LAND BIRDS. 



ORDER QALLIN/E. 



Gallinaceous Birds. 



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



FAMILY TETRAONID/E. Grouse, Partridges, etc. 



Subfamily PERDICIN/E. Partridges and Quail. 



^•j,'^,'^- Genus COLINUS. Lesson. 



235 (289) COLINUS VIRQINIANUS. (LrNX.) Quail. Bob-white. 



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

 breeds thronghout range. 



236 (2.S'.)«) Colinus viniinianuti floridanus. (Coues.) Florida Quail. 



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



Subfamily TETRAONIN/E. Grouse, etc. 

 Genus CANACHITES. Stejn. 



237 (21)8) CANACHITES CANADENSIS. (Lixx.) Canada Grouse. Spruce Par- 



tridge. 



Tiirougliont British America ; occurs iu United States in northern New 

 England, New York, Minnesota, and Michigan. 

 237c6 ( ) Caaacldies canadensis lahradorltis. BAN(iS. Labrador Spruce Grouse. 



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

 but the females are described as being less buffy above the back, 

 being nearly black and graj', and the underparts whiter. 



Genus BONASA. Stepii. 



238 (.300) BONASA UMBELLUS. (I.inx.) Ruffed Grouse. 



Eastern United States and southern Canada ; south to mountains of 

 northern Georgia ; west to Minnesota and Michigan. 



239 (300a) Bonasa unibelliis iogata. (Lixn.) Canadian Ruffed Grouse. 



The Canadian race of the Raffed Grouse occurs throughout southern 

 IJritish Amei'ica as far north as James Bay ; it occurs in northern 

 New York and northern New England ; it is more gray on the 

 upper parts, and the underparts are more distinctly barred. 



Genus LAQOPUS. Briss. 



240 (301) LAQOPUS LAGOPUS. (Lixx.) Willow Ptarmigan. 



Arctic species ; accidental in New England. 



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