GALLINACEOUS BIRDS 



297b. Richardson's Grouse. 



Dendragapus obscurus richardsoni. 



Range. — Northern Roeky Mountains from cen- 

 tral Montana to British Columhia. 



A dark variety with no terminal band of gray 

 on the tail. Its habits, nesting and eggs are pre- 

 cisely like those of the preceding species. 



298. HuDSONiAN Spruce Partridge. 



Cannchites canadensis canadensis. 



Range. — Northern United States and southern 

 British Provinces; west to Minnesota. 



A dark species, smaller than the last (15 inches 

 long), and easily recognized by its black throat 

 and extensive black patch on the breast. The 



habits of this spe- 

 cies and tlie two va- 

 rieties into which it 

 has Ijeen sub-divided 



/*,»••' ' _, ' ^ri^^iHk ^^^ *^^^ same; as a 



< - tP 9 ^ S^^nH species, they are 



very tame, will not 

 fly unless actuallj 

 obliged to, and fre 

 quently allow them 

 selves to be knocked 

 down with sticks. 

 Their nests are hoi 

 lows in the leaves on the ground, generally unde'' 

 the sheltering branches of a low spreading fir 

 tree. The six to Jifteen eggs are a bright buft 

 color, blotched and spotted boldly with various 

 shades of brown. Size 1,70 x 1,25, 



Bright buff 



Sooty Grouse 



Spruce Grou.se 



298b. Alaska Spruce Partridge. Canachites canadensis osgoodi. 



Range, — Alaska, 



This variety is practically the same as the preceding, the birds not al- 

 waj's being distinguishable; the nest and eggs are the same as the Can- 

 ada Grouse. 



298c, Canada Spruce P.artridge, Canachifes canadensis canace. 



Range,-— Labrador and the Hudson Bay region. 



Like the last, this variety is hardly to be distinguished from tlie Hudsonian, 

 Its nesting habits and eggs are the same. 



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