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Canadian Ruffed Grouse
This is a sub-species of the ruffed grouse. Its grayish instead of buffy or rusty colour on the back, and the bars being more distinct on the under parts, especially on the belly, are the chief points of variance.
Breeding Range--Northern New York, Maine, and Vermont, northwards.
These birds vary greatly in colour; in some instances they may be mistaken for the common ruffed grouse, as specimens showing all the intermediate gradations of colour have been taken.