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{a) Willow Ptarmigan {Lagopus lagopus). 



Similar to No. lo. White in winter, mottled gray and brown in 

 summer ; tail black, extreme base and tip white. Length, 14 in. ; wing, 

 n in. 



Hab. — Arctic regions. In America, south to Sitka, and the British 

 provinces ; breeding ranges restricted to the Arctic and sub- Arctic re- 

 gions. Accidental in New England (Bangor, Me., and Essex County^ 

 Mass.). 



(p) Allen's Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus Alleni). 

 Similar to {a). 

 Hab. — Newfoundland. 



(c) The Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus rupestris). 



Similar to (a). 



Hab. — Arctic America, except the northern extremity, from Alaska 

 to Labrador and Gulf of St. Lawrence, portions of Greenland, Aleu- 

 tian Islands. 



(d) Reinhardfs Ptarmigan {Lagopus rupestris Reinhardti). 

 Hab. — Greenland, western shores of Cumberland Gulf, and northern 

 extremity of Labrador. 



(«) Nelson's Ptarmigan {Lagopus rupestris nelsoni). 

 Hab. — In Alaska and some adjacent Aleutian Islands. 



(/) Turner's Ptarmigan (Lagopus rupestris atkhensis). 

 Hab. — Atkha, one of the Aleutian Islands. 



{g) Welch's Ptarmigan [Lagopus welchi). 

 Hab. — Newfoundland. 



{h) Townsends Ptarmigan (Lagopus rupestris townsendi). 

 Hab. — Aleutian Islands, Kyrka and Adak. (Elliot, not in check-list.) 



(z) Evermann's Ptarmigan (Lagopus evermannt). 

 Hab. — Island of Attu. (Elliot, not in check-list.) 

 Note. — All of these birds from the sportsman's point of view are grouse,— 

 white in winter, gray and brown in summer, and mottled or piebald in the spring 

 and late summer, when the change in the plumage is taking place. I doubt if 

 the most expert ornithologists would agree in naming them were a bag contain- 

 ing them all in the spring or fall plumage presented for identification. Their 

 combined habitat or geographical distribution given above will indicate to 

 sportsmen where they may. expect to shoot a white grouse. 



