2 GROUSE 



almost steps upon them. Then, like a bursting bomb, 

 the covey seems to explode, its brown pieces flying in 

 every direction. The nest is on the ground and the 

 10-18 white, pear-shaped eggs are laid in May or June. 



The Florida Bob-white (C. v. floridanus, Case 3, Figs. 

 1, 2), a smaller darker race is resident in Florida, except 

 in the northern part of the state. It begins to nest in 

 April. 



GROUSE. FAMILY TETRAONID^E 



CANADA SPRUCE PARTRIDGE 



Canachiies canadensis canace 



The male is a grayish bird with a jet black throat and breast, 

 the former bordered with white; the skin above the eye is red. 

 The female is barred with black and reddish brown with a 

 black mottled tail tipped with brown. L. 15. 



Range. Northern parts of United States from New Bruns- 

 wick to Manitoba. Other races are found throughout the 

 wooded parts of Canada and Alaska. 



An unsuspicious inhabitant of swampy coniferous for- 

 ests. Now rare in the United States. It nests on the 

 ground in June, laying 0-16 eggs, buff, lightly speckled 

 with brown. 



)f RUFFED GROUSE 



Bona s a umbellus umbellus. Case 1, Fig. 3 



The female resembles the male in color but has the black 

 neck-tufts smaller. The tail-feathers vary from gray to bright 

 rusty. L. 17. 



Range. Eastern United States south in the Alleghanies to 

 Georgia. In the southern states the Grouse is often called ' Pheas- 

 ant.' A Permanent Resident. 



Washington, not common P. R. Ossining, common P. R. 

 Cambridge, P. R., formerly very common. N. Ohio, rare P. R. 

 Glen Ellyn, rare and local P. R. 



On our western plains and prairies there is a Grouse 

 which we call Prairie Hen and we might well apply the 



