GROUSE, BOB-WHITES, ETC. 



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ground, apparently indiflferent observers, until claimed by victorious 

 rivals, whicli they gladly accept, and receive their caresses" (Goss). 



306. Tympanuchus cupido (Linn.). Heath Hen.— Similar to tlie 

 preceding, but tiie .scupularw bromlly tipped with liiitly ; the neek tufts of lena 

 than ten feathers; tlio.s(; feathers jiointei/, not roundul, at the ends. 



yi'(///_7(;.— Island of Martha's Vineyard, .Mass. 



iVW, " in oalv woods, anion):,' sprouts at the base of a large stunij)" (Brew- 

 ster). A'//,'/.", six to thirteen, "ereaniy butf in eolor, with a slight greenish 

 tinge," 1-7;J x 1-2'J. 



In the early part of this century the Heath Hen was found locally 

 throughout the Middle States, where, unlike its western representative, 

 the Prairie Hen, it lived in wooded districts. It is now restricted to 

 the island of Martha's Vineyard, an excellent illustration of the pro- 

 tection afforded by an insular habitat. 



Mr. William Brewster, writing in 1890 (Forest and Stream, p. 188; 

 see also p. 207), estimated that there were from one hundred and 

 twenty to two hundrcil Heath Hens then on \\u' island, but he has 

 recently informed mo that since then, owing to insuflicient pn)tection, 

 they have been nearly exterminated. 



308b. PediocsBtes phasianellus cainpestris h'i<!<j>r. Phairie 

 SnAKP-TAii.Ei) (iitidsi;. All. 6. — I'revaiiing eolor of tiie ujiper parts oelira- 

 ceous-burt', barred and irregularly marked with bhick; no neck tuftn ; outer 

 web of the primaries spotted with white; middle tail-feathers projeeting 

 about an ineh beyond the others, ochraceous-l)ufr and blaek ; throat buffy; 

 breast with V-shaped marks of black ; sides irregidarly barred or spotted with 

 blaek or buffy; middle of tlie belly white. .\<l. 9. — Similar, but smaller; 

 the middle tail-feathers shorter. L., ir-">ii ; W., H-no ; T.. 4-r)0 ; H. from N . -.W. 



Kanije. — Western United States from New Mexico northward to Manitoba, 

 east to Wisconsin and northern Illinois. 



Ntfiti on the ground. Eijijx. eleven to fourteen, creamy butf or pale olive- 

 brown, generally slightly spotted with line, reddish brown markings, 1-05 x 

 1-22 (Bendirc). 



This partially migratory species lives on the prairies during the 

 summer and in wooded regions in the winter. A capital account of 

 its habits is given by Ernest E. Thompson in his Birds of Manitoba. 



Family Phasianid^e. Pheasants, etc. 



With the exception of the Yucatan Turkey and the four races of 

 our Wild Turkey, the some lunety species included in this family are 

 inhabitants of the Old World, and are most numerously represented 

 in southern Asia, where are found the Peacock, many of the Pheasants, 

 and the Jungle Fowl, from which the varieties of our domesticated 

 fowls have descended. 





