Observed in the McKenzie River District. 143 



Family Strigid^. 

 Genvs Bubo. 

 •14. Bubo Virginianus, var. subarcticus, (Swains.) — Horned Owl. N. 

 to Arctic circle and beyond. 

 Genus Otas. 

 ♦15. Otus Wilsonianus, (Lesson.)— Long Eared Owl. N. to Fort Simp- 

 son. Rare. 



Genus Brachyotus. 

 •16. Brachyotus Cassinii, (Brewer.) — Short Eared Owl. N. to Fort 

 Simpson. Common. 



Genus Nyctale. 

 t*l7. Nyctale Richardsonii, (Bonap.) — Sparrow Owl. N. to Fort Simp- 

 son. Rather rare. 



Genus Nyctea. 

 •18. Nyctea nivea, (Daudin.) — White Owl. N. to Fort Norman. Rare. 



Genus Suinia. 



t*19. Surnia ulula, (Linn.) — Hawk OwL N. to Arctic coast. Common. 



Order 2 — Scansores. 



Family Picid^. 



Genus Picus. 



•20. Picus villosus, (Linn.) — Hairy Woodpecker. N. to Fort Simpson. 



Common. 

 •21. " pubescens, (Linn.) — Downy Woodpecker. N. to Fort Liards. 

 Not rare. 



Genus Picoides. 

 •22. Picoides Arcticus, (Swains.) — Black-backed Woodpecker. N. to 



Fort Simpson. Rare. 

 •23. " hirsutus, (Vieillot.) — Banded Woodpecker. N. to Fort 



Good Hope. 

 •24. " dorsalis, (Baird.) — Striped Woodpecker. N. to Fort 



Simpson. But one specimen of what I am disposed to 

 consider to be this very rare bird, has been secured. It 

 resembles the P. hirsutus, except that the white is mark- 

 ed on the back in longitudinal instead of lateral lines. 

 Genus Sphyrapicus. 

 t25. Sphyrapicus varius J (Baird.) — Yellow-bellied Woodpecker, N. to 

 Fort Simpson. Common. 



Genus Hyldtonius. 

 26. Hylatomus pileatus, (Baird ?)— Black Woodcock. N. to FortLiards, 

 Rare. 



Genus Colaptes. 

 127. Colaptes auratus, (Swains.)— Golden Woodpecker. N. to Peers 

 River. Common. 



