252 AVES: GALWSM. — XXXIX. 



dd. Tail about half as lonir as wing; toes naked. 



y. Nei'k with a riilT of straiu;iit stiff fcatliiTs, hpncath which is a 



bare, iiitliitaMe air-sac; tail rounded. . TYSirANUciius, 408. 



ff. Neck without peculiar feathers ; tail graduated, the middle 



feathers exserted Peuicecetes, 409. 



404. COLINUS Lesson. (Mex. name, Arolin.) 



790. C. virginianus (L.). I?OB- White. Qitail (North). 

 Paktridgk (Suutli). Forehead, Hue throu;;h eyes, chin and throat 

 white, brownisli yellow in 9 » crown dark ; jjlumafrc f^eneraliy 

 ehestnnt red, barred and streaked. L. 9^. W. .'>. T. :i. B. g. 

 E. U. S., W. to (ireat Plains, abundant. Tiie sniailer European 

 quail, Coturnix cofurnix L., with very short tail and lower uiandible 

 entire, has been introduced E. 



405. DENDRAGAPUS Elliot. (SfpBpov, tree ; dydrn;, love.) 



o. Tail of l(i fcatliers ; no evident air-sac on side of neck (Canachites 

 Stejneger). 



791. D. canadensis (L.). Spri;ck Partridge. Canada 

 Grouse. Plack above with grayish markings; mostly black below 

 with white spots; the sides streaked; tail black, often tipped with 

 reddi.sh; 9 smaller, black interrujtted or streaky. L. Ki. W. G|. 

 T. 5^. Spruce swamps, northward; S. to N. Y. and Mich. 



406. BONASA Stephens. (I^ovacrot, wild bull.) 



792. B. umbellus (L.). llfFFED (Jrou.se. Partridge 

 (North). Phea.sant (South). Crested ; sides of neck with a 

 ruff of soft dark feathers; color reddish or grayish brown, much 

 streaked and variegated with blackish and pale. L. 18. W. 7^. 

 T. 7. E. U. S., abundant in woodland. (Lat., umbel.) 



407. LAQOPUS Prisson. (Xnywr, hare ; Trowr, foot.) 



79.3. L. lagopus (I..). White Ptarmigan. Willow Grouse. 

 Fore parts cinnamon brown, variegated with blackish, rest of bodv 

 chiefly white; winter phmiage pure white, the tail black; bill stout. 

 L. Itf. W. 8. T. 5. Arctic, S. to N. N. Y. in winter. (Eu.) 

 Some other species occur N. 



408. TYMPANUCHUS Gloger. (Lat., tijmpannm, drum; nucha, 



nape.) 

 a. Scapulars without conspicuous tcnninal whitish spots; neck tufts in cf of 

 more thim 10 |iaralli'l-»Ml;,'od, obtuse fejithers. 



794. T. americanua (Hcichenbach). Pinnated Grotse. 

 Prairie IIkn. Prairik Chicken. Sides of neck with a tuft of 

 long pointed feathers, beneath which is a patch of bare, red skin, 

 capable of great inflation ; color black, tawny and white, much 



