. . \ QUAIL, GROUSE, ETC. 161 and in winter they will fly from tree to tree, and oftenthere are plenty in the pines, when not a track can be foundin the snow. The size of the dusky grouse is nearly twice that ofthe ruffed grouse, a full-grown bird weighing from threeto four pounds. The feathers are very thick, and it seemsfitly dressed to endure the vigor of its habitat, which is inthe Rocky Mountain and Sierra Nevada country only, andin the pine forests from five to ten thousand feet above thelevel of the sea. The latter height is g
. . \ QUAIL, GROUSE, ETC. 161 and in winter they will fly from tree to tree, and oftenthere are plenty in the pines, when not a track can be foundin the snow. The size of the dusky grouse is nearly twice that ofthe ruffed grouse, a full-grown bird weighing from threeto four pounds. The feathers are very thick, and it seemsfitly dressed to endure the vigor of its habitat, which is inthe Rocky Mountain and Sierra Nevada country only, andin the pine forests from five to ten thousand feet above thelevel of the sea. The latter height is generally about thesnow line in these regions. Although the weather in themountains is often mild and pleasant in winter, and espe-cially healthy and agreeable from the dryness and purityof the atmosphere, yet the cold is sometimes intense. This grouse nests on the ground, often under shelter ofa hollow log or projecting rock, with merely a few pineneedles scratched together. From eight to fifteen eggsare laid, of buff or cream color, marked all over with round
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