953 



III. Length over 15 inches. 



A. Tail as long a; the body. 



B. Tail much shorter than the body. 



1. Sides of throat black. 



a. Top of head darker than back. 



b. Top of head the same color as the back. 



2. Sides of throat not black. 



a. Underparts rusty. 



b. Underparts white with dark markings. 



IV. Length under 15 inches. 



A. Tail as long as the body. 



B. Tail much shorter than the body. 



1. L^pperparts reddish. 



a. Larger, paler, streaks finer. 



b. Smaller, darker, streaks coarser. 



2. LTpperparts dark. 



a. Tail crossed by 6 light bars. 



b. Tail crossed by 5 light bars. 

 (i). Darker, nearly black above. 



(2). Lighter, slaty blue or blackish brown. 



202. Cooper's Hawk. 



213. Peregrine Falcon. 



214. Peale's Falcon. 



B. C. & H. 13. Red-bellied Hawk. 

 212. Prairie Falcon. 



201. Sharp^shinned Hawk. 



219. Desert Sparrow Hawk. 

 218. Sparrow Hawk. 



217. Richardson's Merlin. 



216. Black Merlin. 

 215. Pigeon Hawk. 



Vultures. 



221. California Condor. 



222. Turkej Vulture. 



family 4. C.\Tn.\RTiD.AE. 

 Length about 45 inches. 

 Length about 30 inches. 



Order 6. COLU.MB.E. Doves and Pigeons. 



A large white patch on the wing. 225. White=winged Dove. 



. Wing without a white patch. 

 A. Tail nearly square, crossed by a distinct band, 223. Band^tailed Pigeon. 



B. Tail without a band 



1. Length about 16 inches 



2. Length about 12 inches. 



H. 37. Passenger Pigeon. 

 224. Mourning Dove. 



Order 7. GALLIN.^. Turkey.s, Grouse, Pheasants. 



Family 1. Tetr.\oxid.\e. Grouse, Quails. 



I. Length about 29 inches. 



II. Length less than 24. inore than 12 inches. 

 A. Lower part of tarsus naked. 



237. Sage Grouse. 



r. Upperparts rusty brown. 



2. Upperparts gray. 



3. Upperparts gray-brown. 



B. Legs feathered to the base of the toes. 



1. Tail of 16 feathers. 



2. Tail of 20 feathers. 



a. Tail with a light terminal band. 



b. Tail without a band. 



C. Toes feathered. 



1. Tail white. 



2. Tail black. 



a. Bill stout, depth at base .40 or more. 



b. Bill slender, depth at base less than .40. 



D. Middle tail feathers elongated, pointed. 

 III. Length less than 12 inches. 



A. Head without elongated feathers. 



B. .\ long, slender plume extending from occiput. 



1. .Alxive deep olive-brown. 



2. Above grayish-olive. 



C. Fore crown with a long feather curving forward. 



1. L'pperparts deep smoke-brown. 



2. L^pperparts grayish-brown. 



234. Oregon Ruffed Grouse. 

 B.C. 10. Gray Ruffed (irouse. 

 233. Canadian Ruffed Grouse. 



232. Franklin's Grouse. 



231. Sooty Grouse. 



B. C. &H. 15. Richardson's Grouse. 



235- White=tailed Ptarmigan. 



B.C. II. Willow Ptarmigan. 



B.C. 12. Rock Ptarmigan. 



236. Columbian Sharp=tailed Grouse. 



226. Bob-white . 



227. Mountain Quail. 



228. Plumed Quail. 



229. California Quail. 



230. Valley Quail. 



Family 2. Ph.\si.axtd.\e. Pheasants. 



This fatnily is represented by the birds imported in the interests of sportsmen. 



238. Mongolian Pheasant. 



