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THE PINNATED GROUSE. 
is one of the best game of the country, only excelled 
by the pinnated grouse, which we shall immediately 
notice. In winter and fall many hundreds are 
brought to ihe markets, and in Philadelphia, in 
Wilson’s time, they sold at from three quarters of a 
dollar to a dollar and a quarter per pair. 
THE PINNATED GROUSE. 
Teirao cupido. — Linn/Eus. 
Attagan Americana, Brisson .- — Tetrao Cupido, Bonaparte, 
Synop Pinnated Heathcock, Stephens. 
This curious bird resembles the last in having 
tufts to the sides of the neck, the form of the fea- 
thers narrower and almost 3 inches in length. It 
frequents the dry open plains, studded with trees or 
interspersed with patches of brushwood. New Jer- 
sey, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Indiana territory, and 
the plains on the Columbia, are all recorded by Wil- 
son as the favourite resorts for this grouse. In the 
cultivated and populous districts, it is, however, ra. 
pidly decreasing, and though laws were enacted for 
the preservation of the heath hens, they flee before 
the settlers, and are certain ere long to be extirpat- 
ed from grounds where they formerly abounded. 
The pinnated gi'ouse is as large as the last. The 
general colour of the plumage is yellowish-red, with 
bars and crossings of black, in distribution much 
