306 AGEICULTUEAL REPORT. 



i03. Genus Bonassa, (Steph., 1819.) 



1. B. nmhcUus, (Linn.,) Steph., ruffed grouse, pheasant. Resident, fre- 

 quent ; granivorou?. The habits and food are very similar to those of the 

 ])innated grouse. During the snows of winter, Avhen their favorite ben-ies have 

 been exhausted, or are concealed, they feed on various buds, &c., and may then 

 be found in the trees of the apple orchard. 



104. Genus Ortyx, (Steph., 1819.) 



1. O. virginianus, (Linn.,) Bon., partridge, quail. Resident, common; gra- 

 nivorous. " The food of the partridge consists of grain, seeds, insects, and berries 

 of various kinds. Buckwheat and Indian corn are particular favorites." (Wils.) 

 In winter it becomes more familiar, and sometimes enters the farm-yard to feed 

 T\'ith poultry. 



WATER BIRDS. 

 XXVI. FAAHLY ARDEID^, (THE HERONS.) 



105. Genus Botaurus, (Steph., 1819.) 



1. B. lentiginosus, (Forst.,) Steph., American bittern. Resident, not 

 common ; piscivorous. The habits and food of this bird do not appear to dif- 

 fer essentially from the last. 



106. Genus Butorides, (Blyth., 1849.) 



1. B. vircscens, (Linn.,) Bon., green heron. Summer resident, frequent; 

 piscivorous. " Small fish and frogs are his principal food, with small reptiles 

 and aquatic insects." 



XXVU. FAMILY CHARADRHDjIE, (THE PLOVERS.) 



107. Genus Charadrius, (Linn., 1735.) 



1. C. virginicus, (Wils.,) Borkh., golden plover. Migratory, frequent; 

 insectivorous ; feeds on insects, worms, grasshoppers, small shell fish, and some- 

 times a few seeds and berries, according to season. 



108. Genus Aegialitis, (Boie, 1822.) 



1. A. vociferus, (Linn.,) Bon., killdeer, plover. Resident, or nearly so, 

 frequent ; insectivorous ; feeds on various insects, grasshoppers, snails, and 

 worms. 



109. Genus Squatarola, (Cab., 1817.) 



1. S. helvetica, (Linn.,) Cab., black-bellied plover. Summer resident, 

 rare ; insectivorous ; feeds on insects, water snails, worms, and in season on 

 small berries. 



XXVin. FAMILY SCOLOPACIDiE, (THE S>TPES.) 



110. Genus Philohela, (Gray, 1841.) 



1. P. minor, (Gmel.,) Gray, woodcock. Resident, frequent ; insectivo- 

 rous. The food of the woodcock consists principally of earth worms and such 

 other insects and worms as occur under fallen leaves and in soft bogs, which 

 it probes with its long slender bill, and which is so sensitive at the tip as to 

 enable the bird to discover and drag out its prey. 



111. Genus Galhnago, (Leach, 1816.) 



1. G. wilsonii, (Temm.,) Bon., Wilson's snipe. Summer resident, or very 

 rare in winter ; insectivorous. They continually bore in marshes, like the 

 woodcock, for food, which appears to consist of worms, leeches, and water 

 spiders. 



112. Genus Gamhetta, (Kaup., 1829.) 



1, G. rtielanoleuca, (Gmel.,) Bon., tell-tale tattler. Summer resident, no* 

 frequent ; insectivorous ; affects marshy meadows and margins of streams 

 " Feeds on small fish, insects, worms, water snails, &:c." ( Aud.) 



