Catalogue of British Columbia Birds - Part 27
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Family CERTHIIDae. Creepers.

CERTHIA Linnaeus.

339. Rocky Mountain Creeper.

_Certhia familiaris montana_ (Ridgw.).

Southern portion of east of Cascades. Okanagan.

340. California Creeper.

_Certhia familiaris occidentalis_ (Ridgw.).

Common on Vancouver Island. East and west of Cascades on the Mainland.

Family SITTIDae. Nuthatches.

SITTA Linnaeus.

341. Slender-billed Nuthatch.

_Sitta carolinensis aculeata_ (Ca.s.s.).

Common east of Cascades, from Ashcroft south through the Okanagan. I found it quite common near Shuswap, May, 1895.

342. Red-breasted Nuthatch.

_Sitta canadensis_ (Linn.).

Common east and west of Cascades. Found throughout the winter on Vancouver Island.

343. Pygmy Nuthatch.

_Sitta pygmaea_ (Vig.).

East of Cascades, in the south-eastern portions of the Province. I found it fairly common at Grand Prairie, May, 1895.

Family PARIDae. t.i.tmice or Chickadees.

PARUS Linnaeus.

344. Long-tailed Chickadee.

_Parus atricapillus septentrionalis_ (Harris.).

Common east of Cascades, from Cornwall's south to Okanagan.

345. Oregon Chickadee.

_Parus atricapillus occidentalis_ (Baird.).

A common resident west of Cascades.

346. Mountain Chickadee.

_Parus gambeli_ (Ridgw.).

East of Cascades to Rocky Mountains, and south through Okanagan.

347. Columbia Chickadee.

_Parus hudsonicus columbia.n.u.s_ (Rhoads).

East of Cascades to Rocky Mountains, from Ca.s.siar District south to Okanagan.

348. Chestnut-backed Chickadee.

_Parus rufescens_ (Towns.).

An abundant resident chiefly west of Cascades. Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Islands. Taken at Arrow Lake by A. C. Brooks.

Family CHAMaeIDae. Wren, t.i.ts and Bush-t.i.ts.

PSALTRIPARUS Bonaparte.

349. Least Bush-t.i.t.

_Psaltriparus minimus_ (Towns.).

Rare. Taken at Sumas, November 25, 1899, by A. C. Brooks.

Family SYLVIIDae. Warblers. Kinglets.

REGULUS Cuvier.

350. Western Golden-crowned Kinglet.

_Regulus satrapa olivaceus_ (Baird).

Abundant throughout the Province.

351. Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

_Regulus calendula_ (Linn.).