110 THE GAME BIRDS 
made of this species. ‘The Northern form is 
darker, with but few brown markings, and 
the spots on the breast are V-shaped; and, 
curiously enough, the lighter and browner 
form, of the extreme South, also exhibits 
this V-shaped mark, although separated from 
the other by the common type. A distinctive 
feature of this bird is the tail, which is trian- 
eular in shape, when in a natural position, 
the middle tail feathers being about four 
times as long as the outer. From this arises 
thename. Jill and feet brown. Eyes brown. 
The legs are feathered to the feet. Length 
18 to 20 inches. Extent 25 to 380 inches. 
As compared to No. 120, this bird ranks 
high as a game bird. Its flight is strong, 
swift and direct, and its flesh much superior 
to the other bird. 
An attempt, undoubtedly so far successful, 
is being made to introduce this bird to our 
eastern fields. While it will probably never 
take the place of our ruffed grouse in the 
estimation of our sportsmen, any addition to 
our feathered game will be welcomed, to 
afford a bag to those who desire to hunt over 
our fields, now rapidly being depleted of 
game birds. 
122. SAGE GROUSE. SAGE COCK. 
Centrocercus urophasianus. 
The monarch, so far as size is concerned, 
of the grouse, but, alas! there his dominion 
