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southern half of the Lower Peninsula, and up to twenty 
years ago was abundant in many places in the prairie 
regions of the three southernmost tiers of counties. 
Even ten years ago it was not uncommon in this county 
(Ingham), and undoubtedly a few still exist here. I 
am not able to say positively where it is most abun- 
dant now, but my latest reports, some two and three 
years ago, indicated that there were still a good many 
in Calhoun, Kalamazoo and Van Buren counties, and 
it is fair to presume that they were locally common in 
the three counties south of those and bordering 
Indiana. 
“There are vague Michigan accounts of the presence 
of this species along the Lake Michigan shore as far 
north as Traverse City, fifty years ago, but I have no 
reason to believe that the species has ever been common 
north of the Saginaw Grand Valley in about latitude 
434°. The sharp-tailed grouse may at one time have 
existed in the upper part of the Lower Peninsula and 
in parts of the Upper Peninsula, but at present it is not 
known to occur except in Isle Royale in Lake Superior, 
where there appears to be a flourishing colony, but as 
yet I have been unable to obtain specimens so as to 
determine positively the sub-species.” 
It would seem perfectly practicable to reintroduce 
this bird in eastern localities where once it was abun- 
dant, but this of course could be done only in situations 
where the bird would be sure to be protected; in other 
words, in large preserves. It is conceivable that the 
birds might live and do well on some of the large 
