20 CHECK LIST OF 



116. California Partridge. 



(Callipepla calif ornica.) 

 Vancouver Island. Introduced from California. 



117. Sooty Grouse. 



"Blue Grouse/' (Dendragapus obscurus fuliginosus.) 



West of the Cascade Mountains, including all the larger 

 islands. An abundant resident. 



118. Richardson's Grouse. 



"Blue Grouse," "Mountain Grouse." (Dendraga- 

 pus obscurus richardsonii.) 



East of the Cascade Mountains, including the Rocky 

 Mountain District. Abundant. Resident. 



119. Franklin Grouse. 



"Fool-hen." (Dendragapus franklinii.) 



Throughout the wooded portion of the interior of the 

 Mainland, east of and including the Cascade Mountains. 

 An abundant resident. 



120. Canadian Ruffed Grouse. 



(Bonasa umbellus togata.) 

 East of and including Cascades. An abundant resident. 



121. Gray Ruffed Grouse. 



(Bonasa umbellus umbelloides.) 

 Rocky Mountain District. Soda Creek, Beaver Pass. 



122. Oregon Ruffed Grouse. 



(Bonasa umbellus sabini.) 



West of the Cascades, including all the larger islands. 

 An abundant resident. 



The three last species are known also as "Willow 

 Grouse," " Drummers," &c. 



NOTE. Although the "red" phase of the Ruffed Grouse 

 is more constant west of the Cascades, both red and gray 

 are found throughout the Province, with the tails indiffer- 

 ently reddish or grayish: so that the sub-division as it 

 stands now is somewhat perplexing. 



