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238. American Crow. 



Corvus bracJiyrhynclios (BREHM.) 



Common east of Coast Range; common at Sicamous, May, 1895. Mr. 

 Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. 



239. Northwest Crow. 



Corvus caurinus (BAIRD). 



An abundant resident west of Cascade Mountains, on Mainland and Van- 

 couver Island, and fairly common at Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands, 

 July, 1895. 



NUCIFRAGA BRISSON. 



240. Clarke's Nutcracker. 



Nucifraga columbiana (WiLS.). 



A common resident on the Mainland, chiefly east of the Coast Range. 

 Rare on Vancouver Island. 



CYANOCEPHALUS BONAPARTE. 



241. Blue Crow. Piiion Jay. 



(Jyanocephatus cyanocephalns (WiED.). 



Rocky Mountain region to the Pacific Coast Ranges, but rather more 

 southerly ; north to British Columbia ; south to Lower California. " Key 

 to N. A. Birds (Coues), Fifth Edition." 



FAMILY ICTERID^E. BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, ETC. 

 DOLICHONYX SWAINSON. 



242. Bobolink. 



Dolichonyx oryzivorus (LiNN.) 



East and west of Cascade Mountains. Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C. 

 Brooks. 



MOLOTHRUS SWAINSON. 



243. Cowbird. 



Molothrus ater (BODD.). 



A summer resident. I have found it fairly common in the neighbourhood 

 of Ducks, on C. P. R., and Okanagan. It is a rare straggler on Vancouver 

 Island; it has been taken near Victoria. Mr. Brooks has taken it at Chilli- 

 whack. Rev. J. H. Keen reports it rare at Metlakatla. 



