. The birds of Wyoming . ily kill them all if hewill shoot the lowest one first and kill them in order so that noneof the dead ones will fall and strike near the living birds. Al-though they are very expert in hiding in the foliage of thespruce; yet they are easily hunted and it often happens than anentire covey is killed. So far as investigations have gone thisspecies is found only in the southern half of Wyoming, thenorthern limit of the range being the North Platte river andwestward on this meridian to the Idaho line. I have takenthe Dusky Grouse in the Laramie, Shirley, Seminoe,
. The birds of Wyoming . ily kill them all if hewill shoot the lowest one first and kill them in order so that noneof the dead ones will fall and strike near the living birds. Al-though they are very expert in hiding in the foliage of thespruce; yet they are easily hunted and it often happens than anentire covey is killed. So far as investigations have gone thisspecies is found only in the southern half of Wyoming, thenorthern limit of the range being the North Platte river andwestward on this meridian to the Idaho line. I have takenthe Dusky Grouse in the Laramie, Shirley, Seminoe, Bow, Sierre Madre and along the Uinta have been reported by all of the collectors of Wyoming^birds. 297 b. Dendragapus obscurus richardsonii (Dougl.).Richardsons Grouse. This variety replaces the Dusky Grouse in the northern half of Wy9ming, and they are very similar to them in every respect. I have taken these birds on the Teton, Wind River, Shoshone, Absaraka, and Big Horn mountains, where they are. BONASA UMBELLUS UMBELLOIDES. Gray Ruffed Grouse.
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