Q 8 Provincial Museum Repokt. 1913 



ACCESSIONS TO THE PROVINCIAL MUSEUM DURING 1912. 



Birds. 



White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus), male and female, Barkerville, B.C., C. W. 



Grain, January 5th, 1912. 

 California Partridge (Callipepla californica), Cadboro Bay, E. M. Anderson, January 



9th, 1912. 

 Reeves Pheasant (Phasianus reevesii), Nanaimo, B.C., Dr. Brown, January 29th, 1912. 

 Oregon Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa wmbellus sabini), female, Mount Skirt, Goldstream, E. M. 



Anderson, February 1st, 1912. 

 Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus), Saanich, B.C.,. J. R. Anderson, March 



6th, 1912. 

 Sooty Grouse (Dendragopus obscurus fuliginosus), two males, Shawnigan Lake, E. M. 



Anderson, March 22nd, 1912. 

 Sooty Grouse (Dendragopus obscurus fuliginosus), female, Shawnigan Lake, E. M. Ander- 

 son, March 22nd, 1912. 

 Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter velox), Victoria, Dr. Hasel, March 26th, 1912. 

 Mongolian Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus), male, Vancouver, A. Bryan Williams, 



March 28th, 1912. 

 Trumpeter-swan (Olor buccinator), Kamloops, Mr. Pearce, March 29th, 1912. 

 Red-backed Rufous Humming-bird (Selasophorus rufous), New Westminster, J. D. 



McDonald, August 14th, 1912. 

 Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba), Victoria, P. Walker, August 19th, 1912. 

 Dark-bodied Shearwater (Pujfinus griseus), Sidney Williams, Sidney, B.C., October 19th, 



1912. 

 Ring-neck Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus), Cedar Hill, near Victoria, E. M. Anderson, 



November 21st, 1912. 

 Golden Pheasant (Thaumalea picta), Saanich, E. Wall, December 12th, 1912. 

 Cackling-goose (Branta canadensis minima), female, Parksville, H. Rawlins, December 



1st, 1912. 

 California Murre (Uria troile californica), two males, three females, Saturna Island, 



P. Kermode and P. Walker, December 10th, 1912. 

 Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiqus), four specimens, Saturna Island, F. Ker- 

 mode and P. Walker, December 10th, 1912. 

 Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), female, Parksville, B.C., H. Rawlins, 



December 12th, 1912. 

 Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cuadlatus), female, Saturna Island, P. Kermode and 



P. Walker, December 10th, 1912. 

 American White Pelican (Pelecamis erythorhynchos), Prince Rupert, W. H. Sherman 



(purchased), December 20th, 1912. 



Bird-skins presented by United States National Museum, August 10th, 1912 



(J. H. Riley). . 



Stellers Duck (Eniconnetta stelleri), male and female. 

 White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus). 

 Franklin's Grouse (Canachites franklini), young. 

 Clarke's Nutcracker (Nticifraga cohimbiana). 

 Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri). 

 Alaskan Jay (Perisoreus canadensis fumifrons). 

 Rocky Mountain Jay (Perisoreus capitalis). 

 Desert Sparrow-hawk (Falco sparverius phahena). 

 Lewis' Woodpecker (Asyndesmus torquatus). 

 Western Robin (JLerula migratoria propinqua). 

 Red-winged Thrush (Hylocichla aliciai). 

 Russet-backed Thrush (Hylocichla ustulata). 

 Olive-backed Thrush (Hylocichla ustulata swainsonii). 

 Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus borealis). 



