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than seven young in a brood, though perhaps some 

 escaped my notice, as Captain Bendire says the full 

 complement of the Camp Harney bird is from eight to 

 ten. 



Newberry. Found not uncommonly in the Sierra 

 Nevada in California and in the wooded districts lying 

 between the Sacramento Valley and the Columbia. 



Willamette Valley. 0. B. Johnson. Common resi- 

 dent, breeding extensively. 



Cooper, 1860. Common in most of the forests of the 

 Territory. 



Suckley, 1860. It is common on the east side of the 

 Cascades as far north as the 49th parallel. 



British Columbia. John Fannin. An abundant res- 

 ident. 



Henshaw, 1879. The blue grouse, which is found in 

 the Sierra and Cascade ranges, at least along their east- 

 ern slopes and as high up as the Columbia River, is the 

 typical middle region form. The mountain forests, 

 especially those composed largely of firs and spruces, 

 abound with this fine game bird. Several broods of 

 young chicks were found about the middle of June. 



Camp Harney. Bendire, 1877. A common resident 

 throughout the mountains. We have two varieties, 

 fuliyinosus and richardsoni, the former being the most 

 abundant. In winter they seldom alight on the ground, 

 excepting to get water. 



Ridgway. More or less common 011 all the ranges 

 clothed with a sufficient extent of pine forest. It was 

 found on the Sierra Nevada, near Carson, and on several 

 of the higher ranges of the Great Basin. 



8. Dendragapus obscurus richardsonii (Sab.) RICHARD- 

 SON'S GROUSE. 



Camp Harney. Bendire. Less abundant than var. 

 fuliginoeus. 



