LAND BIRDS, 



ORDER GALLIN/E. 



Gallinaceous Birds. 



Suborder PHASIANI. Pheasants, Grouse, Partridges, Quail, etc. 



FAMILY TETRAONID/E. Grouse, Partridges, etc. 



Subfamily PERDICIN/E. Partridges and Quail. 



^- " ^'- Gents COLINUS. Lesson. 



NO. 



235 (28i)) COLINUS VIRGINIANUS. (Linn.) QuaiL Bob-white. 



Eastern United States ; west to Kansas, Dakotah, and eastern Texas ; 

 breeds throughont range. 



236 (280(^) Colinus virgin iayms floridanns. (Col'es.) Florida Quail. 



A Florida race, smaller and darker than C. virginianns. 



Subfamily TETRAONIN/E. Grouse, etc. 

 Gknis CANACHITES. Stejn. 



237 (2i)8) CANACHITES CANADENSIS. (Lixn.) Canada Grouse. Spruce Par- 



tridge. 



Throughout British America ; occurs in United States in northern New 

 P^ugland, New York, Minnesota, and Michigan. 

 237a ( ) Caaachites canadensis lahradorins. Bangs. Labrador Spruce Grouse. 



A Labrador race of the Canada Grouse ; the males differ but slightU', 

 but the females are described as being less buff}' above the back, 

 being nearly black and gray, and the underparts Avhiter. 



Gems BONASA. vSteph. 



238 (300) BONASA UMBELLUS. (Jas^.) Ruffed Grouse. 



Eastern United States and southern Canada ; south to mountains of 

 northern (reorgia ; west to Minnesota and Michigan. 



239 (300a) Bonasa unibellas togata. (Linn.) Canadian Ruft'ed Grouse. 



The Canadian race of the Ruffed Grouse occurs throughout southern 

 British America as far north as James Bay ; it occurs in northern 

 New York and northern New P^ngland ; it is more gray on the 

 upper parts, and the underparts are more distinctly barred. 



Genls LAQOPUS. Buiss. 



240 (301) LAGOPUS LAGOPUS. (Linn.) Willow Ptarmigan. 



Arctic species ; accidental in New England. 



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