HYPOTHETICAL LIST [603] 



California Quail: 



Lophortyx calif ornica calif ornica (Shaw) 



THE CALIFORNIA QUAIL has long been considered one of the birds of 

 Oregon. It has been reported by many observers. We have collected 

 quails extensively, both in the areas where they are naturally found as 

 well as in districts where they have been introduced. Every specimen 

 that we have taken or seen in Oregon has proved to be the Valley Quail. 

 The only actual specimen of the California Quail is one collected by 

 Newberry (1857) and labeled, "Willamette Valley, Oregon." This speci- 

 men is now in the National Museum and has been determined by Dr. 

 Alexander Wetmore as true L. c. californica. In view of the indefiniteness 

 of the labels on many of Newberry 's specimens and in view of the further 

 fact that he collected many birds in California while on this trip, we 

 believe that this bird was taken farther south than the present boundaries 

 of the State of Oregon and are therefore placing the form in the hypo- 

 thetical list. 



Whooping Crane: 



Grus americana (Linnaeus) 



THIS BIRD has been occasionally referred to in Oregon literature since 

 Townsend listed it in 1839, stating it was found in the territory of Oregon. 

 Brackett (1844) said that it bred in the State, and Anthony (1886) re- 

 corded it as rare at Beaverton. In view of the absence of records of this 

 species from the western country we are inclined to view these as mis- 

 taken identifications and are placing the bird in the hypothetical list. 



American Oyster-catcher: 



Haematopus pa Hiatus palliatus Temminck 



THIS BIRD has no place in the Oregon fauna. The listing of the species 

 under this name is surely a mistaken identification. We are therefore 

 placing it in the hypothetical list. 



European Turnstone: 



Arenaria interpres interpres (Linnaeus) 



THIS OLD-WORLD form was listed as an Oregon bird by Woodcock (1902.) 

 on the authority of A. W. Anthony. The Ruddy Turnstone is a regular 

 migrant on the Oregon coast, and we believe this to be purely a case of 

 mistaken identity. 



