LIST OP 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 texanns, Lawr. Southern Texas and valley of Rio Grande .. 641 
473. Oreortyx pictus, (Douglas,) Baird. Plumed Partridge. Mountain ranges of Cali¬ 
fornia and Oregon towards the coast. 642 
474. LopJiortyx californicus, (Shaw,) Bon. California Quail. Plains and lowlands of 
California and Oregon towards the coast; Mohave river. 644 
475. Lopliortyx gambelii, Nutt. GambeFs Partridge. Upper Rio Grande and Gila, to 
the Colorado of California. 645 
476. Callipepla squamata, (Vigors,) Gray. Scaled or Blue Partridge. Valley 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. Grus americamis , (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 frater cuius, Cassin. New Mexico. 656 
481. Aramus giganteus, (Bon.) Baird. Crying Bird. Florida and West Indies. 657 
482. Demiegrettapealii, (Bon.) Baird. Peale’s Egret. Seacoast of south Florida. 661 
483. Demiegretta rufa, (Bodd.) Baird. Reddish Egret. Coast of south Florida and 
Gulf of Mexico to mouth of Rio Grande; Cuba. 662 
484. Demiegretta ludoviciana, (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. Herodias egretta, (Gmel.) Gray. White Heron. Southern portions of the United 
States; straggling to Massachusetts. 666 
486. * Herodias egretta, var. californica, Baird. Coast of southern California, and per¬ 
haps 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 occidentals, (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 
Atlantic to Pacific. 673 
492. Botaurus lentiginosus, Steph. Bittern. Entire continent of North America .. 671 
