. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. SCRATCIIERS. 101 Grouse. The Prairie Chicken, RufTed Grouse, Ptarmigans, etc., come under this head. The Prairie Chicken is about as large as a common Hen, and the male has an air sack on each side of the neck b)' which it is able to produce a loud booming sound. The Ruffed Grouse, or Partridge, of the United States is rather smaller than the common Hen, and has a beautifull}' barred and spotted plumage. This Bird prefers open woods and the borders of forests, and in. RuHtd (ji jusc winter thickets of evergreens. When disturbed it takes wing with a loud
. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. SCRATCIIERS. 101 Grouse. The Prairie Chicken, RufTed Grouse, Ptarmigans, etc., come under this head. The Prairie Chicken is about as large as a common Hen, and the male has an air sack on each side of the neck b)' which it is able to produce a loud booming sound. The Ruffed Grouse, or Partridge, of the United States is rather smaller than the common Hen, and has a beautifull}' barred and spotted plumage. This Bird prefers open woods and the borders of forests, and in. RuHtd (ji jusc winter thickets of evergreens. When disturbed it takes wing with a loud whir. In the spring the male, while standing upon an old log, makes a loud sound with his wings, which is called drumming. The female makes. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy Gove, 1836-. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book Co
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