BIRDS OF NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA 163 



Ind.; rare).— Goss, Hist. Birds Kansas, 1891, 223 (Kansas, formerly; descr., 

 eggs).— Hatch, Notes Birds Minnesota, 1892, 160, 452 (Minnesota; habiu, 

 etc.).— Bexdire, Life Hist. North Amer. Birds, i, 1892, 59 part (Minnesota; 

 Arkansas).— Ogilvie-Graxt, Cat. Birds Brit Miis., xxii, 1893, 85 part (Indiana, 

 Illinois).— Lantz, Trans. Kansas Acad. Sd. for 1896-97 (1899) ; 254 (Kansas; 

 rare resident in e. Kansas). — Woodrdtf, Auk, xxv, 1908, 198 (Current River, 

 Shannon County, AIo.). 



Blonasa] umbellus Ridgway, Ann. Lye. Nat Hist., New York, x, 1874, 382 

 (Illinois); Man. Xorth Amer. Birds, 1887, 197, part (Arkansas).— Hatch, 

 Bull. Minnesota Acad. Nat Sci., 1874, 62 (Minnesota; abundant). — Boi£S, Cat 

 Birds Southern Michigan, 1875, Xo. 147, part (s. Michigan; resident). — Xelsox, 

 Bull. Elssex Inst, viii, 1576, 121, part (ne. Illinois; common) ; ix, 1877, 43 (s. 

 Illinois; not common). — CouES, Key North Amer. Birds, ed. 5, 1903, ii, 741 

 part. 



Bonasa umbellus, var. umbellus Baikd, Beeweh, and Ridgway, Hist X'orth Amer. 

 Birds, iii, 1874, 448, part. — L.\kgdox, Joum. Cincinnati Soc Nat Hist, 1879, 

 IS (Cincinnati, Ohio; resident; spec, from Brookville, Ind.). 



Bonasa umbelhis umbellus A>[eric.\n Ornithologists' U^^ox, Check-list, ed. 2, 

 1895, 112; ed. 3, 1910, 140, part; ed. 4, 1931, 81, part.— Howell, Auk, xxviii, 

 1911, 232 (Crooked Lake region, Minn.; common). — Betts, Atik, xxxii, 1915, 

 238 in text (Ashland Coimtj-, Wis.); xxxiii, 1916, 438 (Wisconsin; food 

 habits). — EiFEiG, Auk, xxxvi, 1919, 517 (Chicago, 111.). — ^Johnsox, Auk, xxxvii, 

 1920, 544 (Lake County, Minn.; breeds).— Pindae, Wils. Bull., xxxvi, 1924, 

 204 (e. Arkansas). — ^Wheeler, Birds Arkansas, 1925, 39, xiv (very scarce; 

 last record in 1883). — Schorger, Auk, xlii, 1925, 65 (summer; Lake Owen, 

 Wis.; habits). — Pierce, \Vils. Bull., xlii, 1930, 266 (Buchanan County, Iowa). — 

 Baerg, Univ. Arkansas Agr. Exp. Stat Bull 258, 1931, 53 (Arkansas; genl.). — 

 Bent, U. S. Nat Mus. Bull. 162, 1932, 141, part (hfe hist.).— Roberts, Birds 

 Miimesota, i, 1932, 376 (distr. ; habits ; Minnesota) . — Bennitt, Univ. Missouri 

 Studies, vii, X^o. 3, 1932, 25 (eastern Missouri; rare). — Du Moxt, W'ils. Bull., 

 xliv, 1932, 237 (Iowa; spec ) .—Peters, Check-list Birds of World, ii, 1934, 40, 

 part. — Breckenridge, Condor, xxxvii, 1935, 269 (Minnesota). — Long, Trans. 

 Kansas Acad. Sci., xliii, 1940, 440 (Kansas; formerly common, now extinct). — 

 Pierce, Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci., xlvii, 1941, 376 (northeastern Iowa; resident). — 

 PoLDERBOER, lowa Bird Life, xii, 1942, 50 in text (cover requirements in ne. 

 Iowa). — Hellm.\yr and Conover, Cat Birds Amer., i, X'o. 1, 1W2, 215. part. 



Bonasa umbellus togata Currier, Auk, xxi, 1904, 34 (Leach Lake, Miim.; common). 

 — Roberts, Birds Minnesota, i, 1932, 376 part (distr. ; habits, etc., Minnesota). — 

 Heixm.\yr and Conover, Cat. Birds Amer., i, X'o. 1, 1942, 214, part 



B[onasa\ u[mbelhis] togata Conover, Condor, xxxvii, 1935, 206 part (Minnesota). 



Bonasa umbellus medianus Todd, Auk, Ivii, 1940, 394 (Excelsior, Minn. ; descr. ; 

 distr.; crit), 396 (distr.). — Hellmayer and Cono\-er, Cat. Birds Amer., i. 

 X'o. 1, 1942, 214, footnote. — ^Axdrich and Friedm.\nn, Condor, xlv, 1943, 92 

 (tax.; descr.; distr.). 



Blonasa] iilmbelliis] medtatius Utt.kl, Ah?:, Iviii, 1941, 74 in text (tar«fLi feathering). 



BONASA UMBELLUS MONTICOLA Todd 



Appalachian Ruffed Grouse 



Adult (brown phase). — Similar to that of Bonasa unihcllus umbellus, 

 but the general coloration darker, the underparts more regularly and 

 more heavily barred and more strongly suffused with buffy; the upper- 

 parts more brownish, less rufescent — Prout's brown (instead of cinnamon- 



