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ECTOPISTES. ( Swainson ) . 

 *Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes mignitarinx, Linn). 



ZENAIDURA. (Bonaparte). 

 Mourning Dove (Zenaidura macnmm, Linn).. 



Not common on Vancouver Island. Common in the Okanagan. 

 Taken at Chill hvluick and Metlakatla. 



ORDER RAPTORES. BIRDS OF PREY. 



FAMILY CATHARTID.E. AMERICAN VULTURES. 



CATHARTES. ( Illeger) . 

 Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura, Linn). 



Tolerably common on Vancouver Island and Mainland. Taken 

 at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. 



GYMNOGYPS. (Lesson). 



^California Vulture (Gymnogyps calif ornianus, Shaw). 

 Found at mouth of Fraser River. 



FAMILY FALCONID2E. FALCONS, HAWKS, EAGLES, ETC. 



CIRCUS. (Lacepede. 

 Marsh Hawk (Circus hudsonius, Linn). 



Common on Vancouver Island and Mainland. Taken at Chilli- 

 whack and Okanagan. 



ACCIPITER. (Brisson). 

 Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter velox, Wils). 



Abundant on Vancouver Island and portions of the Mainland. 

 Taken at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. 



Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii, Bonap). 



Found on Vancouver Island and Mainland. Taken at Sicamous, 

 Chilliwhack and Okanagan. 



American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus, Wils). 



Rather common in interior of Province. Taken on Vancouver 

 Island, Chilliwhack and Okanagan. 



