BIRDS—TETRAONIDAE—-BONASA SABINII. 
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List of specimens. 
Catal. 
No. 
Sex and 
age. 
Locality. 
When collected. 
Whence obtained. 
Length. 
Stretch 
of wings. 
Wing. 
6922 
844 
1661 
10330 
Red river, H. B. T_ 
Donald Gunn_.... 
Carlisle, Pa_ „_ _ 
Oct, 29, 1842. 
S. F. Baird_„_ 
18. 00 
23.00 
7. 25 
o 
Columbia, Pa._ 
o 
Georgia_ 
Prof. Jos. Leconte_ 
16. 50 
23. 00 
7.00 
BONASA SABINII, Baird. 
Oregon Grouse. 
Tetrao sabinii, Douglas, Trans. Linn. Soc. XV[, 1829, 137.— Rich. F. Bor. Am. II, 1831, 343. 
? Tetrao umbellus, Rich. F. Bor. Am. II, 1831, 342.— Newberry, Zool. Cal. & Or. Route, Rep. P. R. R. Surv. VI, 
iv, 1857, 94. 
Sp. Ch. —Similar to B. umbellus, but much darker. Middle toe longer. Length, about 18 inches ; wing, 7.30 ; tail, 6.70. 
Hab. —Rocky mountains to Pacific coast of Oregon and Washington. 
The specimens of ruffed grouse from the Pacific coast differ very greatly in much darker 
tints of coloration, although the pattern is apparently the same. There is no shade of grey 
anywhere. The upper parts are dark orange chestnut, mottled with black, the cordate light 
spots very distinct. The feathers of the breast are strongly tinged with reddish yellow ; those 
of the sides marked with broad and conspicuous bars of black, instead of the obsolete brown. 
The under tail coverts are orange chestnut, with indistinct bars of black, and an angular 
terminal blotch of white. All the light brown blotches and edgings of the eastern variety are 
here dark brown or black. The jugular band between the ruffles is very conspicuously black. 
The greatest difference is seen in the middle toe, which is much longer than in umbellus , and 
even without its claw, exceeding the tarsus, instead of being shorter. 
I am inclined to consider this as a good species of grouse, and distinct from B. umbellus , on 
account of the difference in the length of the middle toes, although this elongation may some¬ 
times be found in B. umbellus. When Richardson found no difference between his T. umbellus 
and the T. sabini of Douglas, it is not improbable, judging from the measurements, that he 
had sabini before him instead of the other species. 
List of specimens. 
Catal. 
No. 
Sex. 
Locality. 
When collected. 
Whence obtained. 
Orig. 
No. 
Collected by— 
Length. 
Stretch 
of wings. 
8424 
9997 
*9996 
8087 
4443 
4439 
4441 
4446 
s 
Simiahmoo, W. T_ 
Sept. 16,1857 
April —, 1856 
Jan. 13,1854 
A. Campbell_ 
Dr. Kennerly_ 
Fort Steilacoom, W. T_ 
Fort Vancouver, W. T_ 
Columbia river, O. T_ 
Dr. Suckley_ 
349 
11 
Gov. Stevens. 
J. Gould_ 
Dr. Cooper_ 
D. Douglas_ 
18. 00 
23. 00 
Willamette valley__ . 
Lt. Williamson- 
. 
Dr. Newberry_ 
Cascade mountains, O. T. _ 
.... 
Callapooya mountains.... 
.do. 
1 Iris brown. 
