. Birds that hunt and are hunted; . •^V -~^3^ $F. UUSKY GROUSE ON NEST. Bob Whites, Grouse, etc. Dusky Grouse ( Dendragapus obscurus) Called also: BLUE, GRAY, MOUNTAIN, PINE, AND FOOLGROUSE; PINE HEN Length—20 to 24 inches; length variable. Male—Upper parts blackish brown, finely zigzagged withslatey gray mixed with lighter brown, and sometimescoarsely mottled with gray, especially on wings; foreheaddull reddish brown; back of head blackish, the featherstipped with rusty; sides of head black; shoulders streakedwith white; long feathers on sides have white ends andshaft stripes; throat white, f
. Birds that hunt and are hunted; . •^V -~^3^ $F. UUSKY GROUSE ON NEST. Bob Whites, Grouse, etc. Dusky Grouse ( Dendragapus obscurus) Called also: BLUE, GRAY, MOUNTAIN, PINE, AND FOOLGROUSE; PINE HEN Length—20 to 24 inches; length variable. Male—Upper parts blackish brown, finely zigzagged withslatey gray mixed with lighter brown, and sometimescoarsely mottled with gray, especially on wings; foreheaddull reddish brown; back of head blackish, the featherstipped with rusty; sides of head black; shoulders streakedwith white; long feathers on sides have white ends andshaft stripes; throat white, finely speckled with black; underparts bluish gray or slate, varied with white on flanks andunderneath. Tail rounded, the twenty broad feathers black-ish-brown, marbled with gray, and broadly banded acrossend with slate gray; legs covered to toes with pale brownfeathers; a comb over eye; bill horn color. Female—Smaller, lighter, more mottled, or blotched with blackishand tawny or buff, the feathers generally edged with white;slate gray unde
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