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3. Massena Partridge (296. Cyrtonyx moitteziimcB). — A Texas, 

 crested, short-tailed, brownish and purplish quail, with the 

 sides of the head and neck fantastically marked ^^'ith black 

 and white stripes, and the sides of the body crowded with 

 numerous round white dots on a dark ground. The middle 

 line of breast and belly is mahogany-colored, the under tail 

 coverts are black, and the crest is brown. The female lacks 

 the peculiar black and white stripes of the head, and the sides 

 are mottled instead of dotted. The prevailing color of the 

 female is pinkish-cinnamon. 



Length, 9 ; wing, 4f ; tail, 2 ; tarsus, 1}. Table-lands of Mexico, 

 north to western Texas and Arizona. 



4. Dusky Grouse (297. Dendrdgapus obscurus). — A large, 

 Eocky Mountain, dark brown to blackish grouse, with slate- 

 colored belly, a rather 



short, broad tail, near- ja™™™, 



ly white throat patch, mminf^*^^^r^^ ' 



and red, bare skin .^^^^K^K^-Sc^SW- / 



around the eyes. This 

 bird is finely mottled 

 with lighter tints ev- 

 erywhere, and the tail 

 is tipped with a dis- 

 tinct gray band. 



Length, 18-24 ; wing, 

 ^ (8^-10); tail, 7^ ; oul- Scaled Partridge 



men, J. Rocky Moun- 

 tains from central Montana east to the Black Hills of South Dakota and 

 west to Nevada. 



5. Canada Grouse (298. Dendrdgapus canadensis). — A large, 

 northern, forest-living, short-billed, dark-colored grouse, with 

 much white mottling, especially on the under parts. There 

 are brown tips to the tail feathers and a red patch of bare, 

 skin over the eyes. The female is much browner, especially 

 on the head and neck. These birds have the upper parts 

 much barred with blacks, grays, and browns. They are com- 



