. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. "k' a has with l<ota; Hinht ousc. more with it is ike: rclc and here, ourt- iitul ance North Aincncaii Croiisc,. TIM. ,IF. nOY. 657 hen, and after a short fliji^ht will ^ht on the stony j^rrountl, and turn to watch the passer-by. This is the Cock-of-the-plains, or Saj^e- hen. Some learned folks have oi\en it a curious Latin title; hut as most sportsmen prefer shootinj^^ to sludyin^^ Latin, they will best recoirnize the homely n
. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. "k' a has with l<ota; Hinht ousc. more with it is ike: rclc and here, ourt- iitul ance North Aincncaii Croiisc,. TIM. ,IF. nOY. 657 hen, and after a short fliji^ht will ^ht on the stony j^rrountl, and turn to watch the passer-by. This is the Cock-of-the-plains, or Saj^e- hen. Some learned folks have oi\en it a curious Latin title; hut as most sportsmen prefer shootinj^^ to sludyin^^ Latin, they will best recoirnize the homely name the bird is known by in its own country. The color is a lii^ht ashy J4ray, marked by the overlappinjr feathers of a darker gray. It is the largest of the American grouse, being- thirty inches in length, and is distinguishable in ])lumage by its pheasant-shaped tail of long, pointed feathers. These feathers are spiny and hard in , having the appearance of being worn off, and leaving the quill |)art projecting. This is noticeably so with the tail, the quill of the feather extending beyond the w(;l). If the stranger follows the bird after lighting for the first time, it rises again and takes a free fliglit beyond some sheltering knoll. If it is 42 . m 11'111 m \ ii ,;;: m. 11 r A. 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 Mayer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marshall), 1836-1897. New York : Century
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