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River, Canada, and western United States to 

 New Mexico. 



OTHER PTARMIGAN 



Of the remaining races of ptarmigan, which 

 include Nelson's L. r. nelsoni, Turner's L. r. 

 atkensis, Townsend's L. r. townsendi, and Ever- 

 mann's L. evermanni, it is unnecessary to speak at 

 length. They are residents of the Aleutian Islands 

 and are confined to that chain, whither sportsmen 

 are unlikely to follow them for a long time to 

 come. So far as is at present known their habits 

 are the same as those of their better-known kin, 

 and all of them turn white in winter. 



It is within the possibilities, perhaps among the 

 probabilities, that some enterprising American 

 may discover good cause for the exploitation of 

 those islands of the North Pacific which to-day 

 stand like the broken piers of some mighty bridge 

 which once connected us with the older world. 

 When that time arrives no doubt the ptarmigan 

 will be there, for they are very numerous to-day. 

 Then they doubtless will pass through that ques- 

 tionable routine which includes the pot-hunter, 

 the cold storage, the chef, and the too frequently 

 outraged digestive apparatus of our Uncle Sam- 

 uel. Until then, and may the day be long a-com- 

 ing, it is in order to bid adieu to this interesting 

 and beautiful family and to turn to other game. 



