PRAIRIE CHICKEN; PINNATED GROUSE. 



305. Tympanuchus am. americanus. 18 in. 

 Brownish above, buffy white below, evenly 



barred with black. Tufts of long, square- 

 ended black feathers on either side of the 

 neck. Female similar but with shorter neck 

 tufts. 



Note. A resonant booming by the male. 



Nest. A hollow on the ground. Eggs 

 olive-buff, finely specked with brown. 



Range. Manitoba south to Tex. and east 

 to Ind. Rare in much of its range. 

 HEATH HEN. 



306. Tympanuchus cupido. 17 in. 



Very similar to the Prairie Chicken but 

 with the neck tufts acutely pointed and the 

 crown browner. 



Range. Island of Martha's Vineyard, Mass. 

 LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN (not figured). 



307. Tympanuchus pallidicinctus. 16 in. 

 Bars above paler and narrower and with 



black edges. Occurs on Great Plains from 

 Kans. south to Tex. 95 



