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Order LIMICOL^. Shore Birds. 



Family PHALAROPODID^. Piialaropes. 



CRYMOPHILUS V ieillot. 



97. Red Phalarope. 



C rymoj)hilus fidicarius (Linn.). 

 Taken at Clover Point, near Victoria, during migration. 



PHALAROPUS Brisson. 



98. Northern Phalarope. 



Phalaropiis lohatus (Linn.). 



Abundant along the coast of Island and Mainland in tlie spring and 

 autumn. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. Fannin has 

 taken it at Burrard Inlet in July. 



STEGANOPUS. Virillot. 



99. Wilson's Phalarope. 



Steganopus tricolor (Vieill.). 

 Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C. Brooks. 



Family SCOLOPACID^. Snipes, Sand-pipers, Etc. 



GALLINAGO Leach. 



100. Wilson's Snipe. 



Gallinago delicata (Ord.) 



Common throughout the Province on Island and Mainland ; bree(]s in the 

 interior. Rev. J. H. Keen reports it common at Metlakatla. 



MACRORHAMPHUS Leach. 



101. Long-billed Dowitcher. Red-breasted Snipe. 



MacrorhampJtiis scohpaceus (Say.). 



Tolerably abundant throughout the Province. I found it quite common 

 at Clayoquot, West Coast Vancouver Island, in May, 1894. Fannin says 

 In'ceds in the interior. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwliack. Fairly common 

 at Metlakatla. {Jiev. J. U. Keen.) 



