Catalogue of British Columbia Birds | Page 7

mountains on the Mainland except the
Coast Range. Taken at Okanagan. (Brooks.) Cassiar. (_James Porter_.)
PEDIOECETES Baird.
143. COLUMBIAN SHARP-TAILED GROUSE. PRAIRIE
CHICKEN.
Pedioecetes phasianellus columbianus (Ord.).
An abundant resident east of Cascade Range through the southern
portions of the Province. E. P. Venables reports it common near
Vernon.
CENTROCERCUS Swainson.
144. SAGE GROUSE.
Centrocercus urophasianus (Bonap.).
Three specimens taken by Mr. G. B. Martin at Osoyoos Lake in
October, 1864. (Check List of B. C. Birds, 1891. Fannin.)
Family PHASIANIDÆ. Pheasants.
PHASIANUS Linnæus.
145. RING-NECKED PHEASANT.
Phasianus torquatus (Linn.).
Abundant on Vancouver Island and in the Lower Fraser River Valley

and other portions of the Mainland. Introduced from China; now
thoroughly naturalised.

Order COLUMBÆ. Pigeons.
Family COLUMBIDÆ. Pigeons.
COLUMBA Linnæus.
146. BAND-TAILED PIGEON.
Columba fasciata (Say.).
A common summer resident in the south-western portions of the
Province including Vancouver Island.
ECTOPISTES Swainson.
147. PASSENGER PIGEON.
Ectopistes migratorius (Linn.).
Mentioned in John Keast Lord's "Naturalist in British Columbia"
(1866). If it ever did occur here, it is now, without doubt, extinct.
(Fannin.)
ZENAIDURA Bonaparte.
148. MOURNING DOVE.
Zenaidura macroura (Linn.).
Not common on Vancouver Island. I found it quite common in the
Okanagan in June, 1895. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack. Rev. J. H.
Keen reports it rare at Metlakatla.

Order RAPTORES. Birds of Prey.
Family CATHARTIDÆ. American Vultures.
GYMNOGYPS Lesson.
149. CALIFORNIA VULTURE.
Gymnogyps californianus (Shaw.).
In September, 1880, I saw two of these birds at Burrard Inlet. It is more
than probable they are accidental visitants here. Lord says: Mouth of
Fraser River; seldom visits the Interior. (Fannin.)
CATHARTES Illeger.
150. TURKEY VULTURE.
Cathartes aura (Linn.).
Tolerably common on Vancouver Island and portions of the Mainland.
Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
Family FALCONIDÆ. Falcons, Hawks, Eagles, etc.
CIRCUS Lacépède.
151. MARSH HAWK.
Circus hudsonius (Linn.).
Common on Vancouver Island and Mainland. Abundant on the
Mainland. Partially migratory; a few are found throughout the winter at
Ladners. (Fannin.) Chilliwhack and Okanagan. (Brooks.)
ACCIPITER Brisson.
152. SHARP-SHINNED HAWK.

Accipiter velox (Wils.).
Abundant on Vancouver Island and portions of the Mainland. Brooks
has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
153. COOPER'S HAWK.
Accipiter cooperii (Bonap.).
Found on Vancouver Island and Mainland; have taken it at Sicamous.
Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
154. AMERICAN GOSHAWK.
Accipiter atricapillus (Wils.).
Rather common in interior of Province. A few have been taken on
Vancouver Island. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
155. WESTERN GOSHAWK.
Accipiter atricapillus striatulus (Ridgw.).
Common throughout the Province. I found it very common at
Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands, in August, 1895.
BUTEO Cuvier.
156. WESTERN RED-TAILED HAWK.
Buteo borealis calurus (Cass.).
An abundant resident on Vancouver Island and coast of Mainland.
Taken at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. (Brooks.) Rare at Massett, Queen
Charlotte Islands. (Rev. J. H. Keen.)
157. RED-BELLIED HAWK.
Buteo lineatus elegans (Cass.).

Not common. I have no record of it on Vancouver Island. It has been
taken at Burrard Inlet by J. Fannin, and at Chilliwhack by A. C.
Brooks.
158. SWAINSON'S HAWK.
Buteo swainsoni (Bonap.).
Not common on Vancouver Island; it has been taken at Victoria and
Union. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
ARCHIBUTEO Brehm.
159. AMERICAN ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK.
Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis (Gmel.).
Not common. Found on both Vancouver Island and Mainland. Brooks
has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
AQUILA Brisson.
160. GOLDEN EAGLE.
Aquila chrysaetos (Linn.).
Found throughout the entire Province. Rare on Vancouver Island. A
resident.
HALIÆETUS Savigny.
161. BALD EAGLE.
Haliæetus leucocephalus alascanus (C. H. Townsend).
An abundant resident throughout the entire Province, on Island and
Mainland. Breeds throughout its range. Common on Queen Charlotte
Islands.

FALCO Linnæus.
162. GYRFALCON.
Falco rusticolus gyrfalco (Linn.).
One specimen shot at Comox, October, 1894, by W. Harvey. Brooks
has 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).