Catalogue of Canadian Birds. 53 



Pediocaetes phasianellus campestris. 



PKAIKIE SHARP -TAILED GKOUSE. 



This sub-species is said to occur on the Great Plains. 



Centrocercus urophasianus. 



SAGE GKOUSE. 



Mr. Fannin reports that this species occurs occasionally in 

 the open hills along the southern border of British Columbia, and 

 Dr. CouES found it on the Plains between the Milk River and the 

 Missouri. 



Meleagris gallopavo. 



WILD TDKKEr. 



Examples of this species are seen occasionally in Southern 

 Ontario. Mr. Saunders reports a pair nesting in Middlesex 

 County, in 1878, and Dr. Garnier took one in Kent County, in 

 1884. 



Columba fasciata. 



BAND-TAIIED PIGEON. 



A common summer resident of British Columbia. 



Ectopistes migratorius. 



PASSENGEK PIGEON. 



The " Wild Pigeon," once so very abundant in all the East- 

 ern Provinces, is now very rare east of Manitoba. It is abundant 

 on the Plains, and rare in British Columbia. Prof. Macoun met 

 with it in the Saslcatchewan Valley ; Dr. Bell found it at York 

 Factory, and Drexler took one example at Moose Factory. 



