214 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
According to Mr. John Fannin this species breeds along the 
shores of British Columbia and is more or less common on the shores 
of Vancouver island. Mr. W. Spreadborough saw several specimens 
on Stubbs island, Clayoquet sound, in August 1893. 
Famity XXIV. HASMATOPODIDZE. OystTeR-CaTcHERs. 
CXXIV. HASMATOPUS. Linnzus. 1758. 
285. European Oyster-catcher. 
Hematopus ostralegus LINN. 1758. 
One specimen was sent to Copenhagen from Julianshaab in 1847, 
another in 1871 from Godthaab, and a third from Nenortalik in 
1859. (Arct. Man.) 
286. American Oyster-catcher. 
Hematopus palliatus TEMM. 1820. 
Aud. Vol. V, page 237, says he found several pairs breeding in 
Labrador. (Turner.) North to Grand Manan, N.B. (A. O. U. 
Last.) 
287. Black Oyster-catcher, 
Hematopus bachmant AuD. 1839. 
This bird is found abundantly at Sitka and Kadiak and Dall 
found it a summer resident on the entire Aleutian chain. Its range 
is not known to extend to the north beyond the Aleutian islands. 
(Nelson.) This species is found on the islands of Alaska that lie 
south of the peninsula of Alaska and as far east as the Shumagin 
group and to the westward as far as Kiska island of the Aleutian 
chain and is a constant resident of this area. It is strictly littoral 
in its habits and always flies over the sea when moving from 
point to point. (Turner.) Taken at Nutchuk, Prince William 
sound, Alaska. (Grinnell.) An abundant resident along the coasts 
of British Columbia and Vancouver island. 
