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ground, apparently indifferent observers, until claimed by victorious 

 rivals, win. h they gladly accept, and receive their caresses" (Goes). 



306. Tymponuchus cupiclo /.). HXATII HEN. Similar to the 



preceding. but the .-iij>u!ar> l>rudly tip|-.l with )>utfy ; the neck tuft* of Uti 

 than ten feather* ; theno feather* } t.-l. imt round- J, at the ends. 

 Kamyt. Inland of Martha'.-* Vinrvurd, Mass. 



;ik woods, among pn>ui.s ut Uie base of a large stump" (Brew- 

 ix to thirteen," creamy buff in color, with a slight greeniah 

 



In the early part of this century tin- Heath Hen was found locally 

 throughout the Middle States, where, unlike its western representative, 

 .lirie Hen, it lived in wooded districts. It is now re.-trieted to 

 mil of Martha's Vineyard, an excellent illustration of the pro- 

 tection afforded by an insular habitat 



Mr. William Hrewster, writing in 1800 (Forest and Stream, p. 188; 

 see also p. I -uated that there were from one hundred and 



twenty to two hundred Heath Hens then on the island, but he has 

 recently informed me that since then, owing to insufficient protection, 

 they have been nearly exterminated. 



308b. Pediocaetes phaeianellus campestris A'/.A/ir. PRAIRIE 

 SfiARF-TAiLKi* CKOISK. .!/. <$ . rrcvuiliiifj e<li>r i>f tin: UI>JKT parts ochra- 

 eaoos-burT, barred and irregularly inarki-d with black; no neck tu/tt ; outer 

 web of the primaries i><>tu-l with white; middlo tail-tVatlu-rs pnijt-etinif 

 about an iiu-h beyond tho others, ochraceoiu-buff and black; throat buffy; 

 breast with V-nha(>ed marks of black ; sides irregularly barred or spotted with 

 black or buffy; middle of the belly white. Ad. 9 .Similar, but smaller; 

 the middle tail-feathers .shorter. L., 17.'."; W., 8-50; T..4-50; B. tn-n 



A"'iM:/#.---NVr!tTii I'nited States from New Mexico northward to Manitoba, 

 east to \YUroM-in iiii'l iiorthi-m Illinois. 



n the ground. //;/;/*, eleven to fourt<-en. <-rvnmy buff or pale olive- 

 brown, generally slightly sjmtted with fine, reiMish brown markings, 1*65 x 

 1-22 (Bendira). 



This partially migratory species lives on the prairies during the 

 summer and in wooded regions in the winter. A capital account of 

 its habits is given by Krne-t !'.. Thompson in his Birds of Manitoba. 



FAMILY PHASIANIDJE. PHEASANTS, ETC. 



With the exception of the Yucatan Turkey and the four races of 

 our Wild Turkey, the some ninety species included in this family are 

 inhabitants of the old World, and are nm-t numerously represented 

 in southern Asia, where are found the IYa< o.-k, many of the Pheasant*, 

 and the Jungle Fowl, from which the varieties of our domesticated 

 fowls have descended. 



