40 PROVINCIAL MUSEUM, 



FAMILY APHKIZID^E. SURF-BIRDS and TURXSTOXES. 

 APHRIZA. ( Audubon ) . 



Surf-bird (Aphriza virgata, Gmel). 



Not uncommon along the entire coast line of the Province. 

 Taken at Clayoquot and Port Simpson. 



ARENARI A. ( Brisson ) . 



Turnstone (Arenaria interpres, Linn). 



Along the entire coast line, but not common. Taken at Port 

 Simpson and Sidney Island ; also Sumas Lake. 



Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocepliala, Vig). 



Common along the entire coast of the Province. Taken at 

 Clayoquot, Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands, and near Victoria 

 throughout the winter. 



FAMILY H^EMATOPODID^E. OYSTER-CATCHERS. 

 HJEMATOPUS. (Linnaeus). 



Black Oyster-catcher (Hcematopus bachmani, Aud). 



Abundant along the entire coast of Island and Mainland. 

 Common at Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands. Breeds throughout 

 its range. 



ORDER GALLINAE. GALLINACEOUS BIRDS. 



FAMILY TETRAONID^E. GROUSE, PARTRIDGES, ETC. 

 OREORTYX. ( Baird ) . 



Mountain Partridge (Oreortyx pictus, Dougl). 



Common on Vancouver Island. Introduced from California. 



LOPHORTYX. ( Bonaparte) . 



California Partridge (Lophortyx californicus, Shaw). 



Common on Vancouver Island. Introduced from California. 



