|
CATALOGUE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BIRDS
CATALOGUE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BIRDS FRANCIS KERMODE _Victoria B. C. August 1904_.
Order PYGOPODES. Diving birds.
Family PODICIPEDIDAE. Grebes.
AECHMOPHORUS Coues.
1. Western Grebe.
_AEchmophorus occidentalis_ (Lawr.).
A common winter resident along the coast of Vancouver Island and
Mainland. Mr. Brooks says a few remain all winter at Okanagan Lake.
COLYMBUS Linnaeus.
2. American Red-necked Grebe. "Holboell's Grebe."
_Colymbus holboelli_ (Reinh.).
A common winter resident along the coast of Vancouver Island and
Mainland. Winter resident on Okanagan Lake. (_Brooks_.) Not common at
Metlakatla. (_Rev. J. H. Keen_.) Breeds on many of the lakes along the
Cariboo Road above Clinton. (_Fannin_.)
3. Horned Grebe.
_Colymbus auritus_ (Linn.).
A common winter resident on the coast and very common in the straits
near Victoria in April. Brooks reports it at Okanagan Lake all winter.
Breeds on the lakes from Okanagan to Dense Lake. (_Fannin_.) Rare at
Metlakatla. (_Rev. J. H. Keen_.)
4. American Eared Grebe.
_Colymbus nigricollis californicus_ (Heerm.).
Taken at Kamloops June 1889. (_Spreadborough_.) Found breeding on
lakes at Kamloops; Catalogue of Canadian Birds. (_Macoun_.)
PODILYMBUS Lesson.
5. Pied-billed Grebe.
_Podilymbus podiceps_ (Linn.).
Common resident on Vancouver Island; it breeds on lakes close to
Victoria. Common resident on Island and Mainland; breeds throughout
its range. (_Fannin_.)
Family GAVIIDAE Loons.
GAVIA Forster.
6. Great Northern Diver. Loon.
_Gavia imber_ (Gunn.).
Common resident throughout the Province; breeds on Vancouver Island
and Mainland.
7. Black-throated Loon.
_Gavia arcticus_ (Linn.).
Taken at Burrard Inlet (_Fannin_) and at Dease Lake Cassiar by
James Porter.
8. Pacific Loon.
_Gavia pacificus_ (Lawr.).
Not common; one specimen taken at Comox by W. B. Anderson and at
Chilliwhack by Brooks; Victoria May 13th 1904 by Fred. Foster.
9. Red-throated Loon.
_Gavia lumme_ (Gunn.).
I found this species quite common on Barkley Sound V. I. April 19th
1894 and fairly common near Esquimalt. Mr. Brooks reports it at
Chilliwhack.
Family ALCIDAE. Auks Murres and Puffins.
LUNDA Pallas.
10. Tufted Puffin.
_Lunda cirrhata_ (Pall.).
Common along the coast of Vancouver Island Queen Charlotte Islands
and Mainland; breeds on Bare Island near Sidney B. C.
FRATERCULA Brisson.
11. Horned Puffin.
_Fratercula corniculata_ (Naum.).
Rare at Massett Queen Charlotte Islands. (_Rev. J. H. Keen_.)
CERORHINCA Bonaparte.
12. Rhinoceros Auklet.
_Cerorhinca monocerata_ (Pall.).
Coasts of Vancouver Island and Mainland. Breeds on islands in Gulf of
Georgia.
PTYCHORAMPHUS Brandt.
13. Cassin's Auklet.
_Ptychorampus aleuticus_ (Pall.).
The entire coast line of the Province and West Coast of Vancouver
Island. (_Fannin_.) This species was seen in the Gulf of
Georgia between Salt Spring Island and Nanaimo May 7th 1887.
(_Macoun_.)
SYNTHLIBORAMPUS Brandt.
14. Ancient Murrelet.
_Synthliborampus antiquus_ (Gmel.).
Not common. West Coast of Vancouver Island and taken in the Straits
near Victoria. Rev. J. H. Keen reports it rare on Queen Charlotte
Islands.
