Catalogue of British Columbia Birds | Page 8

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 BUBONIDÆ. 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 scotæa (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 hypogæa (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 CUCULIDÆ. 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 ALCEDINIDÆ. 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 PICIDÆ. 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. 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.