IJST <)l TABLES 



Xuinber Title P<ige 



2r> Sources of Plant and Animal Foods that Bulked Largest in the Diet ok 



1,093 Adult Grouse in New York — Summary of All Seasons — 1931-1941 19ii 



26 Quantities OF Beechnuts Consumed BY 1.093 Adult Grouse in New York — 



1931-1941 202 



27 The Ten Groups of Plant Foods Most Commonly Eaten by Grouse in New 



York during Each Season, Showing the Volumetric Percentages, Im- 

 portant Species and Parts Eaten 215 



28 Regional Variation in the Ten Most Important Plant Foods of Adult 



Grouse for Each Season — New York 218 



29 Yearly Variations in Percentage Bulk of Important Food Plants of Adult 



Grouse in New York in Comparison with the 11 -year Average 219 



30 A Comparison of the Volumetric Percentages of Fall Foods Chosen by 



Adult Grouse in New York with that Reported from Other Parts of 



Its Range 220 



31 Monthly Variations in the Important Plant and Animal Foods of 540 New 



York Grouse Chicks 224 



32 Characteristics of Some Important Food Plants Commonly Utilized by 



Grouse in New York 227 



33 Distance between Successive Nests of Individual Marked Female Grouse 259 



34 Relation of Drumming Logs to Nests — Connecticut Hill — 1930-1942 266 



35 Grouse Nest Mortality Recorded in New York State and Proportion 



Resulting from Predation — 1930-1942 311 



36 Grouse Nest Mortality Recorded in Adirondack Region — 1931-1942 312 



37 Brood Mortality Recorded on Connecticut Hill and Adirondack Study 



Areas— 1930-1942 315 



38 Adult Mortality Recorded on Connecticut Hill and Adirondack Study 



Areas— 1930-1941 318 



39 Incidence of Grouse Remains in Fox Droppings — Connecticut Hill Area 



— 1930-1941 322 



10 Proportion of Broken-lp Grouse Nests Attributed to Various Predators 



IN Different Regions of New York — 1929-1942 334 



11 Predators Considered Responsible for Dead Grouse Chicks Found on Con- 



necticut Hill and Adirondack Study Areas — 1930-1942 335 



42 Predators Considered Responsible for Dead Adi lt Grouse Examined hv the 



Investigation — 1930-1942 337 



43 Proportion of Different Types of Food in Predator Stomachs Examined 



BY THE Investigation — 1930-1942 339 



44 Proportion of Diffp:rent Types of Food in Fox Droppings Examined by the 



Investigation 1930-1942 340 



45 Proportion of Different Types of Food in Pellets of thk Ghkvt Mornkd 



Owl Examined by the Investk.vtion 1930-1942 312 



16 Comparison of Nest Mortai.it\ on \rea Si h.iected to i*KKn\ToK Control 



and on Check Area — Connecticut Hill— 1931-1935 346 



47 Comparison of Brood Mortality on Area Subjected to I'redator Control 



and on Check Area — Connecticut Hill — 1931-1935 347 



