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4— One so tame at A'txmdria Bay, Si. Lawrence River, that a v'n w 

 of it on the uest was t^keu hy a pbotcgrapber. v., 2, 33— Askintr 

 ui)(jul tlie name pheasant as appne i to ih's ppeciet — S. C. B. v., 14, 

 "20— Found near Fargo, D. T., Oct. 22, 1875— G J. Keeaey. v., 10 

 2i3- A'l unusual case ot b';>ldmbS sh^vvi, by 'iic near Fhnt, Mich, v., 

 16, 215- A pure \vhite specimen shot at West Ridgewater, Mass., in 

 W.ne nijcr, 1875, by Henry F. Thayer, v , 17, 26L)— The W.sLern vi- 

 nety (var. umbelloldes) oi this species wa.3 found by Geo tiirdGrin- 

 nell In the Black Hills m 1874— Ernest IngersoU. v., 18, 276- Af^- 

 rount of their habits with us in the winter -E. B. Tober. v., 18, 

 276— Notes three p irtial albinos of a pale cinnamon color— " Tea! " 

 (::. L. Nowcomb). v., 23, 356— One shot at Hartland, Conn., with a 

 circle of pure white, halt aa mch wide, surrounding the left eye — N. 

 Elmore, v., 23, 356— Winter habits of the ruffed grouse— 'M'enob- 

 tcot." v., 25, 388— A pur; white specimen shot near Haniabur^, 

 Penn. — "Ailu Jon." vi., 1, 4 -Noting the absurd actions of a tamed 

 bird before a looking glibs—" Gypsey." vi., 2, 18 -Found intne 

 woodlands ot every farm near RochcsU^r, 2n. Y. — "Agate." vi. 4, 

 52— Common summer a:id winter near New Haver, Coiin.—" Specu- 

 lator " (Robert T. Moriis). vi., 7, 99— Found fill the year round near 

 Yonkers, N. Y.— W. F. H. Getty. vi., 7, 100— Common all the 

 year near Monipelier, Vt.— W. A. Biiggs. vi., 10, 148 - Common 

 winter and summer at Fort Wayne, hid.— G. Aug. Smith, vi., 11, 

 163— Ooserved at Letsburg, Va., April 2, 1876— E. IngersoU (aulhor- 

 ir,y). vi., 12, 181— Common at all times at Danverp, Mass.— Arthur 



F. Gray, vi., 13, 200— Found in winter on Mt. Marcy, Adirondacks 

 — (V. Colviu). VI., 15, 233— Brood of young seen on April 29, 1876, in 

 Greene Co., Feuu. vi., 15, 233— Introduced a few pair on Kogue 

 Island, Knglishraan's Bay— Gilbi^r. Longfellow, vi., 19, 301— Drum- 

 ming Ht ileacham Like, N. Y., Miy 3, 1876 -A. K. Fuller, vi., 20, 

 318— Driimmin/Ht Ferrisburgh, Vi., April 18, 1876— K. E. Robinson, 

 vi., 25, 402— Vt:iy common at Ann Arbor, Midi.; eggs are laid by 

 May 5;dariui .he breeding season the maks congregate together 

 and remain apavL from the females until young are nearly full grown — 

 A. B. Covert, vi., 26, 418 — " Self-Protection in the Grouse," by 

 diving into the snow in winter and into thickets and vines in summer— 

 J. vii., 4 52— Nor, miijratory in CentralNew York and common — H. 



G. Fowler, vii., 8, 116 -Common in Conu. ; abundant in thinly 

 settled districts; breeds -Robert T. Morris, vii., 14, 212.— Ace -unt 

 of one flyiniT against a window, breaking through and then flying 

 through a window opposite, falling stunnt-d — W. Stanton, vii., 23, 

 363 -Speaks of their habit of diving into the snow when wounded— 

 S. K.(ueeland), Jr. viii., 10, 146— Common resident at Webster, N. H ; 

 breeds ; tiiey do great liamage to the apple trees in winter by pick- 

 ing off the tiuds- Chas. F. Goodhue, viii., 16, 241— Found in Mich. 

 — " Arcner'' (G. 4. Htockwell). ix., 3, 44— Giving his version of the 

 drumming— A .Viurdoch. ix., 5, 85— Account of a female flying 

 away with her ./ou'ig brood hanging on to her feathers by their bills — 

 J.T.B.B ix. 8,143—'- Habits of the Ruffed Grouse "—'•PenobKCot." 

 ix., 10, 185— Drumming at Ferrisburgii, Vt., Sept. 21, 1876; young 

 hatched Miiy 29, 1877 — H. (E. Robinson), ix., 18, 346— "A few words 

 concerning RuffedGrouse"— ' A-.vah8oose." ix., 19, 366— Notes that 

 out of every hundred killed only about three are females, and asks if 

 others have had the same luck— W. H. Williams, ix., 20. 380— 

 "Drumming of the Ruffed Grouse" (describes same)— '• Monnn." 

 ix., 20, 883 -In his experience nine of ten killed before Nov. 25 are 

 malef^, but Miter tha' ilite the majority killed are females— J. W. 

 Kitlredgp. ix., 21, 397— His theory of their drumming— VV. £. D, 

 ix., 23, 430— More about their drumming from Nottingham, N. H. 

 ix.. 24, 450 — Habits of the rufted grouse near St. Joseph, Mich. — 

 '•Lutr'on." ix., 24, 450— Hal -i .3 of the ruCfed grouse near Stratford, 

 Ont.— "Au Sauble." ix., 24, 450— The diumming of the rufEed 



