LAND BIRDS, 



ORDER GALLING. 

 Gallinaceous Birds. 



Suborder PHASIANI. Pheasants, Grouse, Partridges, Quail, etc. 



FAMILY TETRAONID/E. Grouse, Partridges, etc. 



Subfamily PERDICIN/C. Partridges and Quail. 



A - > U - GENUS COLINUS. LESSON. 



235 (289) COLINUS VIRQINIANUS. (LiNN.) Quail. Bob-white. 



Eastern United States ; west to Kansas, Dakotah, and eastern Texas ; 

 breeds throughout range. 



236 (289) Colinus virgfnianus fioridanus. (CouES.) Florida Quail. 



A Florida race, smaller and darker than C. virginianus. 



Subfamily TETRAONIN/E. Grouse, etc. 

 GENUS CANACHITES. STEJN. 



237 (298) CANACHITES CANADENSIS. (LiNN.) Canada Grouse. Spruce Par- 



tridge. 



Throughout British America ; occurs in United States in northern New 



England, New York, Minnesota, and Michigan. 

 237a ( ) Canachiles canadensis labradorius. BANGS. Labrador Spruce Grouse. 



A Labrador race of the Canada Grouse ; the males differ but slightly, 

 but the females are described as being less buffy above the back, 

 being nearly black and gray, and the underparts whiter. 



GENUS BONASA. STEPH. 



238 (300) BONASA UMBELLUS. (LiNN.) Ruffed Grouse. 



Eastern United States and southern Canada ; south to mountains of 

 northern Georgia ; west to Minnesota and Michigan. 



239 (300a) Bonasa umbellus logata. (LiNN.) Canadian Ruffed Grouse. 



The Canadian race of the Ruffed Grouse occurs throughout southern 

 British America as far north as James Bay ; it occurs in northern 

 New York and northern New England ; it is more gray on the 

 upper parts, and the underparts are more distinctly barred. 



GENUS LAGOPUS. Bitiss. 



240 (301) LAGOPUS LAGOPUS. (LiNN.) Willow Ptarmigan. 



Arctic species ; accidental iu New England. 



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