90 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



LIMICOLAE. 



HAEMATOPODIDAE. 



Me. — Formerly at Portland (Audubon) . 



Mass. — Now an accidental visitor. Late April; Aug. 



Conn. — Now very rare migrant; formerly more plentiful. 



GALLINAE. PHASIANI. 



TETRAONIDAE. 



172. CoLiNUS viRGiNiANUS (Linne) Stejneger. 

 Bob-white; Quail; Virginia partridge. 



Chapman, Handb. birds east. No. Amer., 1895, p. 178, pi. 1. 

 Egg, Bendire, 1892, vol. 1, pi. 1, fig. 1. 



Tetrao virginianus Linne, Syst. nat., ed.. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 161. 

 "America." 



Weedy and brushgrown fields and edges of woods; nests on the 

 ground. 



Me., N. H. — Formerly common, now rare resident in southern 

 counties; also introduced from the South. 



Vt. — Rare resident at lower elevations ; largely introduced. 



Mass. — Uncommon resident; also introduced. Eggs, May- 

 June 30 (Sept.). 



R. I. — Common resident; also frequently introduced. Eggs, 

 May 25- June 20 (! Oct. 10). 



Conn. — Common resident, also introduced. Eggs, June 14- 

 Aug. (! Sept. 2). 



173. Canachites canadensis canace (Linne) Norton. 



Canadian spruce grouse; Black grouse; Fool-hen; Spotted 

 grouse; Spruce partridge; Wood partridge. 



Tetrao canace Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 12, 1766, vol. 1, p. 275. 

 "Canada." 



Tetrao canadensis Linne. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1842, 

 vol. 5, p. 83, pi. 294. Egg, Bendire, 1892, vol. 1, pi. 1, fig. 23. 



