ROCK PARTRIDGE OR CHUKAR 



Alectoris graeca 



PAST AND PRESENT DISTRIBUTION 



Range. — Native to mountainous regions of cen- 

 tral and southern Europe and Asia. Established 

 after introduction in desert mountain areas of 

 western United .States. 



Habitat (in North America). — .Sparsely vege- 

 tated, rocky slopes in sagebrush belt of desert 

 ranges. 



MOUNTAIN QUAIL 



Oreortyx picta 



PAST AND PRESENT DISTRIBUTION 



[ J Coast ( palmeri 



, Desert (eremophila) 

 Plumed (picta) 



[ I San Pedro (confims) 



Pallid ( russelh) 



Races unknown 



j{-itttl Intermediate 

 ' palmen x picta ) 



Sfatute miles 



500 

 6 Of/ 



Range. — Native to mountains of Pacific coastal 

 region of extreme western United States. Estab- 

 lished after introduction in mountains of eastern 

 Washington, western Idaho, eastern Oregon, and 

 central Nevada. 



Habitat. — Brushy clearings in forested areas in 

 mountains. Sprout-grown areas appearing after 

 burns are characteristic habitat. Northwestern 

 Mexican race occurs in pine-oak forest and 

 adjacent chaparral. Individuals that nest at 

 higher altitudes usually migrate to lower moun- 

 tain levels in winter. 



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