REINHARDT’S PTARMIGAN. 
ORTHERN Labrador, the islands on the west of the 
Cumberland Gulf, Greenland, and both shores down 
to Hudson Strait, include the range of this Ptarmigan. 
It is common in Greenland and in the more elevated por- 
tions of Labrador. It appears to be a bird of the open 
and barren country, differing in this respect from the 
other species just preceding, which pass much of the 
year in wooded districts. ‘The coveys scatter in May, 
when nesting and courting begin. Mr. Turner, who has 
had excellent opportunities for observing this bird in 
Labrador, says that at this period the male does not 
spring into the air like the Willow Grouse, but, with 
spreading tail and dragging wings, runs around the 
object of his affections, or else, with his breast pressed 
against the ground and outstretched neck, he strives to 
push himself along with his feet. At such times his 
feathers are all ruffled, his combs swollen and erect, and, 
while executing the most astonishing antics, such as toss- 
ing himself in the air unsupported by his wings, and even 
rolling over and over, as if quite crazy, he continues to 
utter a peculiar, growling kurr-kurr-like sound. The 
males are very pugnacious and fight desperately, and 
keep it up until one is completely exhausted, while the 
feathers that cover the ground attest the fierceness of 
the struggle. The hen seems quite indifferent as to the 
result of these conflicts, and shows little of the affection 
toward the male which he exhibits for her. The young 
are very delicate when first hatched, and doubtless many 
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