LIST OP SPECIES. XLV 



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 4C9. Lagopus leucurtis, Sw. "Wliitc-tailcd Ptarniifran. Noitliorn America to the west; 

 southward along Rooky mountains to Cochetope pass, in Latitude 

 39^. G3G 



470. Lagopus americanus, Aud. American Ptarmigan. Arctic America G;!7 



471. Oili/x virginianus, (Linn.) Bon. Partridge; Quail. Eastern United States, to the 



high central plains. 040 



472. Ortyx texanvs, Lavvr. Southern Texas and valley of Rio Grande (Ml 



473. Oreorlyx pictus, (Douglas,) Baird. Plumed Partridge. Mountain ranges of Cali- 



fornia and Oregon towards the coast G42 



474. LopJiorlyx cali/onuciis, (Shaw,) Bon. California Quail. Plains and lowlands of 



California and Oregon towards the coast; Moliave river G44 



475. Lophortyx gamhelii, Nutt. Gambel's Partridge. Upper Rio Grande and Gila, to 



the Colorado of California G45 



476. CallipKpla squamaia, (Vigors,) Gray. Scaled or Bine Partridge. Valley of Rio 



Grande of Texas. Not yet detected further west. Most abundant 



on the high broken table lands and mezquite plains G4G 



477. Cyrtonyx massena, (Lesson,) Gould. Massena Partridge. Chiefly on the upper 



Rio Grande, from the high plains of the Pecos G47 



478. Grus americamis, (Linn.) Ord. "Whooping Crane. Florida and Texas; stragglers 



in Mississippi valley 654 



479. Grits canadensis, (Linn.) Temm. Sand-hill Cran«. Whole of western regions of 



United States; Florida. 655 



480. Grusfraterculus, Cassin. New Mexico 656 



481. Aramm fjiganteiis, (Bon.) Baird. Crying Bird. Florida and West Indies 657 



482. DemiegrcUa pealii, (Bon.) Baird. Pealc's Egret. Seacoast of south Florida 661 



483. Demiegretta rnfa, (Bodd.) Baird. Reddish Egret. Coast of south Florida and 



Gulf of Mexico to mouth of Rio Grande; Cuba 662 



484. Demiegretta hdoviciana, (Wils.) Baird. Louisiana Heron. Coast of South Atlantic 



and Gulf States. 663 



485. Garzetta candidissima, (Jacquin,) Bon. Snowy Heron. Coast of middle and Gulf 



States, and across to California 665 



486. Herodias egretta, {QivaQl.) Gray. White Heron. Southern portions of the United 



States; straggling to Massachusetts 666 



486.* Herodias egretta, var. cali/ornica, Baird. Coast of southern California, and per- 

 haps the Rio Grande of Texas 667 



487. Ardea herodias, Linn. Great Blue Heron. Throughout the entire territory of the 



United States; West Indies GG8 



488. Ardea tmrdemannii, Baird. Florida Heron. South Florida. 669 



489. Auduhonia occidentalis, (Aud.) Bon. Great White Heron. South Florida and 



Cuba 670 



490. Florida caernlea, (Linn.) Baird. Blue Heron. South Atlantic and Gulf coast to 



Mexico. 671 



491. Ardetta exilis, (Gmcl.) Gray. Least Bittern. Throughout the United States, from 



Atlantic to Pacific 673 



492. Botaurus Untiginosus, Steph. Bittern. Entire continent of Nortli America 674 



