FEATHERED GAME 
at a heavy fall of snow in worse than zero 
2ather (and nothing less would drive them to 
ver) with a rise of temperature sufficient to 
aw or rain, and then a ‘‘freeze,’’ each follow- 
g the other and all taking place within the 
sobable space of ten hours’ time is a very 
reat rarity even in a region as noted for 
eather eccentricities as is our dear New Eng- 
nd? From the many snug wigwams made by 
e pendant branches of evergreens or sturdy 
vofs of ‘‘junipers,’’ over-arched with snow, 
ieltering some storm-harassed partridge and 
irmnishing plenty of food of foxberry leaves 
id berries, which I see in my own range of 
oods I have small belief in any serious reduc- 
on in our grouse population from this cause. 
2 such shelters as these it is almost impossible 
» be so closed in that Mr. Grouse cannot get 
it when he desires. Many times when an ice- 
‘orm has been blamed for the apparent scarc- 
y of grouse they have only departed on one of 
leir regular ‘‘spring movings.’’ Surely, when 
re buds commence to swell and the ‘‘green 
lings growing’’ start up through the remain: 
ig ice-blanket we do not expect the bird to stay 
