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6. American. 

 Mr, D. G. Elliot has brought his ' Monograph of the Tetrao- 

 ninae ' {vide Ibis, 1865, pp. 228 & 345) to a conclusion by the 

 publication of its Fourth and Fifth Parts, which, besides seven 

 plates of birds, contain two others representing thirty specimens 

 of their eggs. These last are executed by Mr. William S. Morgan 

 of Washington, and are in the highest degree successful. The 

 following Table will serve to show in a rough way the distribu- 

 tion of the different species of Grouse, as nearly as we can 

 judge from our author's labours ; and since it does not seem yet 

 to be quite certain which slope of the Rocky Mountains Dendra- 

 gapus richardsoni and Canace franklini most affect, we prefer 

 leaving them, with the very beautiful and rare Lagopus leucurus, 

 in the condition that we believe our American cousins call being 

 " on the fence.'' 



It is only fair, after our former remarks, to say that in liis 



