Catalogue of British Columbia Birds - Part 24
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300. Northern Violet-green Swallow.

_Tachycineta thala.s.sina lepida_ (Mearns).

An abundant summer resident throughout the Province, east and west of Cascades.

RIPARIA Forester.

301. Bank Swallow.

_Riparia riparia_ (Linn.).

An abundant summer resident, chiefly east of Cascades, north to Cariboo District. Very common from Sicamous down through the Okanagan.

Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C. Brooks.

STELGIDOPTERYX Baird.

302. Rough-winged Swallow.

_Stelgidopteryx serripennis_ (Aud.).

A common summer resident throughout the Province. Vancouver Island and Mainland.

Family AMPELIDae. Waxwings.

AMPELIS Linnaeus.

303. Bohemian Waxwing.

_Ampelis garrulus_ (Linn.).

An abundant resident chiefly east of Cascades. A winter visitant to the Coast and Vancouver Island.

304. Cedar Bird.

_Ampelis cedrorum_ (Vieill.).

A common summer resident throughout the Province. Vancouver Island and Mainland.

Family LANIIDae. Shrikes.

LANIUS Linnaeus.

305. Northern Shrike. Butcher-bird.

_Lanius borealis_ (Vieill.).

Not common, but found distributed throughout the Province. Found throughout the winter on the Coast.

306. White-rumped Shrike.

_Lanis ludovicia.n.u.s excubitorides_ (Swains.).

Chilliwhack, A. C. Brooks. Victoria, A. H. Maynard.

Family VIREONIDae. Vireos.

VIREO Vieillot.

307. Red-eyed Vireo.

_Vireo olivaceus_ (Linn.).

Distributed over the southern portions of the Province, including Vancouver Island. A summer resident. Chilliwhack and Okanagan, A. C.

Brooks.

308. Western Warbling Vireo.

_Vireo gilvus swainsonii_ (Baird).

Common summer resident, west of Rocky Mountains to Pacific. Mainland and Vancouver Island.

309. Ca.s.sin's Vireo.

_Vireo solitarius ca.s.sinii_ (Xantus.).

A summer resident east and west of Cascades, including Vancouver Island.

310. Anthony's Vireo.

_Vireo huttoni obscurus_ (Anthony).

A summer resident on Vancouver Island.

Family MNIOTILTIDae. Wood Warblers.

HELMINTHOPHILA Ridgway.

311. Calaveras Warbler.

_Helminthophila ruficapilla gutturalis_ (Ridgw.).

Rocky Mountains to Pacific. A summer resident. Common in the Okanagan. (_Brooks_.)

312. Orange-crowned Warbler.