Prairie Hens and Grouse 



305. Prairie Hen ^Tjympanuchus americanus) , L. 

 tR. Ilnderparts with distinct brown and white bars of 

 about equal width, yld (f. A neck-tuft of ten or 

 more rounded feathers. ^d. ?. Neck-tufts much 

 smaller; whole tail barred. Noks. Song^ a loud 

 "booming." 



Range.— "Prairies of Mississippi Valley; south to Louisiana and 

 Texas; east 10 Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Mlchlg-an and OnlaVlo; 

 west tiiroug'h eastern portions of North Dakota, Souih Dakota. Ne- 

 'braska, Kansas and Indian Territory; north to Manitoba; general 

 tendency to extension of range westward and contraction eastward; 

 'migration oorLlj and aoLiUl In Mlujit^^ota. lowji and Mi^^ouri." {A, 

 O. U-) 



305a. Attwater Prairie Hen (T. a. attwateri). 

 SiJuiliir to No. 30S, but smaller and darker; neck-tufts 

 proportionately wide; tarsus not tuUy feathered. 



Range— South wc 3 lern Louisiana and eastern Texas, 



306. Heath Hen {Tvmpamichiis cupido) . Similar to 

 No, 305, but smaller; scapulars more broadly tipped 

 with buff; neck-tuft of less than ten feathers; obtusely 

 pointed; axillars harrgdW\\\\ du.sky. 



Range.— Martha's Vineyard, MaSSaihuSetlS, 



307. Lesser Prairie Hen {Tympamtchus palUdicinc- 

 lui). Similar to No. 305, but smaller, more buffy 

 above; brown bars below narrower than whitish 

 spaces between them. Notei. Doubtless the same as 

 those of No. 305. 



Range.— Southwestern parts of Kansasand western Indian Terri- 

 tory, western (and southern?) Texas. (Bendire.) 



308. Sharp-lailed Grouse (Pedimceles pha^iandlns) . 



L, 17. Breast feathers with internal V shaped loops; 

 no neck-tufts. j4ds. Prevailing color above Had; 

 narrowly barred with rusty and" margined with paler. 



Range — Interior of British America, east to Rocky Mountains, 

 about James Bay (Moose Factory) and the west shore of Hudson 

 Bay, northern Manitoba, north at least to Fort Simpson, Mackenzie 

 River, northwest territory. (Bendire.) 



308a. Columbian Sliarp-tailed Grouse {P. p. m- 



iwmbiams). Similar to No. 30S, but prevailing color 

 above buffy. 



Range. — "Northwest United States; south to northeasttrn Cali- 

 fornia, northern Nevada and Utaii; easl to Montana and Wyomlug, 

 wesl to Oregon and Wasiiirigluii; noilh. chiefly west of Rocky 

 Mountains, through British Columbia to central Alaska (fort Yukon)" 

 (Bendire.) 



308b. Prairie Sharp-tailed Grouse (^P. p. camp- 

 esiris). Similar to No. jo8a, but more rusty. Noiss. 

 Song, a bubbling crow, a rattling of tail-feathers, and 

 stamping of feet. Calls, when disturbed, cack, cack, 

 CAck; a soft clear whistle and a grunt of alarm. (Seton.) 

 Call of mother to young and of young in reply a gut- 

 tural, raucous croak. (Grinnell.) 



Range —"Plains and prairies of United States, north to Manitoba; 

 east to Wisconsin and northern Jllinois! west to eastern Colorado; 

 south to eastern New Mexico." (Bcndirc.) 



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