* Colinus virginianus. Bob-white. Resident, common in east, less common and local in west.
Subspecies in Kansas: C. v. virginianus (Linnaeus) in east, intergrading through central part with C. v. taylori Lincoln in west.
* Callipepla squamata. Scaled Quail. Locally common resident in southwest, formerly north to Wallace County but now primarily south of Arkansas River, eastern limit not known. Breeding records from Hamilton, Kearny, Finney, Stanton, Morton, Stevens, and Clark counties, Marvin D. Schwilling.
Subspecies in Kansas: C. s. pallida Brewster.
* Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus. Ring-necked Pheasant. Introduced. Common in western two-thirds, gradually invading east where a few are now found in most counties.
Origin of North American stock obscure; no subspecies now recognized here.
Meleagris gallopavo. Turkey. Formerly common resident, west along streams at least to Riley County; now extirpated in Kansas. No known specimen from Kansas with authentic data. No definite nesting record.
Subspecies in Kansas: M. g. silvestris Vieillot.
Grus americana (Linnaeus). Whooping Crane. Regular transient, now rare. Probably most individuals go through east-central part of state. Several early specimens from state and several recent sight records and one specimen: adult female (KU 31198), found crippled 8½ miles south of Sharon, Barber County, October 31, 1952, Thane S. Robinson.
No subspecies recognized.