Typical Montana Scenery. 



is said to be quarrelsome and somewhat destructive to both quail and 

 grouse, and it probably ought not to be introduced into territory stocked 

 with the Bob White. 



The sharp-tailed grouse, often called the prairie chicken, is one of 

 our hardiest of game birds. This member of the grouse family is quite 

 plentiful in many parts of Montana, and particularly along the base 

 of the Rocky Mountains from the Dearborn River northwesterly well 

 into Alberta, Canada. 



We have as natives of the grouse family in this state the following 

 birds, viz., the Blue or Dusky grouse, the Ruffed grouse, the Franklin 

 grouse (often called the "Fool Hen, ) the Sharp-tailed grouse, and Sage 

 grouse, — the latter the largest of the grouse family in Montana. 



The Blue, Ruffed, Ptarmigan and Franklin grouse frequent the 

 timber and underbrush. The Blue grouse and Ptarmigan are essentially 

 mountain grouse, and next in size to the Sage grouse is the Blue 

 grouse. With the exception of the Ptarmigan, the other members of 

 the grouse family are abundant in many parts of the state. 



The duck family include swans, geese and ducks. Montana is vis- 

 ited annually with both the Trumpeter and Common Swan, although 

 the Trumpeter Swan is now regarded as nearly extinct; it is consid- 



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