134 AMERICAN GAME BIRD SHOOTING 



one. They feed almost entirely on the needles of spruce 

 and fir, also hackmatack and berries in summer. They 

 show a preference for some fir trees over others, as 

 I have seen them return to the same tree until it was 

 nearly stripped. When disturbed they always take to 

 the trees, walking about in them." 



