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9. Dendragapusfranklinii(DougL) FRANKLIN'S GROUSE. 

 British Columbia. John Fannin. An abundant 



resident east of the Cascades. 



Suckley, 1860. Abundant in the Rocky and Bitter 

 Root Mountains, also found in the Cascades in the Ya- 

 kima passes. 



10. Bonasa umbellus umbelloides (Dougl.) GRAY 



RUFFED GROUSE. 



Camp Harney. Bendire. Rare resident about here, 

 frequenting densest undergrowth along the mountain 

 streams, and seldom seen. 



11. Bonasa umbellus sabini (Dougl.) OREGON RUFFED 



GROUSE. 



Wilbur, Oregon. W. E. Bryant. Summer of 1883, 

 young and old shot. 



Willamette Valley. 0. B. Johnson. Very common 

 along water-courses, where it breeds. Seattle, May 1st, 

 1884, nest and fresh eggs. 



Cooper, 1860. Very abundant everywhere about the 

 borders of woods and clearings; it is common near the 

 forest east of the Cascade Mountains. 



Suckley, 1860. Abundant in the timbered districts 

 throughout Washington and Oregon. In habits they 

 are identical with the same bird east. Owing to the 

 mildness of the season in the vicinity of Fort Steilacoom, 

 the males commence drumming as r-arly as January, 

 and in February I have heard them drumming through 

 the whole night. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. An abundant res- 

 ident. 



Henshaw, 1879. This form of the ruffed grouse oc- 

 curs abundantly along the eastern slope, although per- 

 haps not until Oregon is entered (from the south). Fort 

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