1909] 



The Ottawa Naturalist. 



125 



under a truly specialized form, i.e., pass from an incipient species 

 to a ''subspecies" and finally to a true "species" in its most 

 exclusive sense. 



BIRDS OF STONY PLAIN, ALBERTA. 

 By Sidney S. S. Stansell. 



Name of Bird 



Blue Jay 



Canada Jay 



Hudsonian Chickadee 



Chickadee 



Western Great Horned Owl. . . 

 Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker 



Gray-crowned Leucosticte 



Snow Bunting 



Pine Grosbeak 



Redpoll 



White-winged Crossbill 



Northern Hairy Woodpecker. . 

 Northern Downy Woodpecker, 



Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 



Rough-legged Hawk 



Canada Ruffed Grouse 



Saw-whet Owl 



Cedar Waxwing 



Mountain Bluebird 



Raven 



Goshawk 



Canada Goose 



Mallard 



Tree Sparjow 



Golden Eagle 



Robin 



Junco (J. hyemalis') 



Redwinged Blackbird 



Rusty Blackbird 



Bohemian Waxwing 



Pintail 



Song Sparrow 



Lesser Scaup Duck 



Ring-necked Duck 



Killdeer.^ 



Green- winged Teal 



Wilson's Snipe 



Yellowlegs 



Sparrow Hawk 



Spotted Sandpiper 



American Goldeneye 



Tree Swallow 



Bufflehead 



Wilson's Thrush 



I oon 



Western Red-tailed Hawk.. . . 



Northern Flicker 



Phoebe 



Northern Shrike 



Marsh Hawk 



Richardson's Merlin 



Holboell's Grebe 



Western Vesper Sparrow 



White-throated Sparrow 



Bronzed Grackle 



English Sparrow 



House Wren 



Brewers Blackbird 



Clay-colored Sparrow 



White-crowned Sparrow 



Catbird 



American Merganser 



Remarks 



Quite common. 



Our most abundant Jay. 



Probably breeds. 



Very common. 



A great many. 



Common in early winter. 



Abundant winter resident. 



Abundant winter resident. 



Common in early winter. 



Common during early winter. 



Common. 



Quite Common. 



These first 16 species are our 

 common winter residents. 



One specimen taken. 



Quite common. 



Common in settled parts. 



But one seen. 



Not as common as formerly. 



Quite a common migrant. 



Nest in upland, away from water. 



Common in spring and fall. 



Several. 



Very abundant. 



Very abundant. 



Quite common. 



Most common blackbird. 



Qiiite common. 



Quite common. 



Very numerous. 



Not common. 



Seen but once. 



Quite common. 



Quite common. 



Nest with 4 eggs, May 24. 1908. 



Quite common. 



Quite common. 



Quite common. 



Very rare. 



Quite common. 



Quite common. 



Probably the western form. 



Quite common. 



But few seen. 



Very common. 



Very few. 



Seen but once. 



Seen but once. 



Very common. 



Very common. 



Very common. 



Quite common. 



Common in towns only. 



Very numerous. 



Common at Edmonton ; rare here. 



Quite c mmon. 



Several in spring and fall. 



V^ery rare. 



Seen but once. 



