Common on the summit of most of the mountains on the Mainland and
Vancouver Island. (Fannin.) Quite common at Atlin.
142. WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN.
Lagopus leucurus (Swains. & Rich.).
Found on the summit of most mountains on the Mainland except the Coast
Range. Taken at Okanagan. (Brooks.) Cassiar. (James
Porter.)
PEDIOECETES Baird.
143. COLUMBIAN SHARP-TAILED GROUSE. PRAIRIE CHICKEN.
Pedioecetes phasianellus columbianus (Ord.).
An abundant resident east of Cascade Range through the southern portions of the Province. E. P. Venables reports it common near Vernon.
CENTROCERCUS Swainson.