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en tUe bushy plains on Long Island, in the state of 

 New York. They breed in July : their chief food 

 is whor tie 'berries^ and acorns of the dwarf oak^ 

 They resort to the pines in the Winter season. The 

 male crows for half an hour about day dreak, and 

 at that time sets the v/ing-like feathers quite erect, 

 which in general are depending on each side of the 

 neck. 



It is observed that more males are brought to 

 market than females^ no doubt occasioned by their 

 being betrayed to the sportsman by their noise. 



The female is smaller than the male., less bright 

 in colour, and wants the wing-feathers on the 

 neck. 



Dr. Mitchell* says, this bird is called partridge 

 in New York, and pheasant in Pennsylvania ; but 

 with respect to the last name he is mistaken : the 

 bird called pheasant in Pennsylvania is the one next 

 described. 



2. Tetrao tymfianistes^ or /. umbellus^ L. ruffed 

 heath cock or grousj ruffed grous of Latham. 



It has a rulf on each side of the neck, which it 

 raises or depresses at pleasure. The head is crest- 

 ed; the general plumage is brown, inclined to the 

 ferruginous on the back, prettily varied with black ; 

 the black on the rulF disposed in broad black bars ; 

 the under part of the bird light with large bars of 

 brown. Tail large, expansible like a fan ; in some 

 of a cinereous colour, in others orange, most ele- 

 gantly barred with narrow undulated lines of black ; 

 near the end a broad band of ash colour, another of 



* Med, Reposo 



