300. Bonasa umbellus 
RUFFED GROUSE. #17 inches 
Male. Above reddish, variegated with dark brown and yellowish ; 
crown feathers erectile; ruff of silky black feathers on each side of 
neck; tail gray, broad and rounded, curk band near tip. Below 
yellowish, barred with brownish; legs feathered. Female. 
Smaller, neck ruff much smaller. Feeds on insects, berries, leaves 
and buds. Also called Partridge. 
Note. Clucks like a brooding hen when disturbed with its young, 
also the drumming of the male. 
Nest. On the ground in swampy woods. 
Breeds. Resident throughout New England. 
30Ca. Bonasa umbellus togata 
CANADIAN RUFFED GROUSE 
The northern sub-species, It is grayer above and more distinctly 
barred below. 
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