Catalogue of British Columbia BirdsKermode, Francis
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Catalogue of British Columbia Birds
Kermode, Francis
Birds -- British Columbia
A common resident on the Mainland, rarely west to Vancouver Island.
Breeds in the interior of the Mainland, east of Cascade Mountains.
CYANOCITTA Strickland.
231. Steller's Jay.
_Cyanocitta stelleri_ (Gmel.).
An abundant resident west of Coast Range on Mainland and Vancouver
Island throughout the year.
232. Black-headed Jay.
_Cyanocitta stelleri annectens_ (Baird).
This form is quite common in the interior from the Cascades east down
through the Okanagan. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack.
233. Queen Charlotte Jay.
_Cyanocitta stelleri carlottæ_ (Osgood).
Queen Charlotte Islands; not uncommon at Skidegate, August, 1895.
PERISOREUS Bonaparte.
234. Rocky Mountain Jay.
_Perisoreus canadensis capitalis_ (Ridgw.).
East of Cascade Mountains. Taken at Okanagan and in the Caribou
District by A. C. Brooks.
235. Oregon Jay.
_Perisoreus obscurus_ (Ridgw.).
An abundant resident west of Cascades, on the Mainland, but not so
numerous on Vancouver Island.
236. Gray Jay.
_Perisoreus obscurus griseus_ (Ridgw.).
California to British Columbia, east of the Coast and Cascade Ranges.
(_Ridgway_.)
CORVUS Linnæus.
237. Northern Raven.
_Corvus corax principalis_ (Ridgw.).
A resident throughout the Province; more common on the Coast. I have
seen it quite common at Clayoquot, V. I., and in August, 1895, it was
very common at Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands. Mr. Brooks has
taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. Common at Metlakatla.
(_Rev. J. H. Keen_.)
238. American Crow.
_Corvus brachyrhynchos_ (Brehm.)
Common east of Coast Range; common at Sicamous, May, 1895. Mr. Brooks
has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan.
239. Northwest Crow.
_Corvus caurinus_ (Baird).
An abundant resident west of Cascade Mountains, on Mainland and
Vancouver Island, and fairly common at Skidegate, Queen Charlotte
Islands, July, 1895.
NUCIFRAGA Brisson.
240. Clarke's Nutcracker.
_Nucifraga columbiana_ (Wils.).
A common resident on the Mainland, chiefly east of the Coast Range.
Rare on Vancouver Island.
CYANOCEPHALUS Bonaparte.
241. Blue Crow. Piñon Jay.
_Cyanocephalus cyanocephalus_ (Wied.).
Rocky Mountain region to the Pacific Coast Ranges, but rather more
southerly; north to British Columbia; south to Lower California.--"Key
to N. A. Birds (Coues), Fifth Edition."
Family ICTERIDÆ. Blackbirds, Orioles, Etc.
DOLICHONYX Swainson.
242. Bobolink.
_Dolichonyx oryzivorus_ (Linn.)
East and west of Cascade Mountains. Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C.
Brooks.
MOLOTHRUS Swainson.
243. Cowbird.
_Molothrus ater_ (Bodd.).
A summer resident. I have found it fairly common in the neighbourhood
of Ducks, on C. P. R., and Okanagan. It is a rare straggler on
Vancouver Island; it has been taken near Victoria. Mr. Brooks has
taken it at Chilliwhack. Rev. J. H. Keen reports it rare at
Metlakatla.
XANTHOCEPHALUS Bonaparte.
244. Yellow-headed Blackbird.
_Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus_ (Bonap.).
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