Catalogue of Canadian Birds. 53 



Pediocaetes phasianellus campestris. 



ritAIlJU: SIIAlir-TAILEO GKOUSK. 



This sub-species is said to occur on the Great Plains. 



Centrocercus urophasianus. 



SAGE GKOUSE. 



Mr. Fannin reports that this si)ecies occurs occasionally in 

 the open hills alow^ the southern border of Hritisli Columbia, and 

 Dr. CoUES found it on the Plains between the Milk River and the 

 Missouri. 



Meleagris gallopavo. 



WrLD TURKEY. 



Examples of this species are seen occasionally in Southern 

 Ontario. Mr. Saunders reports a pair nesting- in Mickllesex 

 County, in 187S, and Dr. Garnier took one in Kent County, in 

 1884. 



Columba fasciata. 



BAND-TAILED PIGEON. 



A common summer resident of British Columbia. 



Ectopistes migratorius. 



passenger riGEON. 



The " Wild Pigeon," once so very abundant in all the East- 

 ern Provinces, is now very rare east of Manitoba. It is abundant 

 on the Plains, and rare in British Columbia. Prof Macoun met 

 with it in die Saskatchewan Valley; Dr. Bell found it at York 

 Factory, and Drexler took one example at Moose Factory. 



