. New England bird life: being a manual of New England ornithology; . of the Statefrom Long Island, where the bird still lived at thatdate (Pr. Essex Inst., iv, 1864, p. 85). In 1839, ac-cording to the Rev. W. B. O. Peabody, the only placewhere it was still found was Marthas Vineyard and onesmall island near it, though once very common in Massa-chusetts (Rep. B. Mass., 1839, P- 355)- Mr. Merriamsadvices are as follows : — The Prairie Chicken, or Pinnated Grouse, Cupidoniacupido (Linne) B., was formerly a resident of New Eng-land, but, like the Wild Turkey, was exterminated manyyears ago — at l
. New England bird life: being a manual of New England ornithology; . of the Statefrom Long Island, where the bird still lived at thatdate (Pr. Essex Inst., iv, 1864, p. 85). In 1839, ac-cording to the Rev. W. B. O. Peabody, the only placewhere it was still found was Marthas Vineyard and onesmall island near it, though once very common in Massa-chusetts (Rep. B. Mass., 1839, P- 355)- Mr. Merriamsadvices are as follows : — The Prairie Chicken, or Pinnated Grouse, Cupidoniacupido (Linne) B., was formerly a resident of New Eng-land, but, like the Wild Turkey, was exterminated manyyears ago — at least so far as the mainland is concerned,for it is said that a few still exist on some of the islandssouth of Cape Cod (Naushon, for example, and perhapsMarthas Vineyard). However, it is pretty certain thatmany years have elapsed since the last * wild chicken * CUPIDONIA CUPIDO : PRAIRIE HEN. 147 was seen in Connecticut, for even Linsley, in 1842, gaveit as a bird of the past. Nuttall, ten years earlier (in1832), said that they were still met with on the brushy. Figs. 30, 31. — Head and Foot of Prairie Hen. Natural size. plains of Long Island, and in similar sJirnbby barrens inWestford, Connecticut (Rev. B. Conn, 1877, p. loi). In Mr. Allens List of 1878 (Bull. Essex Inst., x, p. 22)the statement is made of the former commonness of the 148 TETRAONID^ : GROUSE. bird in Massachusetts, and of its extirpation long sincefrom all portions except Marthas Vineyard, where a few are said still to exist. At p. 37 of the same admirablecatalogue, under head of Introduced undomesticatedspecies, the writer speaks of their introduction at dif-ferent times in Barnstable County, adding that none ofthem or their descendants are certainly known to stillexist there. Viewing the perhaps and it is said of the laterrecords, it is gratifying to be able to pronounce withoutreserve of the preservation of this fine game bird in ourcountry up to the present time. According to , quite a littl
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