VI 
CONTENTS. 
Spotted or Canada Grouse, 
Dusky Grouse, - 
Pinnated Grouse, - 
Pheasant-tailed Grouse. — Cock of 
the Plains, - 
Sharp-tailed Grouse, - 
Tetrao canadensis, - 
obscurus, 
cupido, 
urophastanus , 
Fkasianellus , 
Gf.xus II. Lagotus. Ptarmigan. 
Willow Ptarmigan.— Willow Grouse, 
American Ptarmigan, - 
Rock Ptarmigan - 
White-tailed Ptarmigan, 
Lap; 
opus albus, 
Americanus , 
rv. pest ids 
leucurus, - 
FAMILY XXXIII. RALLIXJE. RAILS. - 
Genus I. Gallinula. Gallinule. 
Purple Gallinule, 
Common Gallinule, 
Genus II. Fulica. Coot. 
American Coot, - 
Genus III. Ortygometra. 
Sora Rail, 
Yellow-breasted Rail, - 
Least Water Rail, 
Gallinula martinica, 
Chloropus, 
Fulica Americana - 
Crake-Gallinule, - 
Ortygometra carolhius, - 
J\ r uveboraccnsis, - 
jamaiccnsis 
Genus IV. Rallus. Rail. - 
Great Red-breasted Rail, or Fresh- ^ 
Water Marsh-hen,- - - S 
Clapper Rail, or Salt-water Marsh- ) 
hen, - - - - - S 
Virginia Rail, - 
Rallus elegans, 
crepitans, 
viryinianus, 
Genus V. Aramus. Courlan. - 
Seolopaceous Courlan, - - - Aramus Scolopaccus, 
PAOB 
83 
SO 
93 
100 
110 
113 
114 
110 
122 
125 
12T 
127 
128 
132 
138 
138 
144 
145 
152 
157 
159 
ICO 
105 
174 
ISO 
181 
