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Var. Bonasa Umbelloides —Baird. 
Gray Mountain Grouse. 
I met with this bird in thick timber in Iowa 
and Minnesota. I can see but very little differ- 
ence between it and Bonasa Uimbcllus, except 
the color on the tail feathers, and size, which is 
smaller. 
Ortyx Virginanius —Bonap. 
Partridge; Quail. 
Very abundant from Florida to Pennsylvania. 
I found them very numerous in Wisconsin, and 
very few in Iowa. 
Grus Americanus —Ord. 
Whooping Crane. 
This bird I found breeding in Winnebago Co., 
Iowa, and was very shy and hard to approach. 
It flies in great numbers in Autumn, toward the 
South. Ihave seen them in Florida, build their 
nests in sloughs and lakes, upon musk-rat 
houses. 
Grus Canadensis.—Tenin. 
Sand-hill Crane. 
Very abundant in the West and South. I 
found them very plenty in Iowa, breeding in 
May. I found the eggs late in June, and hatched 
them under a hen. The young of this bird are 
very singular when hatched, and if not kept 
separate, will fight until one has killed the other. 
