. North American birds eggs . Photo by J. B. AND EGGS OF RUFFED GROUSE. North American Birds Eggs. 141 301. Willow Ptarmigan. Ldf/opiis lagojms. Range.—Arctic regions, in America south nearly to the United States l)order,and casually to Maine. Ptarmigan are Grouse-like birds, feathered tothe toe nails; they have many changes of plum-age, in winter being nearly pure white, and insummer largely reddish brown or grayish, bar-red with black. In the breetling plumage theyhave red comb-like wattles over the eye. Inother seasons, their plumage varies in alldegrees between winter and summe
. North American birds eggs . Photo by J. B. AND EGGS OF RUFFED GROUSE. North American Birds Eggs. 141 301. Willow Ptarmigan. Ldf/opiis lagojms. Range.—Arctic regions, in America south nearly to the United States l)order,and casually to Maine. Ptarmigan are Grouse-like birds, feathered tothe toe nails; they have many changes of plum-age, in winter being nearly pure white, and insummer largely reddish brown or grayish, bar-red with black. In the breetling plumage theyhave red comb-like wattles over the eye. Inother seasons, their plumage varies in alldegrees between winter and summer. Theynest on the ground in hollows among the leaves,lined with a few grasses, and sometimes feath-ers. They lay from six to sixteen eggs wliiehhave a ground color of buff or brownish buff,heavily speckled, blotched and marbled withblackish brown. Size x [Brownish buff. 301a. Allen Ptarmigan. Lagopim lagopns alieni. Range.—Newfoundland. A very similar bird to the precedingguishable. eggs indistin-
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