iv. PREFACE. 



In the present arrangement the Province is divided into 

 four sections, designated as follows : 



1st. "The Coast," or "Coast Line of the Province," re- 

 ferring to species strictly maritime ; 



2nd. "West of the Cascades," meaning all the country 

 west of the Cascade Mountains ; 



3rd. " East of the Cascades," meaning the dry, open 

 country immediately east of the Cascade Mountains ; and 



4th. "The Rocky Mountain District," which takes in 

 the wooded country beyond and reaching to the Rocky 

 Mountains. 



The physical features of these divisions, together with a 

 table showing temperature, precipitation, &c., will be 

 found in the Appendix. 



However unsatisfactory the present list may appear to 

 some, if it serves to awaken an interest in our feathered 

 friends and stimulate further and more careful research 

 as to their distribution, habits, <fec., the effort will not be 

 altogether a barren one. 



JOHN FANNIN, 



Curator Provincial Museum. 



VICTORIA, B. C., 



September, 1891. 