BRACHYRAMPHUS Brandt.
15. Marbled Murrelet.
_Brachyramphus marmoratus_ (Gmel.).
An abundant resident along the coast of British Columbia; have taken
it at Skidegate Queen Charlotte Islands in August 1895. Rare at
Metlakatla. (_Rev. J. H. Keen_.) Breeds on Vancouver Island and
on some of the smaller islands in the Gulf of Georgia and along many
of the inlets of the Mainland. (_Fannin_.)
CEPPHUS Pallas.
16. Pigeon Guillemot.
_Cepphus columba_ (Pall.).
An abundant resident along the coast from Race Rocks to Alaska and
quite common in Skidegate Inlet Q. C. I. August 1895. Breeds
throughout its range.
URIA Brisson.
17. California Murre Guillemot.
_Uria troile californica_ (Bryant).
A resident along the coast of Vancouver Island and Mainland. Breeds on
West Coast of Vancouver Island.
Order LONGIPENNES. Long-winged Swimmers.
Family STERCORARIIDAE. Skuas and Jaegers.
STERCORARIUS Brisson.
18. Pomarine Jaeger.
_Stercorarius pomariuus_ (Temm.).
One specimen taken near Victoria October 22nd 1898.
19. Parasitic Jaeger.
_Stercorarius parasiticus_ (Linn.).
One specimen taken at Victoria by Wm. L. Gilchrist November 1897.
Another specimen was taken at Comox by A. C. Brooks September 12th
1903.
20. Long-tailed Jaeger.
_Stercorarius longicaudus_ (Vieill.).
Once shot and several times seen at Sumas Lake September 1890.
(_Brooks_).
Family LARIDAE. The Gulls and Terns.
PAGOPHILA Kaup.
21. Ivory Gull. Snow Gull.
_Pagophila alba_ (Gunn.).
One specimen shot at Dease Lake Cassiar by James Porter September
1889. Another specimen was shot at Okanagan Lake in November 1897 by
Mr. J. T. Studley and presented to the Museum. Mr. A. C. Brooks also
reports it from Okanagan.
RISSA Stephens.
22. Pacific Kittiwake.
_Rissa tridactyla pollicaris_ (Ridgw.).
Taken near Discovery Island January 1896 by W. Lindley and at
Queen Charlotte Islands by Dr. C. F. Newcombe September 1895.
LARUS Linnaeus.
23. Glaucous-winged Gull.
_Larus glaucesceus_ (Naum.).
An abundant resident on the coast; breeds on some of the islands in
the Gulf of Georgia. Mr. Brooks reports it from Okanagan Lake.
24. Western Gull.
_Larus occidentalis_ (Aud.).
An abundant resident on the coast during the winter months. Taken at
Chilliwhack. (_A. C. Brooks_.) Breeds in Similkameen Valley.
(_Fannin_.)
25. American Herring Gull.
_Larus argentatus smithsonianus_ (Coues.).
An abundant resident on the coast. It breeds on the coast and in the
interior of Mainland. Common at Metlakatla. (_Rev. J. H. Keen_.)
Chilliwhack and Okanagan. (_Brooks_.)
26. California Gull.
_Larus californicus_ (Lawr.).
A common winter resident on the coast. Common in the Lower Fraser
Valley and on the Okanagan Lake in winter. (_Brooks_.)
27. Ring-billed Gull.
_Larus delawarensis_ (Ord.).
Common along the coast of Vancouver Island and Mainland. Common in
winter at Okanagan Lake and Chilliwhack. (_Brooks_.) Breeds in
the Interior especially to the northward. (_Fannin_.)
28. Short-billed Gull.
_Larus brachyrhynchus_ (Rich.).
Common winter resident along the coast of Vancouver Island and
Mainland. Common in Lower Fraser Valley. (_Brooks_.) During the
early part of May 1891 I saw quite a number on the lakes of the
Cariboo District where it probably breeds. (_Fannin_.)
