. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. Brownish buff Their nests are placed on the ground under bushes or fir trees and from elKht to fifteen brks are laid. These are brown- ish buff in color, spotted and blotched with rich brown. They are very similar to the eggs of the Canada Grouse. Data.âMoberly Peak, Cascade Mts., British Columbia. .lune 9. 1902. 7 eggs in a slight hollow on the ground. Collector, Q. F. Dippie. 300. Ruffed Grouse. heUus. li
. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. Brownish buff Their nests are placed on the ground under bushes or fir trees and from elKht to fifteen brks are laid. These are brown- ish buff in color, spotted and blotched with rich brown. They are very similar to the eggs of the Canada Grouse. Data.âMoberly Peak, Cascade Mts., British Columbia. .lune 9. 1902. 7 eggs in a slight hollow on the ground. Collector, Q. F. Dippie. 300. Ruffed Grouse. heUus. lionasa umbellu* um- Ruffed Grouse. Range.âEastern United States from Minnesota to New England; south to Virginia. The Ruffed Grouse is "King of the Game Birds" in the east, where it has been hunted so freely, that It has become very wary and requires a skill- ful marksman to bring it down. Because of the cutting off of all heavy timiier, and the vigor with which they are pursued by hunters, they are be- coming very scarce In New England, and within H few years they will probably h<i practically ex- tinct in that section. Their favorite resorts are heavily timbered woods or low growth birches. Their nests are hollows in the leaves under fallen trees, beside some stump or concealed among the small shoots at tlif- l)ase of a large tree. The bird Brownish buff sits very close, but when she does fly. goes witli the famil'ar rumble ard roar which always disconcerts the novice, the wind created by her sudden flight generally causing the leaves to settle in the nest and conceal the eggs They lay from eight to fifteen eggs, of a brownish buff color, sometimes with a few taint markings of brown, but generally unspotted. Size \.55 x The young of all the Partridges and Grouse are born covered with down und fol'ow their parents soon after leaving the shell. The adults are verv skillful in leading enemies away from Cieir young, feigning lameness, broken wings etc The nesti
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