vi CONTENTS. 







Spotted or Canada Grouse, 



Tetrao canadensis, 



83 



Dusky Grouse, --.--. 





obscurus, 



89 



Pinnated Grouse, - 





cupido, 



93 



Pheasant-tailed Grouse. — Cock of } 

 the Plains, - - - 3 





urophasianus, 



- 106 



Sharp-tailed Grouse, - 





Phasianellus, 



- 110 



Genus II. Lagopus. Ptarmigan. 113 



Willow Ptarmigan. — Willow Grouse, Lagopus albus, - - - 114 



American Ptarmigan, - - Jlmericanus, - - 119 



Rock Ptarmigan, - rupestris, ' - - 122 



White-tailed Ptarmigan, - - leucurus, - - 125 



FAMILY XXXIII. RALLIN^E. RAILS. - - - - 127 



Genus I. Gallinula. Gallinule. 127 



Purple Gallinule, - Gallinula martinica, - - 128 



Common Gallinule, - Chloropus, - - 132 



Genus II. Fulica. Coot. - -138 



American Coot, - Fulica Americana, - - 13S 



Genus III. Ortygometra. Crake-Gallinule. - 144 



Sora Rail, - Ortygometra carolinus, - 145 



Yellow-breasted Rail, - - Noveboracensis, 152 



Least Water Rail, - jamaicensis, - 157 



Genus IV. Rallus. Rail. - 159 



Great Red-breasted Rail, or Fresh- ? r> 77 7 , ™ 



Water Marsh-hen, - - \ ^dlus elegans, - 160 



Clapper Rail, or Salt- Water Marsh- > ., ,„- 



^K > crepitans, - - - 165 



Virginian Rail, - virginianus, - - 174 



Genus V. Aramus. Courlan. ------ 180 



Scolopaceous Courlan, - - Jiramus Scolopaceus, - - 181 



