Grouse, Turkeys and Chachalaca 



309. Sage Grouse (Centrocercus uropliasianus). Ad. 

 tf',L. 29; Ad. ?, L. 22. Similar to o 71 , but smaller, 

 throat whiter; breast barred black and whitish. Notes. 

 When courting, low, grunting, guttural sounds; when 

 alarmed, a sort of cackle, kak, kak. (Bendire.) 



Range. — "Sage regions of the Rockv Mountain Plateau, and west 

 chiefly within the United States, but north to Assiniboia and the dry 

 Interior of British Columbia: east to North Dakota. South Dakota, 

 Nebraska and Colorado; south to northern New Mexico, Utah and Ne- 

 vada; west in California, Oregon and Washington, to the Sierra Ne- 

 vada and Cascade Range." (A. O. U.) 



Pheasant (Pbasianus torquatus x P. colchicus). An 

 introduced species, see remarks on page 114. 



3 10. Wild Turkey [Meleagris gallopavo silvestris). 

 <$ Ad. L. about 48: upper tail-coverts and tail tipped with 

 rusty chestnut; white bars in primaries entire.crossing the 

 webs of the feathers. Notes. Similar to those of the 

 domesticated Turkey. 



Range. — Eastern United States from Pennsylvania south to central 

 Florida; west to Nebraska and northeastern Texas. 



310a. Merriam Turkey (M. g. merriami). Similar 

 to No. 310, but tail and upper tail-coverts tipped with 

 whitish. 



Range — "Mountairs of southern Colorado. New Mexico. Arizona 

 and western Texas; and northern Chihuahua and Sonora, Mexico." 

 (Bailey.) 



3 10b. Florida Wild Turkey {M. g. osceola). Sim- 

 ilar to No. 310, but smaller; primaries with narrow 

 broken bars not reaching across feather. 



Range. — Southern Florida. 



3 I Oc. Rio Grande Turkey ( M. g. intermedia). Tips 

 of upper tail-coverts and of tail rusty buff intermediate 

 in color between those of Nos. 310 and 310a. 



Range. — "Lowlands of southern Texas and northeastern Mexico." 



(A O. U.) 



311. Chachalaca {Qrtahs vetula maccalli). L. 21. 

 Ads. Above olive-brown; tail blacker, all but middle- 

 feathers bordered with whitish; belly brownish. V ' . 

 A loud, trumpeting c/ia-cha-laca, repeated a number of 

 times. 



Range. — Tropical portions of eastern Mexico, from Vera Cruz north 

 to Lower Rio Grande Valley. 



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