Catalogue of British Columbia Birds Part 15

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 Dumeril.

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 hypogaea_ (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 californic.u.m_ (Scl.).

Common throughout the southern portions of the Province, including Vancouver Island.

Order COCCYGES. Cuckoos and Kingfishers.

Family CUCULIDae. Cuckoos.

COCCYZUS Vieillot.

188. Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo. California Cuckoo.

_Coccyzus america.n.u.s 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 ALCEDINIDae. Kingfishers.

CERYLE Boie.

189. Belted Kingfisher.

_Ceryle alcyon_ (LINN.).

An abundant resident throughout the Province, breeds throughout its range.

Order PICI. Woodp.e.c.k.e.rs, Wrynecks, etc.

Family PICIDae. Woodp.e.c.k.e.rs.

DRYOBATES Boie.

190. Northern Hairy Woodp.e.c.k.e.r.

_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 Woodp.e.c.k.e.r.

_Dryobates villosus harrisii_ (Aud.).

A common resident west of Coast Range, including Vancouver Island.

192. Cabanis's Woodp.e.c.k.e.r.

_Dryobates villosus hyloscopus_ (Cab.).

Rocky Mountain district. Taken at Okanagan by A. C. Brooks.

193. Queen Charlotte Woodp.e.c.k.e.r.

_Dryobates villosus picoideus_ (Osgood).

Queen Charlotte Islands.

194. Gairdner's Woodp.e.c.k.e.r.

_Dryobates p.u.b.escens gairdneri_ (Aud.).

A very common resident on Vancouver Island, Coast of Mainland and Lower Fraser Valley.

195. Batchelder's Woodp.e.c.k.e.r.