29. Heermann's Gull. White-headed Gull.
_Larus heermanni_ (Cass.).
Common along the southern coast of Vancouver Island during July and
August. Taken at William Head in full plumage June 28th 1904 by
Thos. Kermode.
30. Bonaparte's Gull.
_Larus philadelphia_ (Ord.).
An abundant resident throughout the Province and found in great
numbers about the inlets and rivers in March and April; it breeds in
the interior of the Province. I have also seen it on the coast in June
and July.
XEMA Leach.
31. Sabine's Gull.
_Xema sabinii_ (Sab.).
Taken at Okanagan Lake September 9th 1897. (_Brooks_.)
STERNA Linnaeus.
32. Common Tern.
_Sterna hirundo_ (Linn.).
One specimen shot at Cowichan Gap by R. D. McClure September 15th
1896 and presented to the Museum.
33. Arctic Tern.
_Sterna paradisaea_ (Brunn.).
From Dease Lake south through the interior of the Mainland to
Okanagan Lake. Two specimens--one taken at Dease Lake by James Porter
and another shot at Okanagan Lake by A. C. Brooks September 1807.
HYDROCHELIDON Boie.
34. Black Tern.
_Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis_ (Gmel.).
Not common. I observed it at Okanagan June 1895. Taken at Sumas and
Okanagan Lake by A. C. Brooks Burrard Inlet Eraser River and
interior of Mainland. (_Fannin_.)
Order TUBINARES. Tube-nosed Swimmers.
Family DIOMEDEIDAE. Albatrosses.
DIOMEDEA Linnaeus.
35. Black-footed Albatross.
_Diomedea nigripes_ (Aud.).
West Coast of Vancouver Island. (_Fannin_.) Rare at Queen
Charlotte Islands. (_Rev. J. H. Keen_.) One specimen taken near
Nanaimo June 3th 1904.
36. Short-tailed Albatross.
_Diomedea albatrus_ (Pall.)
In April 1894 I found this species quite common in the Pacific
Ocean near Cape Beale.
Tolerably common on both coasts of Vancouver Island but more abundant
on the West Coast; a few have been taken in the straits off Victoria
Harbour. (_Fannin_.)
Family PROCELLARIIDAE. Fulmars & Shearwaters.
FULMARUS Stephens.
37. Pacific Fulmar.
_Fulmarus glacialis glupischa_ (Stejn.).
One specimen taken at Chemainus Vancouver Island November 1895.
(_Fannin_.)
PUFFINUS Brisson.
38. Black-vented Shearwater.
_Puffinus opisthomelas_ (Coues).
Not common; four specimens taken off Albert Head October 24th 1891.
39. Dark-bodied Shearwater.
_Puffinus griseus_ (Gmel.).
During the fall of 1895 Dr. C. F. Newcombe found this species common
on the West Coast of Queen Charlotte Islands. Since then one was
picked up dead on the beach near Victoria.
40. Slender-billed Shearwater.
_Puffinus tenuirostris_ (Temm.).
Not common; one specimen shot at William Head and presented to the
Museum by T. Kermode February 23rd 1904.
OCEANODROMA Reichenbach.
41. Gray Fork-tailed Petrel.
_Oceanodroma furcata_ (Gmel.).
Found along both coasts of Vancouver Island but more common on the
Pacific Coast; a few have been taken in the Straits near Victoria.
Very rare at Metlakatla; one picked up exhausted.
(_Rev. J. H. Keen_.)
42. Leach's Fork-tailed Petrel. White-rumped Petrel.
_Oceanodroma leucorrhoa_ (Vieill.) Coues.
West Coast of Vancouver Island. Four specimens taken in Hecate Strait
July 1904. One specimen found dead on beach off Beacon Hill
Victoria November 1893.
Order STEGANOPODES. Totipalmate Swimmers.
Family PHALACROCORACIDAE. Cormorants.
...
|
Unpublished Work 
