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95. Pediocaetes phasianellus columbianus. Columbian .Sharp-tailed Grouse. 

 Abounding in central British Columbia. This Grouse is not 



essentially a plain-haunting bird. I found them frequent on the 

 densely wooded plateau extending from Clinton to 108-Mile House, 

 Cariboo Road in country 5,000 feet above the sea level. 



96. Columba fasciata. Band-tail Pigeon. 



Found at Tacoma, Vancouver Island and Lulu Island. Not met 

 with elsewhere nor reported from east of Cascades. 



97. Zenaidura macroura. Mourning Dove. 



Sparingly represented in interior of British Columbia as far 

 north as Clinton. 



*98. Pseudogryphus californianus. California Vulture. 



Seen on Lulu Island as late as " three or four years ago " by Mr. 

 "W. London. "None seen since, used to be common." 



3 99. Cathartes aura. Turkey Vulture. 



Numerous on Puget Sound. In greatly diminished numbers over 

 the whole Province of British Columbia as far north as Lac La 

 Hache. 



100. Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk. 



Noted at every stopping place. Nowhere abundant. 



101. Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Hawk. 



Cosmpolitan but not abundant. 



102. Acciptier cooperi. Cooper's Hawk. 



Distribution general. Breeding at Lac La Hache. Rocky Moun- 

 tains, 7,000 feet. Rare. 



: 103. Accipiter atricapillus. American Goshawk. 



Seen only at Vernon. 

 104. Buteo borealis calurus. Western Red Tail. 



Distribution and abundance like that of the eastern form. Breed- 

 ing near the summits of Rockies at Field. 



*105 v Buteo lineatus elegans. Red-bellied Hawk. 



Hawks, presumably of this species, were thrice seen in the Brit- 

 ish Columbia interior. 



106. Buteo swainsoni. Swainson's Hawk. 



Breeds in the arid, mountainous interior. In July I found them 

 abundant on the higher unwooded elevations at the head of Okana- 

 gan Lake near Vernon. One evening they congregated about the 



