56 CHECK LIST OF THE 



Genus OTOCORIS. 

 (*) (474) Horned Lark. (Shore Lark.) 

 (Otocoris alpestris.) 

 This form of the Shore Lark is a winter visitor and is rarely seen 

 now. 



Twenty-five years ago it was common here in severe weather, fre- 

 quently with the Snow Buntings. I have never found it breeding in the 

 Province. Its summer home is in the far north. 



(474b) Prairie Horned Lark. 



(Otocoris alpestris praticola.) 



This sub-species is now a common summer resident, breeding in 

 open fields wherever it occurs in the Province. 



It appears to haAe extended its range from the prairies as the timber 

 has been cleared off and the land brought under cultivation. 



Arrives about the tenth of February, departs late in November. In 

 the south-western counties it is resident, large numbers remaining there 

 all through the winter. 



Family CORVID^. (The Crows and Jays.) 

 Bill long and strong, usually notched, its commissure not angulated ; 

 nostrils usually concealed by tufts of bristly feathers, which are branched 

 to their tips. Tarsus sharp behind, its sides undivided and separated 

 from the scutella in front by a groove, which is either naked or filled in 

 with small scales. Voice usually harsh and unmusical. 



Genus CYANOCITTA. 

 (477) Blue Jay. 



(Cyanocitta cristata.) 

 A common resident, breeding throughout its range in the Province. 



Genus PERISOREUS. 

 (484) Canada Jay. 



(Perisoreus canadensis.) 

 A common resident in the northern part of the Province. Breeds 

 in the northern part of its range. 



Subfamily CORVINE.. (Crows.) 



Genus CORVUS. 

 (486a) Northern Raven. 



(Corvus corax principalis.) 

 Tolerably common in the interior of the Province. Probalily breeds 

 in the remote forests towards James Bay. 



(488) Common Crow. 



(Corvus brachyrhynchos.) 

 Abundant resident in southern Ontario, summer resident in the 

 northerly portions of the Province. Breeds throughout its ranoe. 



