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Family COLUMBIDJS. 



Genus Zensedura Bonap. 



88. Z. carolinensia Bonap. CAROLINA DOVE. Very abundant 

 everywhere except in the densely wooded portions of the bottoms. 



Family MELEAGRIDJE. 

 Genus Mele^gris Linn. 



89. M. gallopavo Linn. WILD TURKEY. Very common in the 

 bottoms. 



Family TETBAONIDJE. 

 Genus Bonasa Steph. 



90. B. umbellus Steph. BUFFED GROUSE. Not common. A few 

 were observed in the bottoms. Mr. Ridgway informs me that all the 

 ruffed grouse from this locality possess rufous tails. 



Family PERDICID JE. 

 Genus Ortyx Steph. 



91. O. virginianus var. virginianus Bonap. QUAIL. Very nu- 

 merous on the uplands and remarkably tame. This form Is also- found 

 in the clearings in the bottoms to some Extent, but it is far less 

 numerous than the following. A nest containing fourteen eggs was 

 found in the border of the woods near town August 2nd, and Mr. 

 Ridgway informs me that he has taken the eggs of this species as 

 late as the 24th of September, and that the young are frequently 

 hatched so late that they are killed by the cold weather before they 

 become fully feathered. 



91oL O. virginianus var. floridanus Coues. FLORIDA QUAIL. 

 The prevailing form in the bottoms, where the typical virginianus is 

 comparatively rare. The specimens obtained are typical of the vari- 

 ety, some having even larger bills than any Florida examples seen, 

 while the other proportions are equally small, and the colors fully as 

 dark. A remarkable characteristic of this form in southern Illinois is 

 its arboreal habits. The males were repeatedly found uttering their 

 song from the tops of tall trees in densely wooded portions of the 

 bottoms, and when a flock became scattered its members would 

 almost invariably take to the trees, and soon their call notes would 

 resound through the forest. Mr. Ridgway's observations regarding 

 the habits of this form in the vicinity of Mt. Carmel coincide with 

 mine and- in his collection also are extremes of the var. floridanus. 



