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176. Lewis's Woodpecker. 



(Melanerpes torquatus.) 

 East and west of Cascades. Rare on Vancouver Island. 



177. Flicker. 



"Higholder." (Colaptes auratus.) 

 Vancouver Island and Mainland. Very rare. 



178. Red-shafted Flicker. 



(Colaptes cafer.) 

 East of Cascades. Common. 



179. Northwestern Flicker. 



(Colaptes cafer saturatior.) 



West of Cascades. Abundant. A number winter in 

 the neighborhood of Victoria. 



Order MACROCHIRES. Goatsuckers 



FAMILY CAPRIMULGID^E. GOATSUCKERS. 



180. Nighthawk. 



(Chordeiles virginianus.) 

 East of Cascades. Summer resident. 



181. Western Nighthawk. 



(Chordeiles virginianus henryi.) 



West of Cascades. A summer resident. Breeds on the 

 Island and Mainland. 



FAMILY MICROPODID^E. SWIFTS. 



182. Black Swift. 



(Cypseloides niger.) 



A migrant. I know of no place in this Province 

 where they fijid a resting place for the soles of their feet. 

 They arrive in the neighbourhood of this city about the 

 10th of June, usually in company with the last species. 

 They are continually on the wing, moving northward. 



