LESSERS PRAIRIE” HEN, 
A SMALLER, pale-colored variety of the Pinnated 
Grouse, inhabiting southwestern Kansas,the western 
part of Indian Territory, and western Texas, has been 
designated as a separate race under the name given 
above. It would not probably be regarded as in any 
way different from the Pinnated Grouse by one who 
was not an ornithologist and trained to observe technical 
or slight distinctions between animals. It is somewhat 
different in coloring and appears smaller, though meas- 
urements seem to show that the size of the two birds 
is pretty nearly equal. In certain parts of Texas, such 
as the districts lying to the south and southeast of San 
Antonio, this race is very abundant, and is also found, 
but in more limited numbers, north of that city. It is 
also common in the Indian Territory. Its most southern 
range in Texas appears to be just north of Fort Brown, 
near the coast. The eggs are somewhat smaller than 
those of the Northern Prairie Chicken, and paler in color, 
being a creamy or buffy white, covered with very fine 
grayish or brownish dots; sometimes the shell is entirely 
unspotted. The habits and nesting of this race are prac- 
tically not different from those of the species already 
described. 
IVUMUPANUCHOS PALLETDICUN CES: 
Geographical Distribution.—Western Texas, through Indian 
Territory to Kansas. 
Adult Male.—Differs from the Pinnated Grouse in being much 
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