APHRIZA Audubon.

128. SURF-BIRD.

_Aphriza virgata_ (Gmel.).

Not uncommon along the entire coast line of the Province. I found it
quite common at Clayoquot, May, 1894. It has been taken at Port
Simpson by W. B. Anderson.

ARENARIA Brisson.

129. TURNSTONE.

_Arenaria interpres_ (Linn.).

Along the entire coast line, but not common. It has been taken at Port
Simpson and Sidney Island. Brooks has taken it at Sumas Lake.

130. BLACK TURNSTONE.

_Arenaria melanocephala_ (Vig.).

Common along the entire coast of the Province. I have taken it at
Clayquot in May, 1894, and I found it very common at Skidegate, Queen
Charlotte Islands, in July, 1895, and it is found near Victoria
throughout the winter.