barred with black, a broad band of black near the 

 tip; a tuft of broad glossy black feathers on each 

 side of the neck. Female — Similar, but the neck- 

 tufts smaller and brownish. 



Commonly called the Partridge. A royal game- 

 bird; its haunt is the deep woods; it rises from 

 the ground before you, startling you with the roar 

 of its wings; its flight is swiit, and bullet-like in 

 its course. Its celebrated "drumming" is a low, mys- 

 terious rumble, heard most regularly near sunrise 

 and sunset in spring, but often also in summer and 

 autumn at all times of day. 



300a. Canada Ruffed Grou:e — Bonasa umbel- 

 lus togata. 



Similar to number 300; but the prevailing color 

 of upperparts gray; underparts more distinctly 

 barred; tail generally gray. 



332. Sharp-shinned Hawk — Accipiter velox. 



A small hawk. Length, male ii 1 /^ inches; fe- 

 male 13^2 inches. 



Tail nearly square at end; crown like back. 

 Otherwise a "small edition" of number 333, which 

 see. 



Habits similar to number 333, but necessarily 

 preys mostly on smaller birds. 



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