O.&o. Vlll. Apr.lB83.p. 
Ruffed Grouse. — Last Summer I was 
riding through a rather low, swampy place, 
when I heard something clucking in the 
bushes. I went toward the bushes, when 
a Ruffed Grouse or Partridge ran past me, 
making her peculiar call to her chicks. I 
went on a little farther, and saw, coming i 
towards me, nine or ten chicks, apparently 
just hatched. I stooped and put down my 
hand when one of the little fellows ran right 
into it. I carried it to the carriage to show 
to my companion, and when I went back I 
•' could have caught the whole brood in the 
same way, as they made no attempt to hide. 
— T. Mills Clark, Southampton, Mass. 
Birds of Bristol County, Mass, 
F. W. Andros. 
Bonasa umhellus (Linn.), Ruffed Grouse. 
Resident, common. Breeds. 
0,&0. XII. Sent. 1887 p.l3© 
Rds Obi Si^erfield. Berkshire 
Oy, Maas. June 17-20, ’88. W. Faxon 
2. Bonasa umbellus. Ruffed Grouse. — Common, especially on the 
mountain sides. 
Birds Known to Pase Breeding .Season 
nr. Winohendon, Mass. Wm. Brewster 
y. Bonasa umbellus. | 
V. Oct., 1888. p.389 
BdB. Obs. naa* Oraylock Mt, Berkshire 
Oo. Mass. Ju.,-c 28 - July IC. W. Faxon 
2. Bonasa umbellus. RuffSj'Grouse. — Common in woods nearly 
to the summit of Graylock.* 
AuJc, VI. Aprils 1889. p.93 
* Colinus virg'mianus undoubtedly occurs at the base of the Saddlefeack range. I 
heard from trustworthy sources that a Quail’s nest was found in the Notch, North 
Adams, during the season of 1888. 
