Catalogue of British Columbia Birds Part 8

Order LIMICIOLae. Sh.o.r.e Birds.

Family PHALAROPODIDae. 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 SCOLOPACIDae. 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 Linnaeus.

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 ac.u.minata_ (Horsf.).

Two specimens taken at Ma.s.sett, 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).