Grouse, Turkeys and Ghachalaca 



309. Sage Grouse (Cmtroc^rais urophasianus). Ad. 

 (^,L.Z(); Ad, $,L. 22. Similar to J^, but smaller^ 

 tliroatwliiter; breast barred black and whitish, liates. 

 When courting, low, grunting, guttural sounds; when 

 alarmed, a sort of cackle, kak, kak. (Beodire.) 



Range.— "Sflge regions nf the Rocky Mountain Plateau, and west 

 chlpfly within the United Slates, bul north to Assinibola and the dry 

 Interinr nf British Columbia;' east lo North Dakota, Snuth Dakota, 

 Nebraska and Colorado; south to northern New Mexico, Utah and Ne- 

 vada; west in California. Oregon and WashiiRton, W the Sierra Ne- 

 vada and Cascade Range." (A. O- UO 



?\\BasanX (Hhnsianus torquatus x P. colchicus). Aft 

 introduced species, see remarks on page 1 14- 



310. Wild Turkey, {MeUagris gallopavo silvestris). 

 (^ Ad. L. about 48: upper tail-coverts and tail tipped with 

 rusty chestnut: while bars in primaries entire,crossing the 

 webs of the feathers. Woto. Similar to those of the 

 domesticated Turkey. - 



Range.— Eastern United States from Pennsylvania south to central 

 Florida; west to Nebraska anil northeastern Texas. 



3I0a, Merriam Turkey [M. g. msrriMni)- Similar 

 to No. 310, but tall and upper tail-coverts tipped with 

 whitish. 



Range.— "Mountains of southern Colorado. New Mexico. Arizona 

 and western Texas; and northern Chihuahua and Sonora, Mexico." 

 (Bailey.) 



310b. Florida Wild Turkey [M. ^. oscsola). Sim- 

 ilar to No. 310, but smaller; primaries with narrow 

 broken bars not teaching aCroSS feather. 



Ranee.^Soulhern FloridaL 



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. 



RanE-e- — "Lowlands o( southern Texas and northeastern Mexico." 

 <A.O.U.) 



311. Chachalaca {Ortalis -vettila maccalli). L, 21. 

 Ads, Above olive-brown; tail blacker, all but middle- 

 feathers bordered with whitish; belly brownish, f^otes. 

 A loud, trumpeting cha'cha-laca, repeated a number of 

 times. 



Range. — Tropical portions of eastern Mexico, from Vera Cruz norta 

 to Lower Rio Grande ValievI 



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