LIST OF SPECIES. XLV 



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 4G9. LcKjopus leucurtts, S\v. White-tailed Ptarmigan. Northern America to the west* 

 southward along Rocky mountains to Cochetope pass, in latitude 

 39°. 63G 



470. Lcujopus americanus, Aud. American Ptarmigan. Arctic America 637 



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



high central plains. 040 



472. Ortyx texanus, Lawr. Southern Texas and valley of Rio Grande • G41 



473. Oreortijx pictus, (pong\\x«,) Baird. Plumed Partridge. Mountain^rangea of CaH- 



fornia and Oregon towards the coast 642 



474. Lophortyx cali/ornicus, (Shaw,) Bon. California Quail. Plains and lowlands of 



Califurnia and Oregon towards the coast; Mohave river 044 



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



the Colorado of California 645 



476. CalUpcpla squamata, (Vigors,) Gray. Scaled or Blue Partridge. Valley of Rio 



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



on the high broken table lands and mezquite plains 646 



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



Rio Grande, from the high plains of the Pecos 647 



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



in Mississippi valley 054 



479. Grm canadensis, (Linn.) Temm. Sand-hill Crane. Whole of western regions of 



United States; Florida. 655 



480. Gnis f rater cuius, Cassin. New Mexico 656 



48L Aramiis giganteits, (Bon.) Baird. Crying Bird. Florida and West Indies 657 



482. Bemiegretta pealii, (Ron.) Baird. Peale's Egret. Seacoast of south Florida 661 



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



Gulf of Mexico to mouth of Rio Grande; Cuba 662 



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



and Gulf States. 063 



485. Ga7-zettacandidissima, (J -dcquin,) Bon. Snowy Heron. Coast of middle and Gulf 



States, and across to California 665 



486. Herodias egretta, (Gmel.) Gray. White Heron. Southern portions of the United 



States; straggling to Massachusetts 666 



486.* Herodias egretta, Yar. calif 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 668 



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



489. Audnhonia 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 



4dl. Ardettaexilis, (Gmel.) Gray. Least Bittern. Throughout the United States, from 



Atlantic to Pacific 673 



492. Botaurus lentiginosus, Steph. Bittern. Entire continent of North America 67^. 



