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 OLOR Waglrr. 



85. Whistling Swan. 



Olor cohimbianus (Ord.). 



A winter resident on Vancouver Island and southern Mainlanfl. Mr. 

 Brooks records it from Cliilliwhack and Okanagan. 



86. Trumpeter Swan. 



Ohr buccinator (Rich.). 



I have only seen this bird at Dease Lake, Cassiar. (Fannin.) Mr. Brooks 

 has found it at Sunias and Okanagan. 



Order HERODIONES. Herons, Ibises, etc. 



Family IBIDID^. Ibises. 

 PLEGADIS Kaup. 



87. White-faced Glossy Ibis, 



Plegadis gnarauna (Linn.). 



Only two specimens known to be taken in the Province, one on Salt Spring 

 Island, the other at mouth of Eraser River. Check List of B. C Birds, 1891. 

 (Faiiiiin.) 



Family ARDEID./E. Herons and Bitterns. 



BOTAURUS Hermann. 



88. American Bittern. 



Botaurns lentiginosus (Montag.). 



Common throughout the greater portion of the Province. Breeds both 

 east and west of Cascades. 



ARDEA LiNNiEus. 



89. Great Blue Heron. 



Ardea herodias (Linn.). 



A common resident on the coast, and is (juite common at Sumas Lake and 

 Okanagan. Breeds throughout its r-ange. 



90. Northwest Coast Heron. 



Ardea herodias Jannini (Chapman). 



In August, 1895, I found this form, now named after the late John Fan- 

 nin by Frank M. Chapman, quit(» common at Skidegate, Queen Chailotte 

 Islands. 



