34 Brooks, Birds of the Chilliwack District, B.C. for 
bill to distinguish the females and young males of the two Golden-eyes and 
undoubtedly passed over many Barrow’s, as these characters are useless 
in determining the species. 
37. Charitonetta albeola. Burrie-HEAp.— Common. One breed- 
ing record at Sumas Lake where I saw a female and three half grown young. 
38. Harelda hyemalis. Oxp-squaw.—I shot two females at Sumas 
Lake, November, 1894. 
39. Histrionicus histrionicus. Haritequin.— A number of pairs 
breed in the mountain streams tributary to the Chilliwack River. Never 
seen in fall or winter. 
40. Oidemia deglandi. WuITE-wINGED ScoTEerR.— 
41. Oidemia perspicillata. Surr Scoter.— Huge flocks of Scoters 
pass through in May and early June, nearly all White-winged Scoters. 
42. Erismatura jamaicensis. Ruppy Ducx.— Scarce migrant. 
43. Chen hyperboreus hyperboreus. Snow Goosr.— Rather rare 
migrant. 
44. Anser albifrons gambeli. WuitTre-rrontepD Goosre.— Usually 
scarce, but numerous in the fall of 1904, and possibly a few remained all 
winter. Latest spring record June 3. 
45. Branta canadensis canadensis. Canapa GoosrE.— Common; 
remains throughout the coldest winters and a few can be seen on Sumas 
prairie all summer, but do not breed. I think it breeds at Chilliweyuk 
Lake at the head of the Chilliweyuk (or Chilliwack) River. 
In the winter and early spring are seen flocks of a dark form of this species. 
At first I took these for occidentalis but the size and measurements of those 
shot were fully up to the maximum of canadensis. Several times I have 
had flocks of the light and dark ‘“‘ Honkers ”’ feeding just out of gunshot of 
me and keeping apart from each other. The underparts of the dark form 
are often as dark as the upper surface and abruptly defined against the 
white of the ventral region. This is probably the breeding bird of the 
coast strip to the northward. 
46. Branta canadensis hutchinsi. Hurcuins’ Goosr.— Common 
and at times very abundant but getting scarcer, though few are killed. 
The vast flocks that used to remain on Sumas Lake and prairie every fall 
and spring mostly pass over now, as they are too much disturbed. A few 
remain with the ‘‘ Honkers” all winter and one or two can usually be 
found throughout the summer, but of course do not breed. 
Of the large numbers of Geese I have shot or handled I have never seen 
one that could in any way be called an intergrade between canadensis and 
hutchinsi, nor have I, once that I was well acquainted with the minima, 
seen an intergrade between that bird and hutchinsi, and I am convinced that 
when these three birds are carefully studied they will each be found entitled 
to full specific rank. 
47. Branta canadensis minima. Cacxkiine Goosr.— For long I 
mistook small dark birds of the preceding species for Cackling Geese 
but when I did get the real bird I found it easy to distinguish in the flesh. 
