. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. SCUATCHERS: GROUSE AND QUAILS. GROUSE. The Prairie Chicken, Euffed Grouse, Ptarmigans, &c. come under this head. The Prairie Cliicken is about as large as a common hen, and the male has an air-sack on each side of the neck by which it is able to produce a loud booming sound. The Ruffed Grouse, or Partridge, of the United States is rather smaller than the common hen, and has a beautifully barred and spotted plumage. This bird pref
. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. SCUATCHERS: GROUSE AND QUAILS. GROUSE. The Prairie Chicken, Euffed Grouse, Ptarmigans, &c. come under this head. The Prairie Cliicken is about as large as a common hen, and the male has an air-sack on each side of the neck by which it is able to produce a loud booming sound. The Ruffed Grouse, or Partridge, of the United States is rather smaller than the common hen, and has a beautifully barred and spotted plumage. This bird prefers open woods and the borders of forests, and in. rig. 142 a. —EufFed Grouse. winter thickets of evergreens. Wlien disturbed it takes wing with a loud whir. In the spring the male, while standing upon an old log, makes a loud sound with his wings, which is called drumming. The female makes her nest of leaves upon the ground, and lays a dozen or more dingy-white 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy (Gove) 1836-. New York, Scribner, Armstrong
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