GALLINACEOUS BIRDS 



297b. RICHARDSON'S GROUSE. 



Dendragapus obscurus richardsoni. 



Range. Northern Rocky Mountains from cen- 

 tral Montana to British Columbia. 



A dark variety with no terminal band of gray 

 on the tail. Its habits, nesting and eggs are pre- 

 cisely like those of the preceding species. 



298. HUDSONIAN SPRUCE PARTRIDGE. 



Canachites canadensis canadensis. 



Range. Northern United States and southern 

 British Provinces; west to Minnesota. 



A dark species, smaller than the last (15 inches 

 long), and easily recognized by its black throat 

 and extensive black patch on the breast. The 



habits of this spe- 

 cies and the two va- 

 rieties into which it 

 has been sub-divided 



are ^ e same > as a 



species, they are 

 very tame, will not 

 fly unless actually 

 obliged to, and fre- 

 quently allow them- 

 selves to be knocked 

 down with sticks. 

 Their nests are hol- 

 lows in the leaves on the ground, generally under 

 the sheltering branches of a low spreading fir 

 tree. The six to fifteen eggs are a bright buff 

 color, blotched and spotted boldly with various 

 shades of brown. Size 1.70 x 1.25. 



Bright buff 



Sooty Grouse 



Spruce Grouse 



298b. ALASKA SPRUCE PARTRIDGE. Canachites canadensis osgoodi. 



Range. Alaska. 



This variety is practically the same as the preceding, the birds not al- 

 ways being distinguishable; the nest and eggs are the same as the Can- 

 ada Grouse. 



298c. CANADA SPRUCE PARTRIDGE. Canachites canadensis canace. 



Range. Labrador and the Hudson Bay region. 



Like the last, this variety is hardly to be distinguished from the Hudsonian. 

 Its nesting habits and eggs are the same. 



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