MTENDIX. 



C89 



BERNICLA MIGRICAIMS. 

 Black Brant. 

 DESCRIPTION. 



mo.ilnh''' ?'' 'f T,"^ "f the common Brant but differs in having the black of the throat extending over 



OBSERVATIONS. 



\i\.nZ'^'^Zl^'Tr'""'"'^."" "f ^"'"^ '^"^'^ ^'^"^'"°" only on the Pacific coast, and rare on the 

 Atlantic. Nests and Eggs similar to those of the Brant, 



Cupidona cupido. 



Heath Hen. 



DESCRIPTION. 



the Wb.^"' f f' "-"^ r""""' f '°'''''"" °*" ''"^ ^'■""^ ^'''' ^^' "^'ff^"-^ i" l^^^i^g broader bandings and in 

 the feathei^ of the winglets on the side of the neck being lanced shaped and cut abruptly rounded, (See Fig. 



118 for outlines of the feathers ef the two species.) 



OBSERVATIONS. 



As Mr. Brewster has shown in the Auk, forl885, p. 82, the Grouse 

 found on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, differs from the Prairie lien 

 as given above. As Linnaeus' description cf the original Cupidona cupido 

 was based upon Catesby's description and figure, which is most unmistakably 

 that of the Eastern Heath Hen, the newly described form will have to re- 

 tain the old name while to the Prairie Hen the name of C. americana has 

 been given. The eggs of this species do not differ greatly from many of the 

 Prairie Hen, excepting that they are paler than tlie average of those of the 

 western species. 



HABITS. 

 The Ht'atii Ilt'ti appears to inlialjit the low scrub lands of 

 the Vinejai-(Js where tiiej are at tins date, 1895, not ver\- un- 

 common. They are protected by law but it is higldj probable 

 that a number are killed every year, iience the species is iu 

 great danger of becoming exterminated. It Ls not necessary 



for me to s.iy that such an event would bo deplored by naturalists tlirouirhout the world. 



I would once more urge that the matter of the probable extermination of some of 



our birds, through the agency of man, be brought before the General Government and 



stringent meixsures l)e taken to protect tlieiii. 



GENUS. PEDIOCAETES. SHARP-TAILED GROUSK. 



Gen. Ch. Tail short and graduated, with two feathers of the upper tail coverts projecting considerably 

 beyond. Elongated feathers on neck absent. Tarsus, feathered to the toes. 



PEDIOCAETES PHAt^IANELLUS CAMPESTRIS. 



PRAUino SnARP-TAii,i;i> Grouse. 

 DESCRIPTION. 

 Sub Sp. Ch. Pale, with the general color buffy grayish or light brown. Tliese shades predominate 

 ovea- the darker markings. White of wings not conspicuously contrasted with the general color. The type 



Fig. 118. A, feather 

 from neck tuft of Heath 

 Hen. B, same from Prairie 

 Hen. 



