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157 (283.1) Arenaria morinella (Linnaeus) Palmer. 



Ruddy Turnstone. 



Syn. — Strepsilas interpres; Arenaria interpres. 

 Status — Fairly common migrant coastwise. 



158 (284) Arenaria melanocephala (Vigors) Stejneger. 



BivACK Turnstone. 



Syn. — Strepsilas melanocephalus . 



Status — Of common occurrence throughout the year on exposed ocean shores; although 

 individuals remain all summer, they are not known to breed. 



159 (286.1) Haematopus frazari Brewster. 



Frazar Oyster-catcher. 



Syn. — HcBtnaiopus palliatus. 



Status— Rare summer visitant to our extreme southern seacoast; recorded only from San 

 Diego, Santa Barbara Island and the coast of Ventura County. 



160 (287) Haematopus bachmani Audubon. 



Black Oyster-catcher. 



Syn. — HcEtnatopus ater; Hcematopus niger; Hcsmatopus townsendi. 



Status — Common resident of exposed rocky shores along our whole seacoast; recorded as 

 breeding at several points. 



161 (292) Oreortyx pictus pictus (Douglas) Baird. 



Painted Partridge. 



^y-s.— Oreortyx picttis piuniiferus, part; Callipepla pida, part. 



Status— Common resident south through the Humid Coast Transition; Rare in the 



Santa Cruz Mountains, but more common in the Santa Lucia Mountains in southern 



Monterey County. 



162 (292 a) Oreortyx pictus plumiferus (Gould) Ridgway. 



Mountain Partridge. 



S\i^.— Oreorty.v p'ictus, part; Callipepla picta, part; Ortyx plumifera; Oreortyx pictus 



confinis; Ortyx ptda. 

 Status — Abundant resident of arid Transition almost throughout the State. 



163 (294) Lophortyx californicus californicus (Shaw & Nodder) Bonaparte. 



California Partridge. 



Syn. — Callipepla californica, part; Ortyx califormca, part; Lophortyx californicus valli- 



colns, part; Lophortyx californicus brunnescens. 

 Status— Abundant resident of the humid coast belt, south to southern Monterey County, 



including the San Francisco Bay region. 



