. Birds in Kansas. Birds -- Kansas Identification. An adult Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus). Photograph by Gerald J. Wiens. Lesser Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus (Ridgway) Status: The Lesser Prairie-Chicken, a local resident in the southwest- ern part of the state south of the Arkansas River, now occurs in the sand-sage prairie as far east as Pratt County. It formerly was found east to at least Neosho County in winter (Goss 1891). A specimen taken in Logan County on 1 January 1921 is the north- ernmost state record. Period of Occurrence: The species is a permane
. Birds in Kansas. Birds -- Kansas Identification. An adult Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus). Photograph by Gerald J. Wiens. Lesser Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus (Ridgway) Status: The Lesser Prairie-Chicken, a local resident in the southwest- ern part of the state south of the Arkansas River, now occurs in the sand-sage prairie as far east as Pratt County. It formerly was found east to at least Neosho County in winter (Goss 1891). A specimen taken in Logan County on 1 January 1921 is the north- ernmost state record. Period of Occurrence: The species is a permanent resident. Breeding: The Lesser Prairie-Chicken, like the Greater, forms leks where the males meet and try to entice a female to copulate. Little is known about clutch size, but on 28 May 1920, Colvin found a nest near Liberal that contained 12 eggs; a nearby nest also contained 12 eggs on 2 June 1920, and a third contained 13 eggs (Bent 1932). The nest is a scrape in the sand lined with grasses (ibid.). The incubation. 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 Thompson, Max C; Ely, Charles A. (Charles Adelbert), 1933-. Lawrence, Kan. : University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History : Distributed by University Press of Kansas
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