Grouse, Turkeys and Chachalaca. 



309. Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). Ad, 

 c?, L. 29; Ad. 9, L. 22. Similar to c?> 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 Rocky Mountain Plateau, and west 

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

 interior of Eritish 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 (Phasianus torquatus P. colchicus). An Introduced 

 species, see remarks on page 114 



310. 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. — "Mountains of southern Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona 

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

 (Bailey.) 



310b. Florida Wild Turkey (A/, 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. 



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

 (A. O. U.) 



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

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

 feathers bordered with whitish; belly brownish. Notes. 

 A loud, trumpeting cha-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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