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PRAIRIE HEN.—Tympanucus americanus. Other name: Pinnated Grouse.
Range—Prairies of the Mississippi Valley, east to Indiana and Kentucky, north to Manitoba, west to the eastern Dakotas, south to Texas and Louisiana. T. cupido, until lately supposed to be this species, is now apparently extinct, except on the island of Martha's Vineyard.
Nest—On the ground in the thick prairie grass.
Eggs—Eight to twelve, of tawn brown, sometimes with an olive brown hue, occasionally sprinkled with brown.
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AMERICAN RABBIT.—Lepus sylvaticus. Other names: Cottontail and Molly Cottontail.