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Fig. 29. WILLOW PTARMIGAN AND BROOD ON THE NINTH OF AUGUST, 1915, NEAR NOME, 
ALASKA, 
Fig. 30. FLock oF PTARMIGAN MAKING A DIGNIFIED RETREAT BEFORE THE CAMERA. THE PRO- 
TECTIVE COLORATION OF THE BIRDS AT THIS SEASON AND IN THIS ENVIRONMENT IS ALMOST 
PERFECT, SIX BIRDS ARE TO BE FOUND IN THIS PICTURE, 
