LIST OF SPECIES, XLV 



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469. Lagopus hucurus, Sw. White-tailed Ptarmigan. Northern America to the west; 



southward along Rocky mountains to Cochetope pass, in latitude'r"''"* '"l 

 39°. 636 



470. Lagopus am^ricanus, Aud. American Ptarmigan! Arctic America 637 



471. Ortyx virginianus, (Linn.) Bon. Partridge; Quail. Eastern United States, to the 



high central plains. 640 



472. Ortyx texanus, Lawr* Southern Texas and valley of Rio Grande • 641 



473. Oreortyx pidiis, {Bongl&s,) Baird. Plumed Partridge. Mountain^ranges of Cali- 



fornia and Oregon towards the coast > 642 



474. Lopkortyx caMfornicus, (Shaw,) Boh. California Quail. Plains and lowlands of 



California and Oregon towards the coast; Mohave river • 644 



475. Lopkortyx gamhdii, Nutt. Gambel's Partridge. Upper Rio Grande and Gila, to 



the Colorado of California 645 



476. CaUipepla squamata, (Vigors,) Gray. Scaled or Blue Partridge. Valley of Rio 



Grande of Texas. Not yet detected further west. Most abundant 



on the high broken table lands and mezquite plains 646 



477. Cyrtonyx massena, (Lesson,) Gould. Massena Partridge. Chiefly on the upper 



Rio Grande, from the high plains of the Pecos • • • • • 647 



478. Gnis americantis, (Linn.) Ord. Whooping Crane. Florida and Texas; stragglers 



in Mississippi valley 654 



479. Orus canadensis, (Linn.) Temm. Sand-hill Crane. Whola of western regions of 



United States; Florida. 655 



480. Grus fratercidus, Cassin. New Mexico 656 



481. Aramus gtganteus, (Bon.) Baird. Crying Bird. Florida and West Indies 657 



482. Bemiegretta pealii, (Bon.) Baird. Peale' s Egret. Seacoast of south Florida 661 



483. Bemiegretta ru/a, (Bodd.) Baird. Reddish Egret. Coast of south Florida and 



Gulf of Mexico to mouth of Rio Grande; Cuba 662 



'484. Bemiegretta ludoviciana, (Wils.) Baird. Louisiana Heron. Coast of South Atlantic 



and Gulf States. 663 



485. Garzetta candidissima, (Jacquin,) Bon. Snowy Heron. Coast of middle and Gulf 



States, and across to California 665 



486. Eerodias egretta, (Gmel.) Gray. White Heron. Southern portions of the United 



States; straggling to Massachusetts 666 



486.* Serodias egretta, var. caUfornica, Baird. Coast of southern California, and per- 

 haps the Rio Grande of Texas 667 



487. Ardea herodias, Linn. Great Blue Heron. Throughout the entire territory of the 



United States; West Indies • • • • 668 



488. Ardea lourdemnnnii, Baird. Florida Heron. South Florida. 669 



4:89. 'Auduionia occddentalis, (And.) Bon. Great White Heron. South Florida and 



Cuba 670 



490. Florida caentlea, (Linn.) Baird. Blue Heron. South Atlantic a,nd Gulf coast to 



Mexico. • • • ' - • 671 



i91. Ardetta exilis, (Gmel.) Gray. Least Bittern. Throughout the United States, from 



Atlantic to Pacific 673 



492. Botawrua UnUginosus, Steph. Bittern. Entire continent of North America 674 



