. The gallinaceous game birds of North America, including the partridges, grouse, ptarmigan, and wild turkeys .. . RUFFED GROUSE. 75 cock, mounted upon some familiar log, which he hasprobably occupied for the same purpose more than oneseason, puffs out his feathers until he appears nearlydouble the ordinary size, and with head drawn backwards,tail fully expanded and spread over his back, the tuftson either side of the neck raised and pushed forward, andwings trailing on the bark, moves with a mincing, affectedgait along the fallen tree. Suddenly he throws his bodyforward and stretches out his
. The gallinaceous game birds of North America, including the partridges, grouse, ptarmigan, and wild turkeys .. . RUFFED GROUSE. 75 cock, mounted upon some familiar log, which he hasprobably occupied for the same purpose more than oneseason, puffs out his feathers until he appears nearlydouble the ordinary size, and with head drawn backwards,tail fully expanded and spread over his back, the tuftson either side of the neck raised and pushed forward, andwings trailing on the bark, moves with a mincing, affectedgait along the fallen tree. Suddenly he throws his bodyforward and stretches out his neck, and commences tobeat the air with his wings, but does not touch his beats are rather slow and spasmodic at first, andthen the strokes quicken, growing faster and faster everymoment, until the wings disappear, leaving to the eyenothing but a rufous blur in their place. The mufifledtone, low at first, swells with the increased rapidity of thebeats until, in a loud, solemn roll, it is borne throughthe neighboring woods. Suddenly the wings are stilled,the roll ceases, and the noble bird raises hi
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