CONTENTS VII 



Order Galliformes — Continued. 



Family Perdicidae — Continued. Page 



Prairie sharp-tailed grouse 291 



Habits 291 



Centrocercus urophasianus 300 



Sage hen 300 



Habits 300 



Distribution 309 



Family Phasianidae 310 



Phasianus colchicus torquatus 310 



Ring-necked pheasant 310 



Habits 310 



Distribution 322 



Family Meleagrididae 323 



Meleagris gallopavo merriami 323 



Merriam's turkey 323 



Habits 223 



Distribution 325 



Meleagris gallopavo silvestris 326 



Eastern turkey 326 



Habits 326 



Meleagris gallopavo osceola 340 



Florida turkey 340 



Habits . 340 



Meleagris gallopavo intermedia 342 



Rio Grande turkey 342 



Habits 342 



Family Cracidae 345 



Ortalis vetula vetula 345 



Chachalaca 345 



Habits 345 



Distribution 351 



Order Columbiformes 353 



Family Columbidae 353 



Columba fasciata fasciata 353 



Band-tailed pigeon 353 



Habits 353 



Distribution 361 



Columba fasciata vioscae 363 



Viosca's pigeon 363 



Habits 363 



Columba flavirostris flavirostris 365 



Red-billed pigeon 365 



Habits 365 



Distribution 368 



Columba leucocephala 369 



White-crowned pigeon 369 



Habits 369 



Distribution 375 



Columba squamosa 376 



Scaled pigeon 376 



Habits 376 



Distribution 379 



Ectopistes migratorius 379 



