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Arctic Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus arcticus, Swains). 

 Taken near Victoria and a1 Chilliwkack. 



Dusky Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus saturatuSj Ridgw). 



An abundant resident in this Province; common on Vancouver 

 Island; taken at Chilliwhack and Okanagan. 



Nyctea. ( Stephens). 



Snowy Owl (Nyctea nyctea, Linn). 



A resident in the northern portions of the Province; south in 

 winter to mouth of Fraser River, Chilliwhack and Okanagan ; occa- 

 sionally to Vancouver Island. Rare at Metlakatla. 



Surnia. ( Dumeril ) . 



American Hawk Owl (Surnia alula caparoch, Mull). 



Not common, but found throughout the southern part of the 

 Province, from the coast to Okanagan. Rare on Vancouver Island. 

 Taken at Victoria, Sardis, Grand Prairie and Vernon. 



Speotyto. (Gloger). 



Burrowing Owl {Speotyto cunicularia hypogwa, Bonap). 



Not common in the Province. Taken at Chilliwhack and 

 Vernon. 



Glaucidium. (Boie). 



California Pygmy Owl {Glaucidium gnoma califomicum, Scl). 

 Common throughout the southern portions of the Province, 

 including Vancouver Island. 



Order COCCYGES. Cuckoos and Kingfishers. 



Family CUCVIADM. Cuckoos. 



Coccyzus. (Vieillot). 



Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo, California Cuckoo | Coccyzus 

 americanus occidentalism Ridgw). 

 A regular summer resident in the south-western portion of the 

 Province. The European Cuckoo never constructs a nest for itself, 

 but drops its eggs in those of other birds, and abandons them to 

 their mercy and management. This conduct of the Cuckoo is so 

 universally known, and so proverbial, that the whole tribe of 



