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Dendragapus. i Elliol |. 



Sooty Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus fuliginosus, Ridgw). 

 Abundant west of Cascade Mountains, including Vancouver 



Island, Queen Charlotte Islands and all the larger Islands along the 

 coast. 



Richardson's Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus richardsonii, 

 Dougl). 



An abundant resident east of Cascade Mountains to Rocky 

 Mountains. 



Caxachites. ( Stejneger ) . 



Franklin's Grouse (Canaehites franklinii, Dougl). 



An abundant resident throughout the wooded portion of the 

 interior east of the Cascade Mountains from Okanagan to Cassiar. 



Boxasa. (Stephens). 

 Canadian Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus togata, Linn). . . 



An abundant resident east of and including the Cascade Moun- 

 tains. Taken at Chilliwhack. 



Gray Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus umbelloides, Dougl). 

 Rocky Mountain District, Soda Creek, Beaver Pass and 

 Okanagan. 



Oregon Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus sabini, Dougl). 



An abundant resident on Vancouver Island and all the larger 

 Islands on the coast and on the mainland west of Cascade Mountains. 



Lagopus. ( Brisson ) . 



Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus, Linn). 



Northern portion of British Columbia. Dease Lake, Cassiar; 

 Log Cabin, Atlin. 



Rock Ptarmigan {Lagopus rupestris, Gmel). 

 Quite common at Atlin. 



White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus. Swains & Rich). 

 Ptarmigan may be said to be simply Grouse that turn white in 

 winter. Thev are the onlv members of this familv of birds in which 



