BRITISH COLUMBIA BIRDS. 19 



110. Semipalmated Plover. 



(-ZEgialitis semipalmata.) 

 Not common. Taken at Cadboro Bay -A. H. Maynard. 



FAMILY APHRIZIDJE. SURF BIRDS AND TURNSTONES. 



111. Surf Bird. 



(Aphriza virgata.) 



The coast line of the Province. Howe Sound R. V. 

 Griffin. Fort Simpson W. B.. Anderson. 



112. Turnstone. 



(Arenaria interpres.) 



The coast line of the Province. Fort Simpson W. B. 

 Anderson. James' Island J. F. 



113. Black Turnstone. 



(Arenaria melanocephala.) 



The coast line of the Province. Tolerably common. 

 Breeds. 



FAMILY H^EMATOPODID^E. THE OYSTER CATCHERS. 



114. Black Oyster-catcher. 



, (Hsematopus bachmani.) 



An abundant resident along the coast of the Island and 

 Mainland. Breeds throughout its range. Eggs, generally 

 two, laid on the bare rocks close to the water. 



Order GALLINJE. Gallinaceous 

 Birds. 



FAMILY TETRAONID^E. GROUSE, PARTRIDGES, AND 

 QUAIL. 



115. Mountain Partridge. 



"Quail." (Oreortyx pictus. ) 



Common on Vancouver Island. Introduced from Cali- 

 fornia. 



