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299. Franklin’s Grouse. 
Canachites franklin (DovuGL.) GRANT. 1893. 
Northern Rocky Mountains, from northwestern Montana to 
the coast ranges of Oregon and Washington, and northward in 
British America, reaching the Pacific coast of southern Alaska, 
Cieat iGOr Nei (Aco. C. Lasz) Thisrbicd inhabits thei valleys of 
the Rocky Mountains from the sources of the Missouri to those 
of the Mackenzie. (Xechardson.) Throughout the wooded por- 
tion of the interior of British Columbia, east of and including the 
Coast Range north to Cassiar. An abundant resident. (Fannin.) 
This grouse was quite common along the line of the Canadian 
Pacific Railway, in the Rocky Mountains, in the Bow River Pass 
and westward, in 1885. It is so tame that it is named the “ fool 
hen,” and many are killed with sticks as they sit on the low 
branches. Reported as common about Jasper House, on the Atha- 
basca River, in the summer of 1898, by Mr. W. Spreadborough. 
BREEDING NoTres.—-This species seems to nest exactly like the 
Otleq orouse., One nest tound at the base.of a tree at: Hector, 
Rocky Mountains, on July 29th, 1885, contained eight eggs. The 
young were just emerging from the shell and would evidently 
leave the nest at once, as indeed two of them attempted to 
do as we stood by them. 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Two specimens; one taken by Mr. R. G. McConnell in Bow 
iver bass, june, 1862.) the other at Revelstoke, B.C:, May Ist, 
1890, by Mr. W. Spreadborough. 
CVIII. BONASA STEPHENS. 1819. 
300. Ruffed Grouse, “ Partridge.” 
Bonasa umbellus (LINN.) STEPH. 18109. 
From all I have observed, I think that we have in Ontario in- 
dividuals of both Bonasa umbellus and Bonasa umbellus togata, that 
these two intergrade and produce a mixed race which is found 
throughout southern Ontario, but cannot properly be classed 
with either of the varieties. (Mcllwraith.) 
