54 GEOUSE AND WILD TURKEYS OF UNITED STATES. 



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Kentucky, early abundance of grouse I'-i 



Lacey Act, game protection 12 



Lagopus lagopus 44-4fi 



leucuriis 47—18 



lupextrif! 46-47 



Laws protecting game 12,29, il 



Lesser prairie hen, abundance, distribution, and food habits 19-20 



Locusts destroyed by grouse and turlieys 14,50 



Maryland, traijping turieys . 48 



iWast, eating by grouse and wild turkeys 31,52 



Meleagris gallopavo 48-52 



Minnesota, grouse, destruction 28 



New England, destruction of turkeys 48 



North Carolina, turkey hunting 49 



Oats, destruction by grouse 17,20,22,24,43 



Partridge. See Bobwhite and Rulfed grouse. 



I'ediocetes phasianellus 20-23 



Pheasant. See Ruffed grouse. 



Plants eaten by grouse, list 35 



Poisonous plants, effect of eating on fiesh of grouse 34,35,36 



Prairie hen, breeding habits, migration, description, distribution 10,20 



domestication • ,13 



enemies 13 



food for man, use 10-11 



grain food 17 



habits :__. 13-18 



of young . 18 



insect food ,— , 14^15 



leaves, flowers, and shoots as food 17-18 



Lesser, distribution and habits 19-20 



man's ally 11 



object of sport 11 



propagation and preservation 11-13 



vegetable food 15-18 



Ptarmigan, Rock, distribution, value, and general liabits 46-47 



White-tailed, distribution and general habits 47—48 



Willow, distribution, habits, and use as food for man 11 1 6 



Quail. See Bobwhite. 



Restocking, grouse and turkey, importance 9 



Rock ptarmigan, distribution, value, habits 46-47 



food for man, use 46 



habits 46-47 



Ruffed grouse, ipsthetic value 27 



breeding habits -_ 26-27 



buds and leaves as food 32-35 



color differences 25 



description, general habits, food, etc 25-38. 



distribution 25 



domestication, problem 29 



drumming habits 26-27 



enemies ^ 28 



food for man, use ■ 28 



habits 29-38 



of young 38 



fruit food 35-38 



insect food 29-31 



note 27 



object of sport 28 



preservation and propagation 28-29 



vegetable food 31-38 



Sage grouse, breeding habits and food habits' 23-25 



distribution 23 



domestication 25 



food for man, use 25 



habits 24-25 



propagation 25 



