GALLINACEOUS BIRDS 
297b. Richardson’s Grouse. 
Dendragapus obscurus richardsoni. 
Range. — Northern Rocky Mountains from cen- 
tral Montana to British Columbia. 
A dark variety with no terminal band of gray 
on the tail. Its habits, nesting and eggs are pre- 
cisely like those of the preceding species. 
298. Hudsonian Spruce Partridge. 
Canachites canadensis canadensis. 
Range. — Northern United States and southern 
British Provinces; west to Minnesota. 
A dark species, smaller than the last (15 inches 
long), and easily recognized by its black throat 
and extensive black patch on the breast. The 
habits of this spe- 
cies and the two va- 
rieties into which it 
has been sub-divided 
are the same; as a 
species, they are 
very tame, will not 
fly unless actually 
obliged to, and fre- 
quently allow them- 
selves to be knocked 
down with sticks. 
Their nests are hol- 
lows in the leaves on the ground, generally under 
the sheltering branches of a low spreading fir 
tree. The six to fifteen eggs are a bright buff 
color, blotched and spotted boldly with various 
shades of brown. Size 1.70 x 1.25. 
Bright buff 
Sooty Grouse 
Spruce Grouse 
298b. Alaska Spruce Partridge. Canachites canadensis osgoodi. 
Range. — Alaska. 
This variety is practically the same as the preceding, the birds not al- 
ways being distinguishable; the nest and eggs are the same as the Can- 
ada Grouse. 
298c. Canada Spruce Partridge. Canachites canadensis canace. 
Range. — Labrador and the Hudson Bay region. 
Like the last, this variety is hardly to be distinguished from the Hudsonian. 
Its nesting habits and eggs are the same. 
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