Part 4

Falco sparverius sparverius Linnaeus. Eastern Sparrow Hawk. Common resident. (D. A. 1267, Little Bear Ridge, 5 mi. SW Troy, Latah County, November 2, 1939.)

Dendragapus obscurus (Say). Blue Grouse. Common resident.

a. obscurus (Say). Dusky Grouse. Specimens from southeastern Idaho are referable to this race.

b. richardsonii (Douglas). Richardson Grouse. This is the resident race of southwestern Idaho north to Idaho County, where intergradation occurs with the next form. (D. A. 1431, 1432, 10 mi. SW Riggins, Idaho County, May 14, 1939.)

c. pallidus Swarth. Oregon Dusky Grouse. Birds in the northern portion of the state are of this race.

Canachites franklinii (Douglas). Franklin Grouse. Uncommon resident. I have observed the birds in the Selway National Forest, in Idaho County, and specimens have been taken in Bonner County. (D. A. 1336, 1337, 6 mi. S Coolin, Bonner County, February 19, 1939.)

Bonasa umbellus (Linnaeus). Ruffed Grouse. Common resident. See Aldrich and Friedman (1943) for ranges of the following races.

a. phaia Aldrich and Friedmann. Idaho Ruffed Grouse. This is the race resident in southwestern Idaho, and it intergrades with the two following forms.

b. umbelloides (Douglas). Gray Ruffed Grouse. Resident in northern Idaho.

c. incanus Aldrich and Friedmann. Hoary Ruffed Grouse. Resident in southeastern Idaho.

Lagopus leucurus altipetens Osgood. Southern White-tailed Ptarmigan. Several specimens of this bird are mounted in a collection in Idaho City, having been collected "in the vicinity."

Pedioecetes phasianellus columbianus (Ord). Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse. One specimen was sent me from Bonner County, where the species was said to be fairly abundant. (D. A. 1513, 15 mi. N Priest River, Bonner County, April 1, 1940.)

Centrocercus urophasianus (Bonaparte). Sage Grouse. Common locally. Previously numerous, and now recovering from a severe decline in numbers. Merriam (1891:93) speaks of using these birds for fresh meat during much of his trip.

Perdix perdix perdix (Linnaeus). European Partridge. Common since its introduction.

Colinus virginianus texanus (Lawrence). Texas Bob-white. Common resident in southern Idaho. Merriam (1891:92) states that the birds were first introduced at Boise, Ada County.

Lophortyx californica brunnescens Ridgway. California Quail. Introduced into southern Idaho; not numerous but establishing itself in the foothills.

Oreortyx picta picta (Douglas). Plumed Quail. Common resident. Wyman (1912c:538) states that this species was not present in Idaho prior to about 1900, having at that time extended its range from Oregon.

Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus. Ring-necked Pheasant. Common resident since its introduction; there is considerable admixture of races in the stock.

Grus canadensis tabida (Peters). Sandhill Crane. Uncommon resident. Merriam (1891:91) reports the bird breeding near Fort Lapwai, Nezperce County, in June 1871, and Davis (1935b:234) states that it is a regular migrant at the Minidoka Project.

Rallus limicola limicola Vieillot. Virginia Rail. Davis (1923) states that this rail is uncommon at the Minidoka Project, but that it was abundant in earlier years.

Porzana carolina (Linnaeus). Sora. Uncommon resident. Merriam (1891:91) recorded this species from Big Lost River, "about 8 mi. above Arco," Butte County, on July 26.

Fulica americana Gmelin. American Coot. Common resident. (D. A. 1745, Notus, Canyon County, October 20, 1940.)

Charadrius vociferus vociferus Linnaeus. Killdeer. Common resident in the Transition Life-zone. Rust (1915:123) records the earliest arrival date for the bird in Kootenai County as March 9, 1913, and says that it leaves by September 1.

Pluvialis dominica fulva (Gmelin). Pacific Golden Plover. Sloanaker (1925:73) records one specimen of this bird, shot from a flock of four near Coeur d'Alene on Lake Chactolet on October 1, 1923.

Squatarola squatarola (Linnaeus). Black-bellied Plover. Rust (1915:123) records one specimen of this bird taken on the St. Joseph marshes, Kootenai County.

Capella gallinago delicata (Ord). Wilson Snipe. Fairly common resident. (D. A. 1739, Boise River, 3 mi. W Boise, Ada County, October 17, 1940.)

Numenius americanus Bechstein. Long-billed Curlew. Uncommon resident. See Oberholser (1918) for ranges of the following subspecies.

a. americanus Bechstein. Long-billed Curlew. Resident in southern Idaho.