LAND BIRDS- 



ORDER GALLIN/E. 



Gallinaceous Birds. 



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



FAMILY TETRAONID/E. Grouse, Partridges, etc. 



Subfamily PERDICIN/E. Partridges and Quail. 



■^- o u. Genls COLINUS. Lkssox. 



NO. 



235 (2.s:)) COLINUS VIRGINIANUS. (Lixx.) Quail, Bob=white. 



Ivisteiii I'nitcd Slates; west to Kansas, Dakotah, and oasteru Texas; 

 breeds througliout range. 



236 (2s;ir/) Colinus vhyinianus Jloridanns. (Coues.) Florida Quail. 



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



Subfamily TETRAONIN/E. Grouse, etc. 

 (iKNTs CANACHITES. Stejx. 



237 (2. IS) CANACHITES CANADENSIS. (Lixx.) Canada Grouse. Spruce Par- 



tridge. 

 'rinougiiont British America; occurs in United States in northern New 

 England, New York, Minnesota, and Michigan. 



237c( ( ) Canachitefs canadensis lahradorins. Baxcs. Labrador Spruce Grouse. 



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

 but the females are described as being less buffy al)Ove the back, 

 being nearly black and gray, and the underparts whiter. 



Gem> BONASA. SiKiMi. 



238 (?M)) BONASA UMBELLUS. (Lixx.) Ruffed Grouse. 



ivisteiii I'liitcil Slates and soullieni Canada; soutli to mountains of 

 iiorllirrn (leoigia; west to Minnesota and Michigan. 



239 (;;o()a) lii>n((sii iimhi'lhis loijala. (Lixx.) Canadian Huffed Grouse. 



1 he Canadian race of the KulTed Grouse occurs throughout southern 

 l>iiti>!i AuK'iica as far noilh as .lami's Hay; it occurs in nortiiern 

 New York and northern .New Knglaud ; it is more gray on the 

 upper parts, and tlie underparts are more distinctly burred. 



GiMs LAGOPUS. r.i;i- 



240 ('.(11) LAGOPUS LAGOPUS. (Lixx.) Willow Ptarmiijan. 



Arelic species; accidenlal in New Knglaud. 



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