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Page 103. After 266 add; 268. Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numcnius tahitienr 

 Sis). Somewhat like X, hua-wnious, but thighs with long bristle-like feathers; 

 tail pale rusty, barred with blaiik; markings of back and wings pale rusty. 



Range — "Alaska and Pacific Islands, Breeding range unknown; ha.a been 

 taken in summer in western Alaska from Kowak River to Kenai Pftninsula; also 

 on Laysan and Fhoenix Islands; winters in islands of the SoutH Pacific from 

 Hawaii to New Caledonia" (A. O. U,), Classed With Accidental Visitants in first 

 edition oi: 'Uoior Key," 



Page 112. Cancel No. 277a. Belted Piping Plover, whieh proves tn be the 

 same as No. 277, Piping Plover. 



Page 117. After No. 297b add; 297c. Sierra Grouse (D. o. sierrw). Male 

 resembles male of No. 297, but bach less black aad' more heavily vermiculated 

 with brOwn and gray; terminal tail-band narrower and more speckled with 

 blackish; medium tail-feathers more heavily marked with gray or brownish; 

 White neck-tufts practically absent; feathers of sides, flanks anij under tail- 

 coverts with less white. Much paler and more heavily verroiculated above than 

 No. 297b. 



Range — Ft. Klamatii, Oregon south through the Sierras to Mount Pinos in 

 South California. 



Jr'age 117, The ranges of the races of this bird (now known as Spruce 

 Partridge, rat&er than Spruce Qrouse) are given in the A. 0, U. 'Uheck-L.ist' aa 

 follows -. 



298. Hudsotlian Spruce Partridge (Canachites canadensis Canadensis). 



Han ge— "Boreal forest region from the eastein base of the Roeky Mountaina 

 west of Edmonton, Alberta, east to Labrador Peninjiula; also a disconnected area 

 In Alaska from Bristol Bay to Cook Inlet and Prtnce William Sound." 



298b. Alaska Spruce Partridge (C. c. osgoodi). 



itangfe — "Mt. McKinley and the Tukon region east to Great Slave and Atha- 

 baska lakes." 



298c. Canada Spruce Partridge {C. c. canace). 



Range — "Manitoba, southern Ontario, and New .Brunswick south to northern 

 parts of Minnesota, Wiaconsin. Mlcliisan, New Tork, and New England." 



Page 119. After No. 301a add: 301b. Alexander's Ptarmigan (L. I. aUxan- 

 drw). Similar to L. I. lagopus in corresponding plumage, "but coloration darker 

 throughout, especially dorsally; bill smaller and relatively much narrower." 

 (Grinnell). 



Range — Baranol and adjacent islands west to Shumagln Islands CA. O. U.). 



Page 119. After No. 301b. add; 301c. Ungava Ptarmigan (L. I «ni70tfi«). 

 Like No. 301 but with a heavier bill. Culmen, .82; depth of bill at base, .57 

 (Riley, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XXIV, 1911, p. 233). 



Ra,nge— Ungava and probably the eastern shore of Hudson Bay. 



Page 120. Remove the interrogation points from before Nob. 304 &nd 304a, 

 the distinctions between which there presented having been accepted by th« 



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