. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . become half domesticated, visit the barns, and farmhouses, and mixwith the poultry. Great numbers are then taken in traps. Their nests arebuilt on the ground, formed with little art, and few materials. The pinnated grouse is nineteen inches long, and, when in good order,weighs three pounds and a half. There are small wings on each side of theneck, whose upper parts are mottled transversely with black, brown, andwhite. Over the eye is a semicircular comb of rich
. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . become half domesticated, visit the barns, and farmhouses, and mixwith the poultry. Great numbers are then taken in traps. Their nests arebuilt on the ground, formed with little art, and few materials. The pinnated grouse is nineteen inches long, and, when in good order,weighs three pounds and a half. There are small wings on each side of theneck, whose upper parts are mottled transversely with black, brown, andwhite. Over the eye is a semicircular comb of rich orange. The breastind belly are white, marked with brown. THE DUSKY GROUSE* In size and color, may be compared with the black grouse of Europe. Aspecimen was killed by an exploring party under Major Long, in 1820, on amountain of the chain which divides the Mississippi from the waters whichflow toward the Pacific. When the bird flew, it uttered a cackling note,somewhat like that of the domestic fowl. The general color of the plumagein the female is blackish brown; that of the male is entirely blaek. 9 THE SHARP-TAILED GROUSE**. Was first met with by the lamented Governor Lewis, on the upper watersof tne Missouri. It is said to be the inhabitant of the great plains of theColumbia. The expedition under Major Long brought a specimen, now inthe museum at Philadelphia. This bird is never seen in any of the Atlantic 1 Tetrao obscurvs, Say. 2 Tetrao phasianeUus, Lin. AVES—PARTRIDGE, 605 states, though numerous in high northern latitudes. It inhabits the unculti-vated lands near the southern parts of Hudsons Bay. It is sometimes foundnear Lake Superior in the spring. The sharp-tailed grouse is very shy and solitary in summer, but lives inflocks during winter. Their favorite places of resort are the juniper plains,where the buds of juniper bashes constitute their favorite food. They fre-quent the woods as well as the plains; sometimes feeding 3n oernes, andsometimes on the tops of eve
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