Catalogue of British Columbia Birds by Francis Kermode
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_Harelda hyemalis_ (Linn.).
Common; the coasts of Vancouver Island and Mainland. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack. Rev. J. H. Keen reports it common at Metlakatla. HISTRIONICUS Lesson. 70. Harlequin Duck. _Histrionicus histrionicus_ (Linn.). A common resident on the coast. I found it breeding at Bear River, Vancouver Island, May, 1894. Brooks has taken it at Chilliwhack. Rare at Queen Charlotte Islands. (_Rev. J. H. Keen_.) OIDEMIA Fleming. 71. American Black Scoter. _Oidemia americana_ (Swains.). Not common; has been taken at Victoria and Port Simpson. Fannin saw a small flock on a lake near 108-Mile House, Cariboo Road, 10th May, 1891. Fairly common at Matlakatla. (_Rev. J. H. Keen_.) 72. White-winged Scoter. _Oidemia deglandi_ (Bonap.). An abundant resident, and is found on the coast throughout the year. |
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