176. SAW-WHET OWL.
Cryptoglaux acadica (Gmel.).
Not common on Vancouver Island; several have been taken near this city. Tolerably at Chilliwhack and common in winter at Okanagan. (Brooks.)
176A. NORTH-WEST SAW-WHET OWL.
Cryptoglaux acadica scotæa (Osgood).
Queen Charlotte Islands.
MEGASCOPS Kaup.
177. KENNICOTT'S SCREECH OWL.
Megascops asio kennicottii (Elliot).
An abundant resident throughout the Province. Breeds in the neighbourhood of Victoria.