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352. Haliaetus leucocephatiis. Bald Eagfle. 



349. Aquila chryshl'tos. Golden Eagle. 

 Both eagfle.s occur sparingly. 



371. Nyctale richardsoni. Richardson's Owl. 



372. Nyctale aradica. Sawvvhet Owl. 



366. Asio ivihonianus. American Long-eared Owl. 



367. Asio accipitrinus. Short-eared Owl. 



With the probable exception of the last these are resident throughout 

 the winter. 



375. Bubo virgianiis. Great Horned Owl. 



375«. Bubo V. subarcticus. Western Horned Owl. 

 375r. Bubo v. safuratus. Dusky Horned Owl. 

 All three forms occur and intergrade. 



376. Nyctea nyctea. Snowy Owl. 



Several mounted specimens seen. I also heard of the Great Gray 

 Owl being shot near Barkerville. 



3g3rt. Dryubates villosus leucomelas. Northern Hairy Woodpecker. 



Tolerably common. 



400. Picoides arcticus. Arctic three-toed Woodpecker. 



Scarce throughout the winter; the greater number seemed to migrate 

 southwards. 



This should be the western form lately described by Mr. Bangs, but 

 specimens taken seemed to correspond in measurements with the typical 

 form. 



401 Picoides americanus. American three-toed Woodpecker. 



Much commoner than the last. Both species are among the hardest 

 of birds to collect; they are shy and retiring, especially the last species, 

 and when shot almost invariably remain clinging to the tree by their 

 powerful claws, even if they fall they generally manage to catch on to a 

 small twig or festoon of moss and remain suspended by one or both feet 

 long after death. I shot a male of the Arctic species as it clung to a 

 small stump; tliough killed quite dead it did not drop. On examination I 

 found the feet were five inches apart and the t?il firmly braced. Tlie 

 head and bodv falling backwards had brought considerable pressure on 

 the tail. It required considerable force to detach the bird. 



405. Hylotomus pileattis. Pileated Woodpecker. 



Scarce. This is probably the northern limit of its range. 



475. Pica hudsonica. American Magpie. 



Tolerably common. 

 486a. Corvus principalis. Northern Rav'en 



Common. The first crows were observed early in March. 



478. Cyanocitta stelleri ntiectens. Black-headed Jay. 



Common. 

 48^^. Perisoreus canadensis capitalis. Rocky Mountain Ja}'. 



Abundant. All my efforts to find the nest failed From dissection 

 of a number caught in Marten traps I came to the conclusion that not 20 

 per cent, were breeding birds, and that the eggs were laid iibout 25th 

 March, 



56, Pinicola eniicleator alascensis. .\laskan Pine Grosbeak. 

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