88 GALLING : Gallinaceous Birds 



DUSKY GROUSE 



(297. Dendragapus obscurus obscurus) 20 in. 



Male: Prevailing color slaty, lighter below; back and sides 

 more or less brown-mixed, and gray- or white-tipped; throat 

 black-and-white-mixed; tail black, broadly tipped with gray. 



Female: Smaller, upper parts rather indefinitely spotted and 

 barred with brown and buffy. 



Generally called "Blue Grouse"; also known locally as "Fool 

 Hen," a name more properly applied to the Franklin Grouse. 



SIERRA GROUSE 



(297c. Dendragapus obscurus sierrse) 



A geographic race of the Dusky Grouse, slightly smaller and 

 darker than the Dusky. 



FAMILY TURKEYS 



Near relatives of the Peacock, of India, which has figured in 

 history since civilization began. The Wild Turkey is now re- 

 stricted to the most inaccessible parts of its former range. 



MERRIAM TURKEY 



(310. Meleagris gallopavo merriami) 3^-4 feet. 



Description of this, the largest of all North American game- 

 birds, seems superfluous, particularly as it differs so little from 

 the domesticated bird, of which the wild Turkey is the parent 

 stock. 



In its several geographic races the wild Turkey was once 

 widely distributed over eastern and southern United States. Its 

 range is now greatly reduced and extermination within United 

 States boundaries cannot be many years away. 



