SAGE GROUSE 273 
called, is the largest North American gallinaceous 
bird. Full-grown males sometimes almost equal the 
female wild turkey in size, and have been reported to 
weigh about eight pounds. 
SAGE GROUSE 
The sage grouse is an inhabitant of the high, dry, 
artemisia or sage-brush covered plains of the Western 
States. It is found on the plains and flanks of the 
Rocky Mountains, in the great central plateau, in the 
northwest territories, and in parts of southern British 
