ANNOTATED LIST,OF SPECTES. 
1. Canachites canadensis (Linn.). CANapA GROUSE. 
Accidental from the north. The records are: G/oucester, one 
found in hemlock woods, September, 1851, and given on the 
authority of S. Jillson ;! Roxbury, a bird was shot in November, 
‘(a few years since,” i. e. prior to 1869.’ 
2. Tympanuchus cupido (Linn.). HratH Hen. 
Once unquestionably common in portions of the State, ‘ but 
long since extirpated except on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, 
where they still exist, but are present only in small numbers.” * 
Martha’s Vineyard: ‘‘Uncommon resident.”’ 
3. Bonasa umbellus (Linn.). RurreD GROUSE. 
A common permanent resident. Most of the Ruffed Grouse in 
Massachusetts are more or less intermediate between this and the 
following subspecies, but the majority of those birds occurring 
in the southeastern portion are more nearly referable to JB. 
umbellus umbellus. 
Amherst: “Common resident.” Berkshire: ‘‘ Common permanent 
resident.” Bristol County: “Common permanent resident.” Brookline : 
‘Common permanent resident.” Cambridge: Common permanent resi- 
dent. Cohasset: ‘‘Common resident.” Dedham: “Common resident.” 
Essex County: ‘Resident. Common.” Ipswich: ‘‘Common in west- 
ern part of township.” Martha’s Vineyard : “Common resident.” Spring- 
field: ‘‘Common resident.” Templeton: ‘‘Common resident.” Wel- 
lesley: ‘‘ Common resident.” 
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4. Bonasa umbellus togata (Linn.). CANADIAN RUFFED 
GROUSE. 
This bird occurs throughout the higher portions of the Berk- 
shires as a resident. ‘‘ Three specimens killed in North Adams,” 
are “nearly typical examples” of the race.® 
5. Colinus virginianus (Linn.). Bos-wHirTe. 
* Brewster; Auk, Vol. II, No.1, Jan., 1885, pp. 80-84. 
1 Putnam; Proc. Essex Inst., Vol. I, 1856, p. 224. 
? Allen; Amer. Nat., Vol. III, No. 12, Feb., 1870, p. 636, p. 38 of separate. 
3 Faxon and Hoffmann; The Birds of Berkshire, 1900, p. 148, p. 42 of separate. 
