pedi(Eci:tes. — bonasa. 29 



t'roni dark cream to brownish buff. Many are unmarked ; others 

 are very sparingly speckled with deep reddish brown or purplish 

 brown. They measure from l-O'-i to 1-77 in length, and trom 1-2-; 

 to l-2(j in breadth. 



4. [N. America.] Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. Yukon, Alaska, 29th May Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(J. Lockhart : Smiths. Inst.). 

 4. Fort Yukon, Alaska (-S'. Jones : Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Hetishaw Cull.). 

 1. Fort llesolutiou. B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.]. 



1. Carlton, ( auaJa, 21st May (CVyj^ Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Blakistvi'). 



Pedicecetes columbianus (Orel). 



Pedicficetes phasianellus, lar. columbianus, Baird, Brewer S,- Rith/w. N. 



Amer. Birds, iii. p. 4.'J{j ( 1874). 

 Pedicecetes phasianellus columbianus, C'oucs, Bull. U. S. Geul. Surv. iv. 



p. 630 (1878). 

 Pediocifites phasianellus columbianus, Betidire, Life Hist. N. A. Birds, i. 



p. 98, pi. iii. tifrs. 6-8 (1892). 

 Pedioca^tes columbianus. Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxii. p. 83 (1893). 

 Pedicecetes columbianus, S/iarpe, Hc.nd-l. i. p. 20 (1899). 



The three eggs of the Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse in the 

 Collection are of a dark buff-colour, very minutely speckled with 

 dark brown over the whole sheU. They can be matched very closely 

 bj' some of the eggs of P. phasianellus. They measure respectively : 

 1-G5 by 1-2; 1-0 by 1-2 ; l-6o by 1-18. 



3. Pembina, Dakota, 11th June Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(£. Coues; Smiths. Inst.). 



Genus BON AS A, Stejih. 



Bonasa umbellus {Linn.). 



Tetrao umbellus, Thien. Fortpjlanz. (jes. J'ikj. p. 45, tab. i.\. tig. 4 (184o-54). 

 Bouasia umbellus, iyae^/t/i-er, Bier Bur. Vo(j. tab. 77. tig. 5 (1855-63). 

 Bonasa umbtlhis, Boss, ]S'at. Hist. Bev. 1»62, p. 263; Bendire .Life Hist . 



N. A. Birds, i. p. 59, pi. ii. tig. 1 (1892) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. 



xxii. p. 85 (189;J) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 21 (1899). 

 Bonasa umbellus, nar. umbellus, Baird, Brewer *^- Midyw. N. Amer. Birds. 



iii. p. 448(1874). 

 Bonasa umbellus, var. umbelloides *, iid. t. c. p. 453. 

 Bonasa umbellus, var. sabini, iid. t. c. p. 454. 

 Bonasa umbellus togata, Bendire, Lije Hist. X. A. Birds, i. p. 64, pi. ii. 



Bonasa umbellus umbelloides, zd. t. c. p. 67, pi. ii. fig. 3. 

 Bonasa umbellus sabini, id. t. c. p. 68, pi. ii. tig. 4. 

 Bonasa togata. Sharpie, Hand-l. i. p. 21 (1899). 

 IJonasa umbelloides, id. t. c. p. 21. 

 Bona.sa sabinei, id. t. e. p. 21. 



* I follow Mr. Grant in uniting all the racea ol' this species. Dr. Sharpe 

 keeps theiu separate, but quotes Prolessur Coued to the cliect lliat B. toyaui- 

 cannot be upheld, though B. umbeUoidcs aud B. sabiuci are I'aiilv recoguizable. 



