British Cotumsta Brrps. 33 
207. California Crow. 
(Corvus americanus hesperis.) 
East and west of Cascades. Common resident. 
208. Northwest Crow. 
(Corvus caurinus.) 
Chiefly west of Cascades. Very abundant on the coast. 
Resident. 
209. Clarke’s Nutcracker. 
“Clarke’s crow.” (Picicorvus columbianus.) 
A common resident east of Cascades. West, but very 
rarely, to Vancouver Island. Abundant in the pine belts 
along the Similkameen, and also along the Cariboo Road 
above Clinton. 
Famity ICTERIDA. Buacksirps, Ortoues, ke. 
210. Cowbird. . 
(Molothrus ater.) 
Similkameen—R. V. Griffin. 
211. Yellow-headed Blackbird. 
(Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus.) 
A rare summer resident. On the Mainland, chiefily east 
of Cascades. I found it above Clinton this season. 
212. Red-winged Blackbird. 
(Agelaius pheeniceus.) 
Chiefly west of Cascades. Breeds on Vancouver Island. 
Common. 
213. Western Meadowlark. 
(Sturnella magna neglecta.) 
East and west of Cascades. Abundant. Winters on 
Vancouver Island. 
214. Bullock’s Oriole. 
(Icterus bullocki.) 
East of Cascades only. A rare summer resident. Breeds 
at Cache Creek. 
