] ) 1 Ì N D T I A G A E U S ,
L Y R TJ 11 U S,
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flcsh 'vhite, and miicli cstocinod ns food. Tlioy are,
7. DENDR.UGAPUS OBSCURUS,
o .. RICIIARDSONII,
. Plate VII.
. 1>I,ATK VIIT.
,, . 1.0 0O«»lÌBg Of o..ly I ® * 1 “ 1‘“ ‘>’. S“
c A N A C Ji,
T l..,. bivi. n .ily « r f Sorti. A...o,lc,o, .IwoUb.g 1„ U.o tl.i.k p .r rt o t Ih . « » • . ; g . 1«
isuspicious naturo ; tlieir llesli dark and bitter. They are,
es ; ave generally of :
9. CANACE CANADENSIS,
10. PRANKLINII,
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, „ . , .g . . y .1 ,..,.. ,.,.a .1.0 o..ly b..,lo..io.. 1. g l .» of 1» b ...,..W .¡gb., 1. by « . b . g H . . . . . . b , „ o .1.« oy. *o ...
. . .00, . orto..., .vb... .1.0 bb,l . 1. 0. . io.....<li,...ly « k - -Ikg, lybW <>»'.'■.
Bo,. „0... ... b.l..b l..... , t X o ,.b „ .. A.I., ...b . » . . , k . b l . (0, .. . . p.0,.11., fo,,..0.1.0 o , !.. p.o.oo.y .
propose thè terni
F iA L C i rB N N I S ,
» . , ( ™ « y « » g . a . A .< /»»■ «'■“ "» A '» “ " '
Tarsi thickly feathered.
The only one known is,
11. EALCIPENNIS ................................................................................
For the sixth goiins, composed also of a single species, I I'otnm Swainson’s name,
■, o f sixteen, feathers.
Bill strong. Wings moderate; the Vtird quill longest. Tail very much forked; exterior feathers a¿l■ved outwards. Tarsi feathered.
12. LYRURU8 T B T IU X ,............................................................... Plate XII.
For the no.xt species I propose to employ Swainson’s term of
C E N T R O C E R C U S ,
Bill compressed. Base o f culmen pivlonyed towards the crown o f the head, dividing the frontal fealhm-s. Tail long, o f twenty feathers,
which are lanceolate and pointed.
Tliis bird i
those regions.
' the desert plains of «'cstern North America, and lives upon the Artemisia, which abounds in
KÌ. CENTROCERCUS UROPHASIANUS,.....................................
xt two species 1 inclnilo in the genus instituted by Prof. Baird,
R E D l E C J i T E S ,
Bill strong, moderate. Neck destitute o f lengthened feathers. lFi'n.i7S short, rounded. Tail short, graduated, the upper middle eoecrts
extending beyond the tail. Tarsi feathered to the base o f the toes.
The Sliai'p-taii Grouse arc dwellers of tlio plain, ami are found in large Hocks upon our western and northern prai
They arc.
14. PliDIECiETES COLUMUIANUS,
15. " PIIASIANELLUS,
. I'LvrE XIV.
, Pt.ATE XV.
Ilcai'iic says of this hist species; “ These birds arc always fonnd in the southern part of Ilndsou's Bay, and are very plentiful
in the interior ¡larts of the country, and in some «-inters a fo'V of tlicm arc shot a t York Fort (lat. 57° north), but never
reach so far nortli as Chiirehill. In color they are not very unlike tlie English lieii-phcasant, but the tail is siiort and pointed,
like that of tlic eominon duck; and there is no perceivable difference in plumage between the male and female.