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137. Podasoqrs montanus. Mountain Plover. 



Common migrant in Western Texas, a few remaining through the 

 winter. Tolerably common in summer in the Trans-Pecos country, on 

 the southern plains and in the Panhandle west of the edge of the 

 plains. 



FANILY Aphrizidae. Surf Birds and Turnstones. 



138. Arenaria morinella. Ruddy Turnstone. 



Rather uncommon winter resident on the coast. 



FANILY Haematopodidae. Oystercatchers. 



139. Haematopns palliatus. American Oystercatcher. 



Summer resident of the coast 



FAMILY Jacanidae. Jacanas. 



140. Jacana spinosa. Mexican Jacana. 



Valley of the Lower Rio Grande (Merrill). 



ORDER Gallinae. Gallinaceoas Birds. 

 FANILY Tetraonidae. Grouse, Patridges, etc. 



141. Colinus virginianus. Bobwhite. 



Resident of the northeastern section of the State. 



142. Colinus virginianus texanus. Texan Bobwhite. 



Texas, except extreme northeastern and western sections of the State. 

 Resident. 



143. Callipepla squamata. Scaled Partridge. 



Weptem Texas, south to the Rio Grande, east locally into the central 

 part of the State. Rare in the Panhandle, on the edge of the 

 plains (Armstrong county), resident. Rarely staggles into the eastern 

 district (Bonham [Cooke]). 



144. Callipepla squamata castanogastris. Chestnut-bellied Scaled Partridge. 



Lower Rio Grande, north to Bee county, northwest to Eagle Pass. 

 Resident. 



145. Lophorty gambelii. Gambel Partridge. 



El Paso County, in the mountain ranges, reisident. 



146. Cyrtonyx montezumae mearnsi. Meam's Partridge. 



Trans-Pecos region, in the Davis, Chisos and Guadalupe mountains, 

 east to Tom Green and Concho counties (Lloyd) and Mason (Henry). 

 Resident. 



