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{a) Willow Ptarmigan {Lagopus lag opus). 



Similar to No. lo. White in winter, mottled gray and brown in 

 summer ; tail black, extreme base and tip white. Length, 14 in. ; wing, 

 7f in. 



Hab. — Arctic regions. In America, south to Sitka, and the British 

 provinces ; breeding ranges restricted to the Arctic and sub- Arctic re- 

 gions. Accidental in New England (Bangor, Me., and Essex County^ 

 Mass.). 



{b) Allen's Ptarmigan {Lagopus lagopus Alleni), 

 Similar to {a). 

 Hab. — Newfoundland. 



[c) The Rock Ptarmigan {Lagopus rupestris). 



Similar to {a). 



Hab. — Arctic America, except the northern extremity, from Alaska 

 to Labrador and Gulf of St. Lawrence, portions of Greenland, Aleu- 

 tian Islands. 



(^ Reinhardfs Ptarmigan {Lagopus rupestris Reinhardti). 

 Hab. — Greenland, western shores of Cumberland Gulf, and northern 

 extremity of Labrador. 



{e) Nelson's Ptarmigan {Lagopus rupestris nelsoni). 

 Hab. — In Alaska and some adjacent Aleutian Islands. 



(/) Turner's Ptarmigan {Lagopus rupestris atkhensis), 

 Hab. — Atkha, one of the Aleutian Islands. 



{g) Welch's Ptarmigan [Lagopus welchi). 

 Hab. — Newfoundland. 



{h) Townsend's Ptarmigan {Lagopus rupestris townsendi). 

 Hab. — Aleutian Islands, Kyrka and Adak. (Elliot, not in check-list.) 



{t) Evermanns Ptarmigan {Lagopus evermanni). 

 //rt^.— Island of Attu. (Elliot, not in check-list.) 

 Note. — All of these birds from the sportsman's point of view are grouse, — 

 white in winter, gray and brown in summer, and mottled or piebald in the spring 

 and late summer, when the change in the plumage is taking place. I doubt if 

 the most expert ornithologists would agree in naming them were a bag contain- 

 ing them all in the spring or fall plumage presented for identification. Their 

 combined habitat or geographical distribution given above will indicate to 

 sportsmen where they may expect to shoot a white grouse. 



