AVES 91 



GALLINAE. PHASIANI. 



TETRAONIDAE. 



Dense fir and spruce woods ; nests on the ground. 



Me. — Uncommon resident in northern forests. Eggs, May. 



N. H. — Uncommon resident in northern part, and above 3000 

 ft. in White Mts. south to Mt. Passaconaway. Eggs, late May. 



Vt. — Uncommon resident in northernmost part (Victoria). 



Mass. — Accidental visitor: Gloucester, Sept. 1851; Roxbury 

 Nov. about 1865. 



174. BoNASA UMBELLUS (Linue) Stephens. 



Ruffed grouse ; Birch partridge ; Partridge; Pheasant. 



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

 "in Pensylvania." Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1842, vol. 5, 

 p. 73, pi. 293. Egg, Bendire, 1892, vol. 1, pi. 2, fig. 1. 



Woods and thickets; nests on the ground. 



Vt. — Nearly typical birds rarely found in south part; resident. 

 Mass. — Uncommon resident. Eggs, April 27-June 2. 

 R. I. — Common in northern and western parts. Eggs, May 8- 

 19. 



Conn. — Common resident. Eggs, April 21-May 20. 



175. BoNASA UMBELLUS TOGATA (Linne) Ridgway. 

 Canadian ruffed grouse ; Partridge; Pheasant. 



Ridgway, Manual No. Amer. birds, 1887, p. 198. Egg, Bendire, 

 1892, vol. 1, pi. 2, fig. 2. 



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

 "Canada." 



Woods and thickets; nests on the ground. 



Me. — Common resident. Eggs, April 27-May 25. 



N. H. — Common resident up to tree limit on mountains. 



Vt. — Common resident. 



