Rare in Manitoba; in A. Calder's collection are two superb specimens of this northern form. They were taken recently at Winnipeg. It is recorded. also from MacDonald, Duck Mountain, and Touchwood Hills.

123. Snowy Owl, White Owl. Nyctea nyctea. Common winter visitant, sometimes appearing in large numbers. Arrives October 1; departs April 15. 124. American Hawk-owl. Surnia ulula caparoch. Very abundant some years. Arrives late in September, and remains until April. May yet be found breeding in the extreme north of the Province.

125. Burrowing Owl. Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea. There is one of the species that have appeared in Manitoba recently. In the early eighties it was quite unknown.

In August, 1899, at the taxidermist shop of G. E. Atkinson, Portage la Prairie, I saw two Burrowing Owls that were taken by a farmer about four miles north-west of the town, on June 2, 1897. Two others were brought to the shop in May, 1899. The specimen in my collection (No. 2,594) is one of two taken at Morden by D. Nicholson, the taxidermist. He reports it rare, but regular and increasing. Two others were taken in 1902. E. W. Darbey tells me that it is becoming quite common along the Pipestone and on the slope of Riding Mountain.

In 1904 J. P. Turner found a nest eight miles north-west of Winnipeg. The species utilizes the burrows of the Richardson ground-squirrel for a nesting place.

126. Black-billed Cuckoo. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus. A common summer resident in all the Alleghanian region; not yet recorded beyond that limit. Arrives late in May, departing at the end of August.

127. Belted Kingfisher. Ceryle alcyon. Common summer resident everywhere along streams and fish frequented lakes. Arrives April 20; departs in October.

128. Northern Hairy Woodpecker. Dryobates villosus leucomelas. Common resident of woods everywhere.

129. Downy Woodpecker. Dryobates pubescens medianus. Common resident throughout the Province, excepting possibly the north-eastern corner.

130. Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker. Picoides arcticus. Common resident in the forested region. Most plentiful in winter, therefore probably in some degree migratory.

canus.

131. American Three-toed Woodpecker. Picoides ameriRare permanent resident of the Canadian region. Unfortunately no specimens are available. Both W. R. Hine and R. H. Hunter claim to have seen it in the woods eastof Winnipeg, and at Kenora, in 1886, I saw a supposed specimen, beside which its known range includes the forested portion of the Province.

132. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Sphyrupicus varius. Common summer resident of all the Alleghanian region; not yet recorded from the Canadian. rives about May 1.

Ar

133. Pileated Woodpecker, Cock-of-the-Woods. Phloeotomus pileatus abieticola. Rare resident in heavy timber and spruce woods throughout the Province. 134. Red-headed Woodpecker. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. A rare summer resident of south-western Manitoba, apparently confined to regions where oaks are found.

135. Flicker, Highholder. Colaptes auratus luteus. Very

abundant summer resident throughout the Province wherever there are trees. Arrives April 15; departs September 30.

136. Red-shafted Flicker. Colaptes cafer collaris. A full plumaged female in my collection (No. 2,546) was shot near Winnipeg, Sept. 30, 1904, by T. Dolphin. At Portage la Prairie, in August, 1899, I saw in G. E. Atkinson's taxidermist shop a fine adult hybrid Flicker, shot in the vicinity, April 16, 1897. 137. Whip-poor-will. Antrostomus vociferus. Abundant summer resident in woods and partly wooded regions throughout the Province.

138. Night-hawk. Chordeiles virginiauns. The Nighthawk is common throughout Manitoba, and thus the typical form seems to be the one in all but the true prairie region.

138a. Western Night-hawk. Chordeiles virginianus henryi. Very abundant summer resident of the prairies in south-western Manitoba. Arrives May 24; departs August 30.

139. Chimney Swift. Chaetura pelagica. Summer resident of the Alleghanian region, nowhere very common, and most numerous about the towns. Arrives about May 15; departs early in September.

140. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Trochilus colubris. This is a summer resident in the Alleghanian region, wherever it finds suitable surroundings-that is, a warm sheltered garden with red flowers. Arriving about May 23.

141. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Muscivora forficata. Accidental straggler. One found by C. W. Nash, at Portage la Prairie, October 31, 1884. (See Auk, April, 1885, p. 218.)

142. Kingbird. Tyrannus tyrannus. Very abundant

summer resident throughout the Province wherever there are trees or even small bushes. Arrives May 20; departs August 30.

143. Arkansas Kingbird. Tyrannus verticalis. Two specimens of this, an adult and one in first plumage, were taken by D. Losh Thorpe at the Souris coal fields, August 20, 1891. This is not many miles to

the west of the Province, and justifies the insertion of the species as probably Manitoban.

144. Crested Flycatcher. Myiarchus crinitus. Summer resident about Winnipeg; noted several times at Carberry. Taken by Professor Macoun at Lake Manitoba, June 17, 1881. Quite common along the Assiniboine. On Aug. 20, 1904, I got one at Lake Winnipegosis. This is the northernmost that I know of.

145. Phoebe. Sayornis phoebe. Rare summer resident, but apparently found in all parts of the Province; recorded even from Norway House.

146. Olive-sided Flycatcher. Nuttallornis borealis. A common summer resident in all the wooded parts of the Province.

147. Wood Pewee. Myiochanes virens.

Myiochanes virens.

Summer resident of the heavy woods in the Alleghanian region. 148. Western Wood Pewee. Myiochanes richardsoni. Common summer resident of the willow thicket and open groves throughout the Alleghanian region. 149. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. Empidonax flaviventris. Summer resident, frequenting woodlands. Noted at Winnipeg, Portage la Prairie, Duck Mountain, and Oak Lake. Probably throughout the Alleghanian region.

150. Alder Flycatcher. Empidonax trailli alnorum. Recorded from Pembina, Carberry, Lake Manitoba,

Duck Mountain, Riding Mountain, and Norway
House, so doubtless it is generally distributed
throughout the Province wherever there is cover.
An abundant summer resident.

151. Least Flycatcher. Empidonax minimus. Very abundant summer in all wooded localities. Arrives

May 20; departs late in September.

152. Prairie Horned Lark. Otocoris alpestris praticola. Abundant, breeding in all the prairie regions. Resident, excepting during December, January, and February. Breeds twice each season.

152a. Shore Lark. Otocoris alpestris. Fall migrant. Taken at Carberry and Kenora.

153. American Magpie. Pica hudsonia. Irregular, rare resident. Found west of Fort Ellice, and occasionally along the Upper Assiniboine. A single specimen reported from Brandon.

154. Blue Jay. Cyanocitta cristata.

Cyanocitta cristata. Common summer resident of woodlands throughout the Province. Arrives early in April; departs late in November. May be resident in southern localities.

155. Canada Jay, Whiskey-jack. Wis-ka-tjan, Perisoreus canadensis. Abundant resident throughout the wooded region. The common name of this bird is a corruption of the Indian Wis-ka-tjan. This last name should not be lost sight of.

156. American Raven. Corvus corax principalis. Winter visitant in all the Alleghanian region. Said to be resident, and of course breeding, in the Canadian regions to the north; not common anywhere. 157. American Crow. Corvus brachyrhynchos. Summer resident throughout the Province. Abundant in the Alleghanian region; scarce in the Canadian.