Range—Eastern United States to the Rocky Mountains, north to Massachusetts, New York, Wisconsin, Minnesota, etc., south in winter to northern South America.
Nest—On the ground, in trees, and in bushes.
Eggs—Four or five, almost exactly like those of the Bluebird.
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DUSKY GROUSE—Dendragapus obscurus.
Range—Rocky Mountains, west to Wahsatch, north to central Montana, south to New Mexico and Arizona.
Nest—On the ground, under shelter of a hollow log or projecting rock, with merely a a few pine needles scratched together.
Eggs—Eight to fifteen, of buff or cream color, marked all over with small round spots of umber-brown.