Bonasa mabellus . 
Gonoord, Ivlass. 
1897. Last year the Partridges drui^jmed regularly through April 
April. in my v/oods, over on a small barhless log at the north end of 
Davis’s Swamp, another on an old stump on the north side of 
the Blahemore Ridge, the third on the stone wall bordering 
Holden's meadow just north of the eastern extremity of Ball's 
Hill. I have seen a coch bird in the last-named locality al- 
most daily this season but have heard no drumming there. Both 
of the other stations have been occupied but at no time has 
the bird druimr.ed at all regularly or frequently. I have heard 
only these two dmmmers and doubt if there have been any 
others. 
On April 29th, as Faxon and I were crossing Davis's Swamp 
by the little used foot path a hen Partridge rose a few yards 
ahead and flew strongly off whirring loudly. On going to the 
place we found a nest built on the top of a moimd between the 
stout upright stems of a large blueberry bush. There were 
! five eggs all covered so carefully with leaves that not one 
could be seen until I moved the leaves aside with a stich. 
This nest was in the swamp itself (an unusual situation) but 
j not over 30 yards from the spot on the crest of the swamp 
I ridge where I found and photographed a nest with 9 eggs two 
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I years ago. I have no doubt it belongs to the same bird. It 
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I is over 200 yards from the drumming log. 
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