No. 4O. 



Dendragapus canadensis. 



Adult male. Head, neck, and back, barred with brownish 

 black and slate-gray ; wings light brown variegated with darker 

 brown, gray, and occasional touches of white ; tail-feathers very 

 dark brown with light brown tips ; throat black, skirted with 

 speckled white ; front of breast plain brownish black ; sides of 

 body variegated with grayish buff, dark brown, and white arrow- 



No. 40. Adult Male. 



like markings ; lower surface blackish brown, variegated with 

 white. A red membrane (or comb) over the eye. Legs feath- 

 ered to the toes. 



Female. Membrane over the eye less noticeable ; tail barred, 

 tan color and dark brown. Legs feathered as in male. General 

 plumage a bright speckled mixture of light tan, dark brown, 



