CONTENTS. 



PAGE 

 The Common Quail. 



Coturnix Dactylisonans, . . . . 118 

 Latreille's Attagis. 



Attagis Latreilki. Plate IX. , 121 



The Virginian Quail or Partridge. 



Ortyx Virginianus. Plate X. . .123 

 The Californian Ortyx. 



Ortyx California. Plate XI. . .126 



The Long-tailed Ortyx. 



Ortyx macroura. Plate XII. . . . 128 



GROUSE, 130 



The Wood Grouse or Capercailzie. 



Tetrao urogallus. Plate XIII. . . 131 



The Canadian Grouse. 



Tetrao Canadensis. Plate XV. . . 147 

 The Ruffed Grouse. 



Tetrao umbellus* Plate XIV. . . .149 

 The Pinnated Grouse. 



Tetrao cupido, 152 



The Sharp- Tailed Grouse. 



Centrocercus phasianellus. Plate XVI.* . 158 

 The Cock of the Plains. 



Centrocercus urophasianus* Plate XVII. 162 



GROUSE- PTARMIGAN, .166 



The Red Grouse- Ptarmigan. 



Lagopus Scoticus. Plate XVIII. . . 167 

 The Common Ptarmigan. 



Lagopus mutus. Plate XIX. Plumage of Win- 

 ter XX. Young, .... 172 

 The Common Black Grouse. 



Lyrurus tetrix. Plate XXI. Male XXII. 



Female 175 



