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Family SITTIDiE. Nuthatches. 



SITTA LiNN^us. 



341. Slender-biUed Nuthatch. 



Sitta oarolinensis aculeata (Cass.). 



Common east of Cascades, from Ashcroft south through the Okanagan. I 

 found it quite common near Shuswap, May, 1895. 



342. Red-breasted Nuthatch. 



Sitta canadensis (Linn.). 



Common east and west of Cascades. Found throughout the winter on 

 Vancouver Island. 



343. Pygmy Nuthatch. 



Sitta pygmcea (ViG.). 



' East of Cascades, in the south-eastern portions of the Province. I found 

 it fairly common at Grand Prairie, May, 1895. 



Family PARID.^. Titmice oe Chickadees. 

 PARUS LiNN/Bus. 



344. Long-tailed Chickadee. 



Parus atricapillus septenirionalis (Hareis.). 

 Common east of Cascades, from Cornwall's south to Okanagan. 



345. Oregon Chickadee. 



Parus atricapillus occidentalis (Baied.). 

 A common resident west of Cascades. 



346. Mountain Chickadee. 



Parus gambeli (Ridgw.). 

 East of Cascades to Rocky Mountains, and south through Okanagan. 



347. Columbia Chickadee. 



Parus hudsonicus columbianus (Rhoads). 

 East of Cascades to Rocky Mountains, from Cassiar District south to 

 Okanagan. 



