320 BIRDS OF THE ROCKIES 



305. Prairie hen. TYMPANUCHUS AMERICANUS. Resi- 

 dent ; uncommon and local. 



308b. Prairie sharp-tailed grouse. PEDKECETES PHA- 

 SIANELLUS CAMPESTRIS. Resident, not common ; once com- 

 mon, but killed and driven out by pothunters ; some breed 

 in Middle Park ; noted in winter at 9,500 feet. 



309. Sage grouse. CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS. Com- 

 mon resident. " As its name implies, it is an inhabitant 

 of the artemisia or sage-brush plains, and is scarcely found 

 elsewhere." Ranges from plains to 9,500 feet. 



310. Mexican turkey. MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO. Rare 

 local resident ; southern part of the State. 



310a. "Wild turkey. MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO FERA. Resi- 

 dent ; rare ; once abundant, but will probably soon be 

 exterminated ; not certain whether Colorado birds are 

 eastern or western forms. 



312. Band- tailed pigeon. COLUMBA FASCIATA. Summer 

 resident ; local ; breeds from 5,000 to 7,000 feet and 

 occasionally higher. 



316. Mourning dove. ZENAIDURA MACROURA. Summer 

 resident ; very abundant ; breeds everywhere below the 

 pine region up to 10,000 feet, though usually a little 

 lower ; in fall ranges up to 12,000 feet. 



319. "White-winged dove. MELOPELIA LEUCOPTERA. 

 Four records of this straggler in Colorado ; its usual 

 range is subtropical, though not uncommon as far north as 

 the southern border of the United States. 



325. Turkey vulture. CATHARTES AURA. Common 

 summer resident ; breeds from plains to 10,000 and even 

 12,000 feet. 



327. Swallow-tailed kite. ELANOIDES FORFICATUS. Sum- 



