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3. Massena Partridge (296. Cyrtonyx montezumce). — A Texas, 

 crested, short-tailed, brownish aud purplish quail, with the 

 sides of the head aud neck fantastically marked with black 

 and white stripes, and the sides of the body crowded with 

 numerous round white dots on a dark ground. The middle 

 line of breast and belly is mahogany-colored, the under tail 

 coverts are black, and the crest is brown. The female lacks 

 the peculiar black and white stripes of the head, and the sides 

 are mottled instead of dotted. The prevailing color of the 

 female is j)inkish-cinnamon. 



Length, 9 ; wing, 4| ; tail, 2 ; tarsus, l\. Table-lands of Mexico, 

 north to western Texas and Arizona. 



4. Dusky Grouse (297. Dendrdgajms obscurus). — A large, 

 Rocky Mountain, dark brown to blackish grouse, Avith slate- 

 colored belly, a rather 

 short, broad tail, near- 

 ly white throat patch, 

 and red, bare skin 

 around the eyes. This 

 bird is finely mottled 

 with lighter tints ev- 

 erywhere, and the tail 

 is tipped Avith a dis- 

 tinct gray band. 



Length, 18-24 ; wing, 

 9} (8i-10); tail, Ih ; cul- Scaled Partridge 



men, |. Rocky Moun- 

 tains from central Montana east to the Black Hills of South Dakota and 

 west to Nevada. 



5. Canada Grouse (298. Dendrdgapiis canadensis). — A large, 

 northern, forest^iving, short-billed, dark-colored grouse, with 

 much white mottling, especially on the under parts. There 

 are brown tips to the tail feathers and a red patch of bare 

 skin over the eyes. The female is much browner, especially 

 on the head and neck. These birds have the upper parts 

 much barred with blacks, grays, and browns. They are com- 



