vieillot.

97. Red Phalarope.
Crymophilus fulicarius (Linn.).
Taken at Clover Point, near Victoria, during migration.
PHALAROPUS Brisson.
98. Northern Phalarope.
Phalaropus lobatus (Linn.).
Abundant along the coast of Island and Mainland in the spring and
autumn. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. Fannin has
taken it at Burrard Inlet in July.
STEGANOPUS. Vieillot.
99. Wilson's Phalarope.
Steganopus tricolor (Vieill.).
Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C. Brooks.
Family SCOLOPACIDÆ. Snipes, Sand-pipers, Etc.
GALLINAGO Leach.
100. Wilson's Snipe.
Gallinago delicata (Ord.)
Common throughout the Province on Island and Mainland; breeds in
the interior. Rev. J. H. Keen reports it common at Metlakatla.
MACRORHAMPHUS Leach.
101. Long-billed Dowitcher. Red-breasted Snipe.

Macrorhamphus scolopaceus (Say.).
Tolerably abundant throughout the Province. I found it quite common
at Clayoquot, West Coast Vancouver Island, in May, 1894. Fannin says
breeds in the interior. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack. Fairly
common at Metlakatla. (Rev. J. H. Keen.)
MICROPALAMA Baird.
102. STILT SANDPIPER.
Micropalama himantopus (Bonap.).
Taken at Chilliwhack, August 19th, 1899, by A. C. Brooks.
TRINGA Linnæus.
103. KNOT. ROBIN SNIPE.
Tringa canutus (Linn.).
Abundant during migrations, chiefly along the coast. (Fannin.) Taken
at Chilliwhack. (Brooks.)
ACTODROMAS Kaup.
104. SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER.
Actodromas acuminata (Horsf.).
Two specimens taken at Massett, Queen Charlotte Islands, December
27th, 1897, by Rev. J. H. Keen.
105. PECTORAL SANDPIPER.
Actodromas maculata (Vieill.).
Not common; taken along the coast during migrations. Brooks has
taken it at Chillihwack and Okanagan.

106. BAIRD'S SANDPIPER.
Actodromas bairdii (Coues.).
Distributed along the coast of Island and Mainland, Rev. J. H. Keen
reports it rare at Metlakatla. Taken at Chilliwhack and Okanagan
(Brooks); and at Clover Point, Victoria (E. M. Anderson).
107. LEAST SANDPIPER.
Actodromas minutilla (Vieill.).
Common along the coast of Island and Mainland. I found it common at
Clayoquot in May, 1894; I have also taken it near Victoria in July.
Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. Fannin has taken it
at 108-Mile House, Cariboo Road, in May.
PELIDNA Cuvier.
108. RED-BACKED SANDPIPER.
Pelidna alpina sakhalina (Vieillot).
Common in the spring and autumn migration along the coast of Island
and Mainland. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack.
EREUNETES Illiger.
109. SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER.
Ereunetes pusillus (Linn.).
Not uncommon in migration along the Coast. Chilliwhack and
Okanagan. (Brooks.) Common at Metlakatla. (Rev. J. H. Keen.)
110. WESTERN SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER.
Ereunetes pusillus occidenlcdis (Lawr.).

Abundant in the fall along the Coast. I also found it very common at
Clayoquot, May, 1894, and have taken it near Victoria in July. Brooks
has taken it at Chilliwhack.
CALIDRIS Cuvier.
111. SANDERLING.
Calidris arenaria (Linn.).
Not common; several have been taken near Victoria by A. H. Maynard.
Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack. Fairly common at Metlakatla. (Rev
J. H. Keen.)
LIMOSA Brisson.
112. MARBLED GODWIT.
Limosa fedoa (Linn.).
The whole of British Columbia; breeds chiefly east of Cascades.
(Fannin.) Port Simpson. (W. B. Anderson.)
TOTANUS Bechstein.
113. GREATER YELLOW-LEGS.
Totanus melanoleucus (Gmel.).
Common along the coast in winter; have taken it at Clayoquot in May.
Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. I found it breeding
around the lakes at Clinton, May, 1891. (Fannin.)
114. LESSER YELLOW-LEGS.
Totanus flavipes (Gmel.).
Tolerably common through the Province; winters on the coast. Brooks