90 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



LIMICOLAE. 



HAEMATOPODIDAE. 



Me. — Formerly at Portland (Audubon). 



Mass. — Now an accidental visitor. Late April; Aug. 



CoxN. — Now very rare migrant; formerly more plentiful. 



GALLINAE. PHASIANI. 



TETRAONIDAE. 



172. CoLixus viRGiNiAXUS (Linne) Stejneger. 

 Bob-white; Quail; Virginia partridge. 



Chapman, Handb. birds east. No. Amer., 1895, p. 178, pi. 1. 

 Egg, Bendire, 1892, vol. 1, pi. 1, fig. 1. 



Tetrao virginianus Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 161. 

 "America." 



Weedy and brusligrown fields and edges of woods; nests on the 



ground. 



Me., N. H. — Formerly common, now rare resident in southern 

 counties; also introduced from the South. 



Vt, — Rare resident at lower elevations; largely introduced. 



Mass. — Uncommon resident; also introduced. Eggs, May- 

 June 30 (Sept.). 



R. L— Common resident; also frequently introduced. Eggs, 

 May 25-June 20 (! Oct. 10). 



Conn. — Common resident, also introduced. Eggs, June 14- 

 Aug. (! Sept. 2). 



173. Caxachites caxadexsis canace (Linne) Norton. 



Canadian spruce grouse; Black grouse; Fool-hen; Spotted 

 grouse; Spruce partridge; Wood partridge. 



Tetrao canace Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 12, 1766, vol. 1, p. 275. 

 "Canada." 



Teirao canadensis Linne. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1842, 

 vol. 5, p. 83, pi. 294. Egg, Bendire, 1892, vol. 1, pi. 1, fig. 23. 



