Ptarmigan 



302c. Turner Ptarmigan (L. r. atkhensis). Light- 

 er in general hue than 3020" and without black blotch- 

 es on upperparts. (Elliot.) Ad. $, Summer. "Ground 

 color of upperparts pale raw-umber brown, mixed 

 with pale grayish; chest and neck barred with pale 

 brownish ochre and black." Ad. §, Summer. Ground 

 color of upperparts rusty, mixed with pale grayish 

 buff, narrowly and irregularly barred with black; chest 

 and neck coarsely barred with rusty and black. 

 (Ridgw.) 



Range.— Atka, Aleutian Islands. 



302d. Townsend Ptarmigan I L. r. townsendi). Ad. 

 el , Summer. Above, breast and flanks raw umber 

 finely vermiculated with black on back; with black 

 blotches on head, neck and upperpart of back and wings. 

 Ad. ?, Summer. Above ochraceous, bbtched and 

 barred with black, lighter below. (Elliot.) 



Range. — Kyska and Adak. Aleutian Islands. 



302.1. Evermann Ptarmigan {Lagopus evermanni). 

 L. 13.9. Ad. ci , Summer. Above and breast black 

 slightly marked with rusty. Ad. Q, Summer. Entire 

 body plumage, ochraceous, blotched and barred with 

 black and above tipped with white or ochraceous; be- 

 low black bars wider and no white tips. (Elliot.) 



Range. — Attu, Aleutian Islands. 



303. Welch Ptarmigan {Lagopus welchi). L. about 

 14. Bill and tail as in No. 302; plumage grayer than 

 in No. 302. Ad. cf, Summer. Above black finely and 

 irregularly marked with wavy lines of buff and white. 

 Ad. 2 , Summer. Above black finelv and irregularly 

 barred with buffy, grayish and white. 



Range. — Newfoundland 



304.? White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus). 

 L. 13. Tail white. Ad. rj\ Summer. Breast toarred, 

 black and white. Ad. 2, Summer. Above black 

 barred with rich buff; below rich buff barred with 

 black. Ads., Fall. Above and breast rich buff fine- 

 ly vermiculated with black. Ads. , Winter. Entirely- 

 white. Notes. When about to fly and at the begin- 

 ing of flight a sharp cackle like that of a frightened 

 hen. (GrinnellJ 



Range. — "Alpine summits of Rocky Mountains; south to New 

 Mex co; north into British America (as far as Fort Halkett. Liar J 

 River); west to higher ranges of Oregon, Washington, and British 

 Columbia." (Bendire.) 



304a.? Kenai White-tailed Ptarmigan (L. I. penin- 

 sular is). Similar to No. 304, but in summer buff 

 markings much paler; in fall, colors much grayer. 



Range. — Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. 



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