LIST OF SPECIES. 
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469. Lagopus leucurus, Sw. White-tailed Ptarmigan. Northern America to the west; 
southward along Rocky mountains to Cochetope pass, in latitude 
39°. 636 
470. Lagopus americanus, Aud. American Ptarmigan. Arctic America 637 
471. Ortyx virginianus, (Linn.) Bon. Partridge; Quail. Eastern United States, to the 
High Central Plains 640 
472. Ortyx texanus, Lawr. Southern Texas and vallej^of Rio Grande • • • 641 
473. Oreortyx pictus, (Douglas,) Baird. Plumed Partridge. Mountain ranges of California 
and Oregon towards the coast 642 
474. Lopliortyx calif ornicus, (Shaw,) Bon. California Quail. Plains and lowlands of Cali- 
fornia and Oregon towards the coast; Mohave river 644 
475. Lophortyx gamhelii, Nutt. Gambel’s Partridge. Upper Rio Grande and Gila, to the 
Colorado of California 645 
476. Callipepla squamata, (Vigors,) Gray. Scaled or Blue Partridge. Yalley of Rio Grande 
of Texas. Not yet detected further west. Most abundant on the 
high broken table lands and mezquite plains 646 
477. Cyrtonyx massena, (Lesson,) Gould. Massena Partridge. Chiefly on the upper Rio 
Grande, from the high plains of the Pecos. 647 
478. Gr us americanus, (Linn.) Ord. Whooping Crane. Florida and Texas; stragglers in 
Mississippi valley • • • • 654 
479. Grus canadensis , (Linn.) Temm. Sand-hill Crane. Whole of western regions of United 
States; Florida- 655 
480. Grus fraterculus, Cassin. New Mexico. 656 
481. Aramus giganteus, (Bon.) Baird. Crying Bird. Florida and West Indies 657 
482. Demiegretta pealii, (Bon.) Baird. Peale’s Egret. Seacoast of south Florida. 661 
483. Demiegretta ruf a, (Bodd.) Baird. Reddish Egret. Coast of south Florida and Gulf 
of Mexico to mouth of Rio Grande; Cuba 662 
484. Demiegrettaludoviciana, (Wils.) Baird. Louisiana Heron. Coast of South Atlantic and 
Gulf States 663 
485. Garzetta candidissima, (Jacquin,) Bon. Snowy Heron. Coast of middle and Gulf 
States, and across to California • • • • • ..... 665 
486. Eerodias egretta, (Gmel.) Gray. White Heron. Southern portions of the United 
States; straggling to Massachusetts 666 
486. * Eerodias egretta, var. calif ornica, Baird. Coast of southern California, and perhaps 
the Rio Grande of Texas. 667 
487. Ardea herodias, Linn. Great Blue Heron. Throughout the entire territory of the 
United States; West Indies 668 
488. Ardea wurdemannii, Baird. Florida Heron. South Florida 669 
489. Audubonia ocddentalis, (Aud.) Bon. Great White Heron. South Florida and Cuba 670 
490. Florida caerulea, (Linn.) Baird. Blue Heron. South Atlantic and Gulf coast to 
Mexico • • • • • • ■ • 671 
491. Ardetta exilis, (Gmel.) Gray. Least Bittern. Throughout the United States, from At- 
lantic to Pacific 673 
492. Botauruslentiginosus, Steph. Bittern. Entire continent of North America 674 
