Catalogue of British Columbia Birds | Page 6

has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.

HELODROMAS Kaup.
115. SOLITARY SANDPIPER.
Helodromas solitarius (Wils.).
Found throughout the Province. Taken at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
(Brooks).
116. WESTERN SOLITARY SANDPIPER.
Helodromas solitarius cinnamomeus (Brewster).
Taken at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. (Brooks).
SYMPHEMIA Rafinesque.
117. WESTERN WILLET.
Symphemia semipalmata inornata (Brewster).
One specimen shot at Clover Point, near Victoria, August 18th, 1898,
by Mr. J. Henley.
HETERACTITIS Stejneger.
118. WANDERING TATLER.
Heteractitis incanus (Gmel.).
Tolerably common along the coast of Island and Mainland. I took it at
Clayoquot, May, 1894, and at Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands,
August 5th, 1895.
BARTRAMIA Lesson.
119. BARTRAMIAN SANDPIPER.
Bartramia longicauda (Bechst.).

One specimen shot at Comox, August 20th, 1895, by W. B. Anderson.
Another was taken at l50-Mile House, Cariboo Road, May 16th, 1901,
by A. C. Brooks.
TRYNGITES Cabanis.
120. BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER.
Tryngites subruficollis (Vieill.).
Not common. Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C. Brooks.
ACTITIS Illiger.
121. SPOTTED SANDPIPER.
Actitis macularia (Linn.).
This bird is found along the entire coast; I have taken it at Clayoquot
Vancouver Island, and at Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands, July 26th,
1895. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
NUMENIUS Brisson.
122. LONG-BILLED CURLEW.
Numenius longirostris (Wils.).
A few specimens have been taken on the coast, but is to be more
frequently met with in the interior of the Mainland, south through the
Okanagan.
123. HUDSONIAN CURLEW.
Numenius hudsonicus (Lath.).
Not common, but distributed along the coast of Island and Mainland. I
have taken it at Clayoquot in May, 1894. W. B. Andersen has taken it
at Port Simpson, and J. Maynard at Cadboro Bay, near Victoria.

Family CHARADRIIDÆ. Plovers, Etc.
CHARADRIUS Linnæus.
124. BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER.
Charadrius squatarola (Linn.).
Abundant during migrations along the coast. Brooks has taken it at
Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
125. AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER.
Charadrius dominicus (Mull.).
Common on the coast during migrations. Brooks has taken it at
Chilliwhack and Okanagan. Rev. J. H. Keen reports it common at
Metlakatla. W. B. Anderson has taken it at Port Simpson.
ÆGIALITIS Boie.
126. KILLDEER PLOVER.
Ægialitis vocifera (Linn.).
Found throughout the Province; occasionally on the coast in winter.
Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
127. SEMIPALMATED PLOVER.
Ægialitis semipalmata (Bonap.).
Not common. I took two specimens on the West Coast, Vancouver
Island--one at Ucluelet, April 28th, 1894, the other at Clayoquot, May,
1894. A. H. Maynard shot one at Cadboro Bay, Victoria.
Family APHRIZIDÆ. Surf-birds and Turnstones.
APHRIZA Audubon.

128. SURF-BIRD.
Aphriza virgata (Gmel.).
Not uncommon along the entire coast line of the Province. I found it
quite common at Clayoquot, May, 1894. It has been taken at Port
Simpson by W. B. Anderson.
ARENARIA Brisson.
129. TURNSTONE.
Arenaria interpres (Linn.).
Along the entire coast line, but not common. It has been taken at Port
Simpson and Sidney Island. Brooks has taken it at Sumas Lake.
130. BLACK TURNSTONE.
Arenaria melanocephala (Vig.).
Common along the entire coast of the Province. I have taken it at
Clayquot in May, 1894, and I found it very common at Skidegate,
Queen Charlotte Islands, in July, 1895, and it is found near Victoria
throughout the winter.
Family HÆMATOPODIDÆ. Oyster-Catchers.
HÆMATOPUS Linnæus.
131. BLACK OYSTER-CATCHER.
Hæmatopus bachmani (Aud.).
Abundant along the entire coast of Island and Mainland. Breeds
throughout its range. Common on Queen Charlotte Islands, at
Skidegate.

Order GALLINÆ. Gallinaceous Birds.
Family TETRAONIDÆ. Grouse, Partridges, Etc.
OREORTYX Baird.
132. MOUNTAIN PARTRIDGE.
Oreortyx pictus (Dougl.).
Common on Vancouver Island. Introduced from California.
LOPHORTYX Bonaparte.
133. CALIFORNIA PARTRIDGE.
Lophortyx californicus (Shaw.).
Common on Vancouver Island. Introduced from California.
DENDRAGAPUS Elliot.
134. SOOTY GROUSE.
Dendragapus obscurus fuliginosus (Ridgw.).
Abundant west of Cascade Mountains, including Vancouver Island,
Queen Charlotte Islands, and all the larger islands along the coast.
135. RICHARDSON'S GROUSE.
Dendragapus obscurus richardsonii (Dougl.).
An abundant resident east of Cascade Mountains to Rocky Mountains.
CANACHITES Stejneger.
136. FRANKLIN'S GROUSE.
Canachites franklinii (Dougl.).

An abundant resident throughout the wooded portion of the interior east
of the Cascade Mountains, from Okanagan to Cassiar.
BONASA Stephens.
137. CANADIAN RUFFED GROUSE.
Bonasa umbellus togata (Linn.).
An abundant resident east of and including the Cascade Mountains.
Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C. Brooks.
138. GRAY RUFFED GROUSE.
Bonasa umbellus umbelloides (Dougl.).
Rocky Mountain District, Soda Creek and Beaver Pass. Check List of
B. C. Birds, 1898. (Fannin.) Okanagan, A. C. Brooks.
139. OREGON RUFFED GROUSE.
Bonasa umbellus sabini (Dougl.).
An abundant resident on Vancouver Island and all the larger islands of
the coast, and on the Mainland west of Cascade Mountains.
LAGOPUS Brisson.
140. WILLOW PTARMIGAN.
Lagopus lagopus (Linn.).
Northern portion of British Columbia, Dease Lake, Cassiar. (_James
Porter.) Log Cabin, Atlin. (Fletcher_ and Englehardt.).
141. ROCK PTARMIGAN.
Lagopus rupestris (Gmel.).

Common on the summit of most of the mountains on the Mainland and
Vancouver Island. (Fannin.) Quite common at Atlin.
142. WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN.
Lagopus leucurus (Swains. & Rich.).
Found on the summit of most