Grouse, Turkeys and Chachalaca. 
309. Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). Ad. 
’, L. 29; Ad. 9, L. 22. Similarto g', but smaller, 
throat whiter; breast barred black and whitish. Notes. 
When courting, low, grunting, guttural sounds; when 
alarmed, a sort of cackle, kak, kak. (Bendire.) 
Range.—‘‘Sage regions of the Rocky Mountain Plateau, and west 
chiefly within the United States, but north to Assiniboia and the dry 
interior of British Columbia; east to North Dakota, South Dakota, 
Nebraska and Colorado; south to northern New Mexico, Utah and Ne- 
vada; west in California, Oregon and Washington, to the Sierra Ne- 
vada and Cascade Range.”’ (A.O. U.) 
Pheasant (Phasianus torquatus P. colchicus). An Introduced 
species, see remarks on page 114. 
310. . Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris). 
oi Ad. L. about 48;upper tail-coverts and tail tipped with 
rusty chestnut; white bars in primaries entire,crossing the 
webs of the feathers. Notes. Similar to those of the 
domesticated Turkey. 
Range.—Eastern United States from Pennsylvania south to central 
Florida; west to Nebraska and northeastern Texas. 
310a. Merriam Turkey (M. g. merriamt). Similar 
Bo ie oa but tail and upper tail-coverts tipped with 
whitish. 
Range.—‘'Mountains of southern Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona 
ag western Texas; and northern Chihuahua and Sonora, Mexico.’ 
(Bailey.) 
310b. Florida Wild Turkey (M. g. osceola). Sim- 
ilar to No. 310, but smaller; primaries with narrow 
i broken bars not reaching across feather. 
Aah 
Range.—Southern Florida. 
310c. Rio Grande Turkey (M. g. intermedia). Tips 
of upper tail-coverts and of tail rusty buff intermediate 
in color between those of Nos. 310 and 310a, 
as, eee of southern Texas and northeastern Mexico.’” 
311. Chachalaca (Ortalis vetula maccalli). L. 21. 
Ads. Above olive-brown; tail blacker, all but middle- 
feathers bordered with whitish; belly brownish. Notes. 
A loud, trumpeting cha-cha-laca, repeated a number of 
times. 
Range.—Tropical portions of eastern Mexico, from Vera Cruz north 
to Lower Rio Grande Valley. 
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