Observed in the McKenzie River District, 149 



(Gallinae.) 



Family TETRAONiDiE. 



Genus Tetrao. 



♦103. Tetrao Bichardsonii, (Douglas) Black Partridge. N. to Fort Hal- 



kett. Only in the Mountains. 



t*104. Tetrao Canadensis^ (Linn.) — Spruce Partridge. N. to Arctic 



coast. Abundant. 



Genus Pedioecetes. 

 t*105. PedicBcetes phasianellus^ (Baird.) — Sharp-tailed Grouse. N. to 

 Fort Good Hope. 



Genus Bonasa. 

 t*106a Bona^a umbellus, (Steph.)— Ruffed Grouse. N. to Fort Simpson. 



Common. 

 t*1066 Bonasa umbellus^ var. umhelloides^ (Baird.) — Grey Mountain 

 Grouse. N. to Lapierre's House. Common. 

 Genus Lag opus. 

 *107. Lagopus albusj (Aud.)— "White Ptarmigan. N. to Arctic coast. 



Common. 

 •108. Lagopus rupestris, (Leach.)— Ptarmigan. N. to Arctic coast. 



Rather rare. 

 *109. Lagopus leucurusj (Swains.) — White-tailed Ptarmigan. N. to 

 Lapierre's House in the mountains. 

 Order 5. — Grallatores, 



(Herodiones.) 

 Family Gruid^. 

 Genus Grus. 

 110. Grus jimericanus, (Ord.) — White Crane. N. toFort Simpson. Rare. 

 fill. Grus Canadensis^ (Temm.) — Brown Crane. N. to Arctic coast. 

 Common. 



112. Grusfraterculus, (Cassin.) — N. to Youcon River: but only west of 



the mountains. 



Genus Botaurus, 



113. Botaurus lentiginosuSj (Steph.) — Bittern. N. to Arctic coast. Rare 



northward. 



(Grallse.) 



Family Charadridae. 



Genus Charadrius. 



114. Charadrius Virginicus, (Bork.) — Golden Plover. N. to Arcticcoast. 



Abundant. 



Genus Aegialltis. 



115 Ae^ialitis semipalmatus, (Cab.) — Semipalmated Plover. N. to Fort 



Simpson. Common. 



Genus Squaterola. 



116 fi'jwateroiaf/gZmYica, (Cuv.)— Black bellied Plover. N to Fort Simp- 



son. Rare. 



